Francis Ford Coppola Explains His Original Comments About Marvel Movies

Critically-acclaimed film director Francis Ford Coppola clarifies his original comments about Marvel movies.

Earlier this month, the director of films like The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, and Bram Stokers Dracula decided to add on to Martin Scorsese's thoughts about the Marvel Cinematic Universe. According to Coppola, Scorsese had been kind when he said that he didn't consider Marvel movies as "cinema," – to the director, they were more than that. They were "despicable."

Now, speaking in a new interview with Deadline, Coppola clarifies his comments, saying that his original comments were mistranslated. The term "despicable" was not meant to be a direct description of the comic book movie genre, but instead a description of how films have been made as a result of commerce over art.

"Personally I don't like the idea of franchises, the notion that you can keep repeating what is essentially the same movie for financial gain — in other words, what is a formulaic approach," Coppola said. "I feel that approach is taken to reduce the economic risk of movies and I feel the ‘risk factor' is an element that makes movies sometimes be great. Also, the formulaic film draws most available resources to them, leaving little for more daring productions, reducing diversity."

It's an interesting take. Blockbuster movies can be more commercial and formulaic nowadays, though there's still a whole lot of art to making big-budget movies.

What are your thoughts on Coppola's new comments regarding Marvel movies and the superhero movie genre? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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