Samuel L. Jackson (full of hope) ends the Quentin Tarantino Marvel debate

It has been, I kid you not, over three years since Martin Scorsese first said that Marvel movies are more like theme parks than real cinema.

I'm not going to lie to you, it's been more than three years since Martin Scorsese first said that Marvel movies were more like theme parks than real movies. This silly debate is somehow still raging today, although it has little effect on how anyone feels about watching a movie, or whether they have a good time watching it.

Earlier this month, Quentin Tarantino added fuel to the eternal flame of absurd shots when he decided to state in his podcast that franchise heroes like Captain America inspire people to go to the movies more than the actors who play them.

"Part of Hollywood Marvelization is ... You have all these actors who are famous for playing these roles," Tarantino said on the "2 Bears, 1 Cave" podcast a week ago. "But they're not movie stars. Right? Captain America is the star.

Thor is the star. I mean, I’m not the first person to say that

Thor is the star. I mean, I'm not the first to say that. I think this has been said countless times... But like, you know, it's these franchise characters who become stars. ”

In a just world, you don't have to respond to every ridiculous thing someone says on the internet, but that's not how it works, does it? After some strong dissatisfaction with Liu Simu of "Shang Qi", Marvel's longtime star and Samuel M. L.

Jackson threw his ideas into the storm this week. The Nick Fury actor, who appeared in The View, challenged the Hollywood director's claims, saying, "It's not a big controversy for me to know that these actors are clearly movie stars. ”