Is Scorsese the greatest at using music in his films?
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maturity — 10 years ago(September 21, 2015 05:55 AM)
I think Scorsese and Tarantino and lynch all use music as a crutch to create atmosphere. Where is this music coming from and why is it there? At least in The Color of Money, everything is set in bars and ball rooms so the music is appropriate (for good or bad) except for a few score songs that have no reason for being there. I am not a fan of just having movie music for the sake of setting a mood or winning academy awards. It should come from the scene like someone playing the radio or some band playing it music in a club. Anything else is a crutch and also biased to big budget films because a small film can't afford to license a lot of songs usually. I am tired of all the music licensing issues too. So many movies and tv shows are held up due to legal BS. Twin Peaks had great music, but that just masks the show's mediocrity and stupidity.l because the music just wasn't connected to the action or suitable usually. I like Julee Cruise, but she wouldn't be playing in a biker bar most likely. The harder music was more fitting.
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maturity — 10 years ago(September 21, 2015 05:31 AM)
Scorsese uses music as a crutch. It's telling that the original Hustler had hardly any music. It holds up far better and has aged less than TCoM, although I find them both overrated (I would rate them both 6/10 at most). The Hustler is depressing and overlong. And Color is too corny, hokey, flakey, silly and phoney.
In both movies the female characters are shallow and weak. Why does Carmen want to go around with Vince and sit in bars drinking and smoking while holding his coat and money, watching him play video games and kick ass in pool against losers? He doesn't even know how to hustle until Eddie comes along. He shows off and runs the table for like six games in a row and he wonders why nobody wants to play him. Kind of an idiot with a dumb girlfriend. The Hustler woman was depressed and depressing. She was suicidal and at least plausible but not what most women want to see. Bert was not even a psychopath, he was pure evil and a pathetic loser creep who thought he could take the money from Eddie after dumping him. He deserves to have his fingers and arms broken.