Martin Scorsese on Beau Is Afraid

Martin Scorsese reacts to Ari Aster's 2023 film Beau Is Afraid.

Source: Chris Caceres

[wormskull]

I can’t believe they shrunk Scorsese, put him inside an empty, antifreeze, container, & put a mic up to the opening when he went on this rant. It’s truly remarkable.

[TheSovietSwine]

My buddy and I scored tickets to the NY premiere for this, last seats available, front row at the big ass IMAX with a q+a with Ari Aster and Scorsese after. When we got there they had two folding chairs facing the audience about 5 feet to our left. Right before the movie started they kicked out the guy sitting right next to us because he was gonna be too close to Marty and Ari. We were shitting ourselves that we'd be next.

That anxiety combined with seeing this 3-hour fever dream front row on the biggest screen in America, then having fucking Scorsese come out and sit within an arm's length of us and talk about cinema, absolutely my highlight bizarre experience of the year. The eyebrows look even better in person.

[astrogallotron]

Thank you Marty for communicating with us from the beyond. RIP

[hippiecheezburger]

Beau is Afraid is really a great piece of art work it makes you feel so many emotions from laughter to sadness and frustration and anxiety. There are so many people out there damaged by their childhoods that live a life like this and it’s not 3 hours it’s 24/7

[Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

Ari Aster is easily one of the best writers working right now and on top of that he's got an amazing ability to translate it to film. So far all 3 of his films to me are 10/10 genius pieces of art.

[michaelelmes]

Imagine Scorsese praising your movie. What a trip

[goregrindisthebestgenre]

Whether you like the film or not, Ari Aster was in 100% control of it from start to finish, as he has been with all his films. I don’t even care for Midsommar but you can tell he accomplished what he set out to do, making him 3 for 3 so far.

[andreaholcock]

Is this a Martin Scorsese film review or a shoegaze album? That delay, madone!

[rayngs]

your channel is amazing, so cool to see it growing

[robertmondoux]

Why was this Scorsese audio recorded inside a men's room urinal ?

[Cenyon]

Saw it twice in theaters. It's an amazing film, but I do think it should have been tightened up by cutting 20-30 minutes.

[organicketchup]

Cinema to explore metaphor, not to tell a story. I'm all for it.

[timehealscompany]

i love this cinema so much. Ari Aster + Joaquin Phoenix is phenomenal.

[RoboDynamic]

Hearing Scorsese talk about a horror movie is wicked.

[sebastianalegria]

You can't watch Beau is afraid if you haven't seen Joker yet to notice how talented Joaquin Phoenix is and regarding Joaquin, everybody talks about his Joker's performance, but they forget about his performances in The Master & Gladiator, which are underrated.

[MikeMJPMUNCH]

What I liked about this movie is that your not really meant to like it since it is basically a three hour long panic attack

[Monsterassassin]

Beau is Afraid is probably the funniest movie ever made

[earnthis]

I named my sweet pet dog Toni Collette in homage to that amazing performance

[KING-rivs]

*Was Marty buried alive before shoving down a mic in the ground for him to share his thoughts about this film ?*

[AbrasiousProductions]

it makes my heart sing to know Scorsese saw greatness in this masterpiece when so many thought it was nothing but overblown pretentious trash