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What makes a Martin Scorsese film Martin Scorsese? For starters, it’s the legendary man himself. Working alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and other veteran actors, the world has learned to fall in love with these Scorsese films.
So, what makes a film Scorsese? DiCaprio seems to know the answer to that question and it might surprise you. Although having legendary and memorable stories, the plot is secondary to a director like Scorsese.
Leonardo DiCaprio Knows What Makes a Film Scorsese
With some iconic movies likeShutter Island, The Wolf of Wall Street,and,Killers of the Flower Moon,Martin Scorsese needs no introduction to the people. Despite having different stories, characters, and, themes, there are some things common in a Scorsese film.
Veteran actorLeonardo DiCaprioshines in almost every Scorsese film, and fans have simply fallen in love with Scorsese’s style. Naturally, people are curious to know about the director’s approach to filmmaking.
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In an interview withThe NY Times, Leonardo DiCaprio sat for a chat. During their talks, the actor mentioned that Martin Scorsese doesn’t care as much for the plot as much as he cares for the actors!
He’s learned as much as he can about the history of his art form and he’s brought that all into his filmmaking process.
He further continued,
But he’s always focused on what the actor gives, and that one-on-one dynamic. Plot to him is secondary. His focus is finding the heart of the story through the actors that he works with.
Working with DiCaprio on some iconic films likeGangs of New York, Shutter Island,and,Killers of the Flower Moon,Martin Scorseseand DiCaprio had a heck of a time making these films.
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However, the duo would never have met if it hadn’t been for another veteran actor who regularly works with Scorsese. It was Robert De Nirowho recommended DiCaprio to Scorseseand the rest, is history.
De Niro Recommended Leonardo DiCaprio To Martin Scorsese!
It was the year 1993 when DiCaprio and Robert De Niro worked on the filmThis Boy’s Life.De Niro had finished working onGoodfellaswith Martin Scorsese and the actor had a recommendation for the director.
Scorsese recalled in an interview (viaSlashfilm) that if it weren’t for Robert De Niro, he wouldn’t have known Leonardo DiCaprio until after some years.
After ‘Goodfellas,’ he [De Niro] did ‘This Boy’s Life.’ We were talking on the phone, about what I’m not quite sure.
He said, ‘I’m working with this young boy. You must work with him sometime.’ That was the first time I heard him recommend somebody to me. ‘The kid is really good.’
That ‘kid’ that De Niro talked about was Leonardo DiCaprio and in 2002, Martin Scorsese and DiCaprio worked on the iconic filmGangs of New York.The rest, as we know, is history.
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Gangs of New Yorkwent on to receive a rating of 7.5/10 on IMDB and an average of 73% on Rotten Tomatoes. However, that film gave the world the unbreakable duo of Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese.
Gangs of New Yorkis available to stream on Max in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
