A few weeks ago, Martin Scorsese gave his opinions on the nature of MCU movie, and since then this fire has refused to subside. Now, Scorsese has come to defend his take in a lengthy opinion piece in New York Times this Monday. In this piece, Scorsese has tried to clarify his take on the MCU and explain his taste in cinema.

Scorsese wrote "Many franchise films are made by people of considerable talent and artistry. You can see it on the screen. The fact that the films themselves don't interest me is a matter of personal taste and temperament. I know that if I were younger if I'd come of age at a later time, I might have been excited by these pictures and maybe even wanted to make one myself."

Scorsese appreciates the storytelling of Marvel movies, but doesn't get the same rush as watching a movie from directors such as Paul Thomas Anderson or Claire Denis or Spike Lee or Ari Aster or Kathryn Bigelow or Wes Anderson. He ends his piece expressing his concern over the distribution system, as OTT platforms are slowly taking over. He is still optimistic, saying that "Still, I don't know a single filmmaker who doesn't want to design films for the big screen, to be projected before audiences in theaters."