Russo brothers respond to criticism, say 'Scorsese doesn't own cinema'

The directors of the highest-grossing film of all-time Avengers: Endgame responded to the criticism that movies of Marvel Cinematic Universe received, saying 'nobody owns cinema'. Joe and Anthony Russo decided not to take part in the debate if Marvel movies are really 'cinema' or not saying they are just two guys from Cleveland who like making films and 'cinema' is a New York word. Recently, an American-Italian filmmaker Martin Scorsese said that films of the cinematic universe fail to capture the true essence of cinema. 

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'Cinema as a film'

The Russo brothers said that ultimately they define 'cinema as a film' which brings people together in order to have a shared emotional experience. However, their idea of shared emotional experience overlaps with the senior filmmaker of the industry, Scorsese who thinks cinema of human beings trying to convey emotional, psychological experiences to another human.' Reportedly, Joe Russo's choice of words indicated that they were aware of the criticism they received. While they also said that there is another way to go about the entire debate thinking that nobody owns the cinema. 

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Theatres have become amusement parks: Scorsese

The 76-year-old filmmaker spoke about the Marvel Cinematic Universe during a press conference ahead of the screening of The Irishman at the BFI London Film Festival, alongside the actors of his film, Robert De Niro, and Al Pacino. Scorsese feels that the theatres have become more of amusement parks.

"Theatres have become amusement parks. That is all fine and good but don't invade everything else in that sense," he said. The filmmaker then said, "It's not a cinema, it's something else. We shouldn't be invaded by it. We need cinemas to step up and show films that are narrative films”. He also said that there is an absence of "revelation, mystery or genuine emotional danger" in the movies. 

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