Mr. Scorsese

This is one of the best documentaries about an artist I've ever seen. The struggles we deal with inside, always. Along with our faith and the struggles with that also. Questioning everything around us, in life it reflects our art. I relate to Marty so much, that I find that this movie was something I needed to have come into my life at the perfect time. I ran through all five episodes with no problem. Each one opening up into the mind of one of the greatest filmmakers we ever had. If you're into film, this is a must see.. If you're into movies about the struggle of being human, and our humanity, this is for you. This is something I will definitely come back to again and watch. Thank you, Marie for all the great work you've done, and putting a mirror to who we all are.

I really like Scorsese's movies. In front of a camera. The guy is incredibly charming, smart, sharp. What he did, what he do for film history with his film foundation is unmatched and a marvel. His cinema was, *and still is* ground-breaking.

Alas, this TV doc feels like a pr stunt because he need money for his next movies. And that would be OK.

But what transpire of this cut - "he's *really* a enraged sinner with a martyr complex but sometimes quite a saint" -, the unsaid things - how Isabella Rossellini say "he's such a small man" *twice* with a marvellous smile... -, feels at best shallow - not a single DOP or first AD interviewed in 4h45m *with this subject* ? ; "Weinstein was a thug who want to make money"... like a lot of the characters you choose to explore but nobody seems to want to ask him that -, at worst obviously manipulative, like for someone with loads of skeletons in his closet ready to come out in a The New Yorker's long-form piece.

Perhaps I'm mistaken, and I hope so. Perhaps it's just a dull doc. But what Scorsese show us in his movies is this : men are ugly creatures, foremost.

Scorsese's films are what sparked my love for movies and the craft of acting and filmmaking. When I first watched Goodfellas at age 15, I was completely blown away. Then I discovered many more and was repeatedly won over every time. He doesn't go into things half-assed and he doesn't tell easy stories. That's what I always admired about them.

Like all the best filmmakers, Marty put many autobiographical elements in his movies, as well as using his work as a fix to quell his manic energy. His last two movies could go up to three to five hours long, and yet they never felt like that. Because he knows how to pull all the right punches to tell great stories with fascinating characters and settings. Isolated, cult-like worlds with complex characters. As well as themes of faith, redemption and prices to pay.

There is a reason why every actor wants to work with him, and why he's regarded as one of cinemas greatest directors.

Many other documentaries about artists or creative people tends to put the focus on the person itself and the private life with the work as framework. Not this one. His filmmaking is the narrative much like the HBO documentary about Spielberg. Of course there is some marriage mentioned and some childhood memories but most of the time it's the filmmaking in focus. Five episodes it's almost not enough to go through this man's work.

Always leave them wanting more, another 5 episodes would not have felt too much. An absorbing and gripping exploration through the work of the greatest director of them all. The last episode is aptly named Method Director, and it hadn't occurred to me in this way before, but it is exactly what he is. Beautifully documented by Rebecca Miller and interviews with just about everyone who have ever had the fortune of working with him, offering their love and gratitude. They should dedicate an entire season at the local cinema just for his movies.