Martin Scorsese reflects on cinema-going experience in recent times

Martin Scorsese has recently explained why he doesn’t watch movies in cinemas.

The legendary movie-maker, who is known for his movies including Taxi Driver, The Departed and Goodfellas, shared his thoughts on cinema-going experience.

Speaking to movie critic Pete Travers on his blog, The Travers Take, Martin was asked about his aversion to theatres.

“I asked the maestro why he doesn't see movies in theatres anymore,” to which the director “went all raging bull about audiences who babble on phones during the movie, leave to order snacks and vats of soda, and keep up a noise level loud enough to drown out the actors,” wrote the critic.

However, Peter revealed that he challenged the veteran director, saying, “‘Come on, Marty,’ I said, ‘we couldn’t keep our mouths shut when we were kids.’”

The critic added, “Martin’s eyes darkened. ‘Yeah, maybe,’ he conceded, ‘but when we talked it was always about the movie and the fun we had chewing over the details.’”

So far, Martin has several projects in the pipeline for production, including a Hawaii-set crime drama starring Dwayne Johnson and a documentary about the late Pope Francis, with whom it is believed he had the final interview.

For the unversed, Martin reportedly received 16 Academy Award nominations for his work, including winning the Best Director Oscar for police corruption thriller The Departed (2007) during his long career.