Martin Scorsese Quits Watching Movies in Theaters Because the Audience Ruined It

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Scorsese, one of cinema’s greatest, says he no longer watches films in theaters. Why? Because the audience talks, texts, and treats screenings like a casual hangout. The respect for the art and the experience is gone.

If Scorsese bails on theaters, it’s a red flag. The cinema ritual is dying, not because of streaming, but because people don’t care anymore. Without silence and focus, a movie in a theater is just a noisy video.

This is a brutal wake-up call: if we don’t defend the theater experience, it’s game over for cinema’s soul.