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Ridley Scott finds mediocrity in movies of today

Ridley Scott on the set of his epic
Ridley Scott on the set of his epic "Exodus: Gods and Kings" with Christian Bale
8 Oct - Ridley Scott truly cannot digest the movies that are being made nowadays, so much so that he has resorted to watching his old movies instead.

The filmmaker, known for gems like "Alien", "Blade Runner", "Gladiator" and "Napoleon", shared in a recent interview that while he usually finds new talents by watching films and TV shows, it has been hard for him to watch the latest shows and films in recent years.

"Well, right now I'm finding mediocrity, we're drowning in mediocrity. The quantity of movies that are made today, literally globally, millions. There's not thousands, there's millions, and most of it is s***," he said.
Ridley Scott casts Paul Mescal in
Ridley Scott casts Paul Mescal in "Gladiator II" after watching the show "Normal People"
Scott continued, "I think a lot of films today are saved, and made more expensive by digital effects. Because what they haven't got is a great [script] on paper first. Get it on paper."

Eventually, said the filmmaker, he began to watch his old movies, which he said to be a horrible thing for a director to do.

"I watched 'Black Hawk Down' the other night and I thought, 'How the hell did I do that?' But I think that occasionally there's a good one that will happen, it's like a relief that there's somebody out there who's doing a good movie," he said.
Ridley Scott helmed the first
Ridley Scott helmed the first "Alien" movie


Related Movies:
Gladiator 2 (14 Nov 2024)
Napoleon (23 Nov 2023)
Exodus: Gods And Kings (11 Dec 2014)


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