Hard to believe but five years ago, filmmaker Martin Scorsese dropped an interview quote that has echoed on for years – by saying that superhero movies are not “cinema”.In the years since, many writers, directors, and actors have responded – some taking argument with that stance, some agreeing with him. The superhero fans themselves have certainly had stuff to say.One of his contemporaries is Francis Ford Coppola who dubbed them “despicable” a while back, and now “Star Wars” creator George Lucas has weighed in with his own take.
Source: George Lucas On Retirement, Superhero Cinema – Dark Horizons