I tried, you know?
But thats not cinema.
It isnt the cinema of human beings trying to convey emotional, psychological experiences to another human being.
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Many franchise films are made by people of considerable talent and artistry.
you could see it on the screen.
Many of the elements that define cinema as I know it are there in Marvel pictures.
Whats not there is revelation, mystery or genuine emotional danger.
Nothing is at risk.
Many films today are perfect products manufactured for immediate consumption, he continues.
Many of them are well made by teams of talented individuals.
All the same, they lack something essential to cinema: the unifying vision of an individual artist.
Because, of course, the individual artist is the riskiest factor of all.
Its a perilous time in film exhibition, and there are fewer independent theaters than ever, he writes.
They still overlap from time to time, but thats becoming increasingly rare.
(Its playing in those theaters now.)
Paramount was set to distribute the film before dropping it over budgetary concerns.
Head over toThe New York Timesto read Scorseses full essay.
