Both Superman and Fantastic Four were massively better than I expected them to be. I think both just focused on the fun rather than trying to be more than they were and that helped a ton.
I think both ideas can be true : these films are (probably) slop, and scorsese is a joyless curmudgeon who also enjoyed his fair share of slop back in the day but forgot that he liked it.
I mean, they are not high brow art films by any means, but I wouldn't classify them as slop. They are just fun comic book movies with an emphasis on the fun part. Which to me is the more important part of a comic book movie.
I don't get it
Scorcese made some petty disparaging comments about what is and isn't real art or cinema back when Marvel was at the top of the game with multiple billion dollar movies in a row.
sure but good movies rarely make money
Pshh, like I’d let the director of Boxcar Bertha tell me what to watch.
Both Superman and Fantastic Four were massively better than I expected them to be. I think both just focused on the fun rather than trying to be more than they were and that helped a ton.
I think both ideas can be true : these films are (probably) slop, and scorsese is a joyless curmudgeon who also enjoyed his fair share of slop back in the day but forgot that he liked it.
I mean, they are not high brow art films by any means, but I wouldn't classify them as slop. They are just fun comic book movies with an emphasis on the fun part. Which to me is the more important part of a comic book movie.