Current Events > I realized on my car ride to Dunkin Donuts that Scorsese is the ultimate fedora

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I know it's an old topic to discuss - but I kind of realized something. Most neckbeard, MCU fans that were mad at Scorsese's comments are generally the same people that justify their love of superhero movies because of an appreciation for cross-film world building, what they believe to be story-driven cinema, and the visual awe that experience from their high-budget productions. There's also no denying that these films attract high caliber actors/actresses - so they could attempt to make an argument for quality - at least if their idea of quality is a big production with lots of talented people behind its creation. Ironically - lots of these same people like to criticize horror films for being too simplistic, predictable, etc. in their eyes; they're clinging to the same outdated idea that films with lower production costs, or films of an exploitative nature are not deserving of the same merit. They're probably the same people who would scoff at stuff like Salo or Sweet Movie, and make a joke with the punchline, "art." They're clearly against subversion in most instances.
In comes Scorsese. He acknowledges that MCU films are simplistic, predictable, and exploitative - with the same smug attitude. He kind of fails to acknowledge that those MCU films had actual talent behind their creation -- just like a lot of low-budget horror films and arthouse films that are subversive in nature have artistic vision. Just because a film is predictable or exploitative doesn't mean that its cast and crew are lacking talent or there isn't creativity present - just like writing a well structured pop song still requires talent; also, just because a film has a smaller budget or goes against popular conventions doesn't mean IT isn't creative or structured.
I kind of see the whole situation as MCU fans hearing their class average on a test is a 75% and they got an 89%, tip their fedora, turn to Scorsese and ask what he got -- and he proceeds to say a 91% and tips his fedora even harder.
I also think this Youtube video is very relevant in regards to both groups, particularly Scorsese.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5DqmTtCPiQ