Summer of Scorsese

The picture above is of crimefighter and film director Martin Scorsese. Since the beginning of the 1970’s he has put together a body of work that has put him at the top of most lists of the greatest filmmakers of all time. For many, he is the best, and in my experience I cannot disagree. Various critics groups have named two of his films, Taxi Driver and Raging Bull as the best films of their respective decades. He is the master of crime and gangster movies, and has various works with subjects ranging from the religious to the comic. In the words of the music group King Missile: “He makes the best f-----g films. If I ever meet him, I'm gonna grab his f-----g neck and just shake him and say 'Thank you, thank you for making such excellent f-----g movies!'”

This leads us to my project for the remainder of the summer: “Summer of Scorsese”. I was going to give him a director profile, but in my head I realized the amount I could write on each film was far too long to fit in such a format. Thus I have decided I will be writing on several of his films as the summer goes on. I will write about the good, the bad, and everything in between. I will write on the films I have seen several times before, and on those I am seeing for the first time. It’s gonna be a blast.

I will not use ratings, because 1) It would be redundant with most films receiving higher grades, and 2) I pretty much hate them anyway.

Don’t worry; I will continue writing on this summer’s movies (frequently), as well as other features.

At the end of each post there will be links to all past entries as part of “Summer of Scorsese”. Also, I will announce what the next film I will tackle is.

I already have written on The Departed and Shutter Island, which you can READ HERE and HERE. I might write on Shutter Island again during this project.

Up first: Goodfellas