Jordan Peele is the latest director to jump into the Marvel debate, stemming from Martin Scorsese’s original criticisms of the genre.
Since Martin Scorsese expressed his thoughts about Marvel movies not being cinema, a number of directors, from Francis Ford Coppola to James Gunn have had their say on the merits – or lack thereof – of Marvel movies.
Jordan Peele, a man known for creating original films that attract audiences, has now had his say on the debate. Speaking at New York’s Fast Company Innovation Festival (via THR), the director said that would like to see “more original material in the theater” and gave his opinion on the definition of a film:
“I’m not particularly engaged in the ‘What is cinema, what isn’t cinema?’ conversation. My definition of film and what my movie experience is, is movies that you can go and have a theatrical experience, a shared experience with the audience [and] go through emotions: cheers, tears, laughs. Those are the movies I’m trying to make, quite frankly. I’m very focused on something that you need to go out to the theater to see while it’s out there because it’s something different. It’s very different from this streaming boom, or whatever you want to call it.”
What do you think about Peele’s comments? Should studios try and produce more original films and fewer franchises for us to see in cinemas? Let us know in the comments below and on Twitter @flickeringmyth.
