“I like to watch real cinema.” – The Hollywood Reporter

Nicolas Cage and director John Woo in Windtalkers

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Legendary action director John Woo returns to cinemas with his new film A quiet nightand he has something to say about the popularity and dominance of superhero movies.

He was asked about superhero movies in an interview with The New YorkerWu replied: “I’ve never liked watching movies with big special effects, or anything based on comic books. I prefer Martin Scorsese movies, that kind of cinema. I can’t wait to watch Moonflower Killers. I love old movies, you know? Real cinema. “There aren’t a lot of movies like that lately.”

When Wu was asked to name a recent action film he liked, writer Taylor Sheridan chose the 2016 neo-Western. Hell or high waterDirected by David Mackenzie.

Of course, Scorsese helped launch the “real movies vs. superhero movies” debate in 2019, when he said empire“,”I don’t see them. I tried, you know? But this is not cinema. Honestly, the closest thing I can think of, as well-made as they are, where the actors do their best under the circumstances, is the theme parks. It is not the cinema of human beings trying to transfer their emotional and psychological experiences to another human being.

in A quiet nightFamily man Brian Goodluck (Joel Kinnaman) goes to the underworld to avenge the murder of his young son on Christmas Eve. The film is told without dialogue, a tactic followed by Hulu’s summer sci-fi series No one will save you workers alike.

A quiet night Represent Remove the face And Red Cliff The director returns to Hollywood after a years-long absence.

“I was so excited when I got the script A quiet night“There’s no dialogue in the entire movie!,” he said. “There’s no dialogue in the entire movie!” I thought this would be very good for me because it allows me to use my talents to tell a story visually.