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WOW Guess Who Is Being PAID To Repair Saudi Arabia's Image, MCU RDJ Scorsese, & Trump Syria Chaos

WOW Guess Who Is Being PAID To Repair Saudi Arabia's Image, MCU RDJ Scorsese, & Trump Syria Chaos

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WOW Guess Who Is Being PAID To Repair Saudi Arabia's Image, MCU RDJ Scorsese, & Trump Syria Chaos CrippledMerc: If I consider the subject of the MCU from the perspective of my parents, who might have seen one or two of the movies over the years, they wouldnt understand the long and spread out character arcs over the more than decade long catalogue of movies. They would see them as individual movies and judge them as such. From that point of view, Scorseses comments are about what I would expect from someone who hasnt watched all the movies over the years, followed the easter eggs, hints, and post-credit scenes from movie to movie, and (Im assuming) isnt really a comic or MCU fan. As stand-alone, individual movies, some of them arent all that great story wise, pretty basic plot, story arc, conclusion, with lots of action and bells and whistles on top, etc. Its everything as a whole that MCU fans love the movies for, not always because the individual films are spectacular on their own. I thought Iron Man 2 was pretty bland by itself, but Black Panther was excellent on its own. But for their place in the MCU, both are good and make sense, and move the story and character arcs forward on this long and winding path that theyve been on. So I understand Scorseses point of view, but I think its a just an opinion like any other, maybe one that is missing some information that would help him to enjoy the movies more, but its not an opinion that carries any more weight than my mom or dads opinion of the MCU just because of his credentials. The guy makes awesome movies, and theyre very different from what the MCU has done, and I appreciate that.
Date: 2019-11-01

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It's weird i see people from all over keep on talking about kamal's death while if you every saudi the would all say same as me nobody in saudi gave a shit about this guy no one even likes him and it was before his death because what he says about saudi tribes, our country citizens consist of 90% of tribes unlike america our people are natives of the same land more than thousands of years before it was a country before it was even a country called saudi people like kamal that are not native that took saudi citizenship early when its was easy and those people don't share the same ways or culture as all saudi native people do. so when you talk and complain about his death we don't saudi's don't give a shit about a traitor that even hates and insults his own people even when he insulted us he lived in saudi the whole time but everyone despised him. you should look it up about his life before his death or talk with any saudi that are outside the country i guarantee they will say the same thing and all of felt good when i died and laugh of the media thats using him thinking we give a shit. and the prove is you can talk to any saudi person all over the world and he will say the same.
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First, Scorsese didn't say he doesn't watch comic book movies, he said he doesn't watch MCU movies. Now, that minor defense being established, he's welcome to his opinion, but he is definitely gatekeeping. As with any entertainment medium, there can be both highbrow and lowbrow, pieces that make you think, and pieces that let you turn off your brain for a bit. None of them are wrong. And if one wanted to be pedantic, one could claim that many of Scorsese's movies are not cinematic. Cinematic means meant to be viewed on a cinema screen, in big-screen glory. The big screen is supposed to be about spectacle, which the MCU fits perfectly. Many of Scorsese's films don't need a big screen, since they're not about spectacle, and it could be argued that they're a _waste_ of the big screen, that they're better suited to small screen viewing. At least, one could claim that if they were gatekeeping.
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Man u Americans are so hypocritical. U get angry at Saudi Arabia for their crimes yet completely overlook ur own? If ur true to what u said Y aren't u leaving the US? Y aren't they mass protests on the US streets over crimes committed by ur government over ur long yet VERY colourful history? Cities should be burning and there should be a revolution going on to overthrow the government, yet no such thing is happening. Americans are only good at pointing fingers at others but never themselves. Before blaming Saudi Arabia maybe fix ur own ways and Morales first? And also learn to accept the fact that not everyone will accept YOUR western values instead of trying to force it on to others, they are YOUR values not theirs, remember that. But then again, i guess it's easier to just point and blame others then try to fix ur own issues and reflect on ur horrendous history( and present)
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I think Scorsese's comment is ridiculous. It's fine to not like certain movies, but to say one genre of movies isn't cinema because they're not your personal taste is ridiculous. As far for them not conveying emotions and psychological experiences, completely false. They showcase everything from family and love drama, to loss, to mental illness. There's only one movie where I have cried from the first scene and until the end, and that was End Game. I basically cried for 3 hours because I was so emotionally affected by that movie. Obviously part of that was the lead up and all that happened before End Game, but still, crying throughout an entire movie is something new to me. And if that isn't a testament to the emotions and physiological experiences conveyed by the MCU, I don't know what is.
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Pulling out of the way as the Turks move sounds like a good plan to me. People talking about allowing the Turks to move forward while it looks to me like the Turks were going to be doing this regardless and certainly weren't asking for permission. We were there to fight ISIS, not get sucked into yet another interminable evolving conflict between the various cults and sects and whatever. What's the alternative? Get stuck into a shooting war with Turkey at the cost of American lives? No. It's past time to get well clear of the middle east militarily, we've been there for nearly 20 years and have precious little to show for the trillions of dollars and thousands of lives spent in the name of fighting terrorism.
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I think Scorsese's perspective in the more classical school of film, he has a preference for a specific approach to film-making and storytelling. I wouldn't agree that Marvel movies aren't cinema, but I think that they definitely take a different approach to telling stories. What I will be interested to see is as we movie forward in time and film-making technology, and they remake all of the comic book movies again, will those be superior to the current MCU films? If my grandchildren are still talking about the 2008 Iron Man instead of the 2028 Iron Man like it's timeless the way we still talk about Citizen Kane, Taxi Driver, etc, then I think Marty would have to admit he may have been mistaken.
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About Saudi Arabia, I hope ultimately it's a good thing. I am not blind to the issues. I truely understand the backlash. However, with an increase in tourism it means there will also be an increase in more liberal and Western ideas. I hope that because of this in the next decade or so the people who call Saudi Arabia home will be able to enjoy Freedom's they have been deprived for so long. If you let tourists have certain freedoms it's boud to bleed over into the rest of the population. Saudi Arabia is a beautiful country with a rich and ancient history. It has been almost impossible to get a visa to explore from an archaeological perspective. I truly hope that also changes because of this.
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I'm getting tired of the US government telling Europe to clean up after them. During this war, Europe has taken in millions of fugitives from Syria, so many it has put a big strain on several countries economy. Why would either of the countries take in ISIS terrorists captured by the US, when they've got enough on their hands dealing with the people who've fled the war? The US has to figure out what to do with the people they've captured. I'm not saying the prisoners should be moved to the US, but that it's the US responsibility to make a deal with NATO, the Syrian government or other allies before leaving. You can't just abandon your responsibilities and leave the cleanup to others.
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I'm getting tired of the US government telling Europe to clean up after them. During this war, Europe has taken in millions of fugitives from Syria, so many it has put a big strain on several countries economy. Why would either of the countries take in ISIS terrorists captured by the US, when they've got enough on their hands dealing with the people who've fled the war? The US has to figure out what to do with the people they've captured. I'm not saying the prisoners should be moved to the US, but that it's the US responsibility to make a deal with NATO, the Syrian government or other allies before leaving. You can't just abandon your responsibilities and leave the cleanup to others.
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