Martin Scorsese says Marvel movies are "not cinema"

[Alan V]

My problem is with how easily these critics and important figures can be manipulated. The contemporary art movement, for example, is a total joke. I saw one piece that was simply a canvas that was painted red - that sold for something like 40 million dollars.

The question of who gets to decide what quality art is is a good question... and it's not one I pretend to have the answer to. But I think we can definitely decide what art is not. And painting a canvas red and selling it for $40 million is not art. And if someone argues that it is, I have some beachfront property in Idaho to sell them.

Yes, I certainly agree. But I see very little chance that such a painting will still be considered worth anything in the long run. In the long-term, even the critics get sorted out.

In the case of abstract expressionism, skilled artists created many decorative works which will stand the test of time. However, they were over-emphasized, as is so often the case with some trends.

I personally think Andrew Wyeth's work will achieve a much higher standing with time. He was a truly remarkable portrait painter for instance.