Oscar-nominated Brazilian filmmaker
Fernando Meirelles said he does not know whether superhero films are bad as he has not watched any of the films. Scorsese had likened the movies to 'theme parks'experience rather than true cinema, sparking a huge debate in Hollywood with noted names like
Francis Ford Coppola and
Ken Loach joining him in criticising the superhero dramas.
"I can't disagree with Scorsese because I don't watch them, so I don't know if they're boring. I watched Spider-Man eight years ago and that was it. I am not interested in them, doesn't mean it's bad!," Meirelles said when asked about his opinion on the debate during a masterclass at the ongoing JIO MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival with Star.
The 'City of God' filmmaker said he did see 'Deadpool' and liked it's first installment.
"It was very good, amazing action sequences. Then I tried to watch 'Deadpool 2' on plane but I watched half an hour of it and gave up!" he added.
He was in conversation with film critic after the screening of his latest 'Two Popes', starring acting greats
Anthony Hopkins and
Jonathan Pryce.
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