Paul Thomas Anderson Says Superhero Movie Detractors "Need To Get A Life"
During an interview with Rolling Stone, the Inherent Vice director jumps to the defence of superhero movies, which he says get a "bad rap" from certain people who think far too much time and money are invested in them at the expense of more "serious" films.
Paul Thomas Anderson has made a lot of brilliant, financially successful movies but he's not exactly what you'd call a studio tentpole go-to-guy. He tends to focus his attention on smaller, quirkier projects like Boogie Nights, The Master, Magnolia and his latest, the Oscar nominated Inherent Vice, so it might come as a surprise that he's revealed himself to be a champion of the comic book/superhero genre. Some people dismiss these movies as little more than noisy junk with nothing to say, and wish Hollywood would give us its obsession with churning them out year-after-year. When Rolling Stone asked Anderson how he felt about "the state of movies today", and what he thought about the complaint that American filmmaking is now nothing but superhero movies , here's how he responded.
"Ah, that's such a [frick]ing crock of shit. I can't remember a year in recent memory where there were less complaints about the quality of movies. And what's wrong with superhero movies, you know? I don't know. You're talking to someone that enjoys watching those films. People need to get a life if they're having that discussion [laughs]. Those movies get a bad rap."
I think it's safe to say Anderson has gained himself a few fans here at CBM! What so you guys think of his comments, and the entire "too many superhero movies" debate in general? Sound off below.
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