Martin Scorsese celebrates Barbenheimer: ‘Wonderful’

Always up to date, critical and observer of the film industry, whether in Hollywood or around the world, Martin Scorsese always comments on market phenomena. Now it was the beginning of the phenomenon Barbenheimerwhen Barbie It is Oppenheimer premiered on the same day (July 20, 2023 in Brazilian cinemas), and the legendary director celebrated both films.

During an interview with Hindustan Times, the filmmaker was asked about the importance of each film for cinemas around the world. Directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie It is Ryan Gosling, Barbie told a story about the iconic doll Mattel. Already Oppenheimercommanded by Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphyis a historical film about the creation of atomic bombs during Second World War.

“I think the combination of Oppenheimer It is Barbie it was something special. It seemed to be, I hate this word, but the perfect storm. It happened at the right time. And the most important thing is that people went to see it in the cinema. I think that’s wonderful,” he said. Scorsese.

The director then commented how he had not yet seen the films when he gave the interview, but praised the people involved in them: “I love the work of Chris Nolan. Margot RobbieI must say, it started with me in the wolf of Wall Street (2013). Rodrigo Prieto [diretor de fotografia]after finishing Flower Moon Assassins (2023), started filming Barbie. So it’s all in the family [risos].”

The way it fit together perfectly – a film with so much entertainment value, purely with bright colors – and a film with such severity and strength, and practically about the danger of the end of our civilization – you couldn’t have more opposing films to work together .

“It offers some hope that a different cinema will emerge, different from what has happened in the last 20 years, in addition to the great work being done in independent cinema,” he continued Martin Scorsese. “I’m always upset about this, independent films relegated to ‘indies.’ Movies that only a certain type of person would like. Just show them on a little screen somewhere.”