Kevin Smith Defends Marvel Against Scorsese Critics: He's 'A Man Of A Certain Age And Stuck In His Ways'

With the highly anticipated (by some) "Clerks 3" hitting theaters this fall and the NFT horror film "Kilroy Was Here" on the way, Kevin Smith has a lot to say right now.

The outspoken filmmaker and podcaster sat down in a wide-ranging interview that covered everything from his latest work to Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn in the upcoming 'Joker' sequel. But the conversation ultimately turned to Martin Scorsese and his long-running feud with Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe. Naturally, comic-lover Smith had some thoughts.

"In our very tribal culture, someone like Martin Scorsese who refers to comic book movies as amusement parks and theme rides makes a group of people who have made comic book movies their lives over the of the last 10 very unhappy years," Smith said. .

While Smith strongly disagrees with Scorsese's concerns about these films, he questions why the director's endorsement of "Taxi Driver" was so coveted by comic book fans in the first place. place.

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"You ask a guy who did 'Goodfellas' what he thinks of Spider-Man, what do you think you're going to get?" Smith said. "He's a very serious filmmaker, and he's a man of a certain age and stuck in his ways. You shouldn't be surprised that's his response."

Smith thinks the broader conversation about writers criticizing Marvel movies could be largely eliminated if filmmakers were more press-savvy and avoided loaded questions about these topics.

"We just learned early on. 'Oh, don't answer that question. It only sets you up for failure. Just redirect,'" he said. one is like, "What do you think of those comic book movies?" Just talk to him, "I love all movies, movies are my life, blah, blah, blah". »

Ultimately, Smith sees no reason why fans of different types of cinema can't coexist peacefully despite their disagreements.

"That doesn't take away from your enjoyment of it. Guess what? For every old filmmaker who says, 'I don't get it', there's a bunch of young filmmakers who say, 'I get it and I want to do it," Smith said. "We don't have to ostracize people who maybe don't understand or aren't in the same movies as us.”

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