CinemaMartin Scorsese reveals why he avoids movie theaters today talk to a movie critic, director comments on a change of habit and reflects on how the experience in rooms lost his excitement

Martin Scorsese You no longer feel comfortable watching movies in movie theaters. The revelation came to light in a souvenir shared by Peter Traversfilm critic and longtime friend of the director, in his new blog. Second Traversthe filmmaker showed frustration with the increasingly noisy and disrespectful behavior of the public.

“I asked why he no longer goes to the movies, and he was outraged by the people who talk on his cell phone during the session, come out in the middle of the movie to buy giant snacks and make so much noise that barely can hear the actors,” he wrote Travers.

The critic also tried to provoke his friend remembering that in his youth, they also spoke during the movies. Scroese He agreed, but made a caveat: “Yes, but we talked about the movie. It was fun to unravel every detail right there, in the heat of the time.”

Although it was not mentioned when the conversation occurred, the memory gains weight at a time when cinema sessions, such as those of The Minecraft Movie This year, they have been marked by an extremely participatory audience and, for some, even too much.

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