James Cameron has done some of the most extraordinary films. His works have been appreciated throughout the world and they have managed to mesmerize the audience in the most enchanting way possible. From Titanic to Avatar, there has not been a movie made by Cameron that hasn’t gotten the directorial appreciation it so heavily deserves. Needless to say, he has made films that have been praised both for the research done and the visual quality.
Cameron has often praised other directors as well, including Dune director Denis Villeneuve. Throughout his career, he has seen various filmmakers express themselves through their projects and show visually just how beautiful their minds can be. Those are movies that he can term as epic. However, there are some he does not find worthy of that title.
James Cameron Does Not See Marvel Movies as Grandious Films
James Cameron, while having a conversation with Denis Villeneuve in an interview with Variety, talked about what he views as an epic movie and what he doesn’t. He has often spoken about his dislike of superhero projects such as those of Marvel and DC. He brought up the same topic again with the consideration of how the movies that the Marvel Cinematic Universe releases are nowhere near epic.
“When I think of films that have epic events in them, like lets say a Marvel Universe film where whole cities get destroyed and so on. They don’t feel epic to me.”
Cameron elaborated on how there are some movies that are epic while others that have epic events taking place. The first example on his mind was of movies that are part of the MCU. According to him, they lack the factor he yearns to see in movies and so he never found interest in them. So much so that just because they have big things happening in the movies does not necessarily make it a big movie.
Marvel Can Gain Back Respect
It would be far too big of an exaggeration if it were said that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has lost its touch. Although there was a dry patch of projects released with no outcome, there is a strong chance for the franchise to get back on its feet again. This can come with projects like The Marvels and the second season of Loki.
There came a moment after Avengers: Endgame was released when the franchise began focusing more on quantity over quality. However, that seems to be changing not only because of the strikes but also because of Marvel Studios understanding that things can be fixed. So to think that the franchise is dead would be far from the truth. Even though Cameron does not think of these movies as anything big, there is a massive fanbase that still stands in support of the MCU.
Source: Variety
