Martin Scorsese has encouraged young filmmakers to “reinvent” cinema with technology, emphasising the difference between film experiences and “content”.The director discussed the future of cinema during a Screen Talk with host Edgar Wright on Saturday (October 7) at the BFI’s London Film Festival.
The talk encompassed Scorsese’s entire career, from his 1974 breakthrough film Mean Streets to his latest collaboration with Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers Of The Flower Moon.When asked about his views on the film industry today, after having frequently denounced franchise films like Marvel in the past, Scorsese said its up to filmmakers and audiences to decide what the future of cinema will be.“I didn’t want to be the last line of defence,” Scorsese joked. “I honestly think it’s thrown back now on all of you.
I really mean this – I don’t know where cinema is going to go. Why does it have to be the same as it was for the past 90-100 years?
It doesn’t. Do we prefer cinema from the last 90-100 years? I do, but I’m old.”The director said young people “are going to see the world around them in a different way” which, combined with new technology, will “reinvent” the cinema landscape.“What does one shot mean now?
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