Willem Dafoe Admits He Finds Superhero Movies 'Too Loud and Too Noisy'

Willem Dafoe is a chameleon in Hollywood, doing everything from small, art-house films like this year's The Lighthouse alongside Robert Pattinson, all the way to playing the Green Goblin in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man.

But now, CinemaBlend reports that the industry veteran is weighing in on the debate that was sparked by Martin Scorsese's comments last month in which he stated that comic book movies aren't "real cinema." The Aquaman actor had some interesting points to bring to the dispute, and it looks like he might be on the side of Scorsese's! He explained after a recent screening of The Lighthouse:

“I mean, I’ve done some of those movies, and they’re fun. But also, even then, I got lucky because they’ve been personal. For example, Spider-Man was great fun because Sam Raimi made that like it was a little independent film. And also that was before a lot of the technology was in place, and comic book movies were fairly new, so it was exciting. There was nothing by the numbers, they didn't roll in the experts. Now it's become, the industry outgrew itself.”

Dafoe was careful not to offend his previous employers, but did admit that he likes when movies keep their heart, rather than being made for business sake. He added:

“You have fun with some of the things that you get to do, because there’s lots of hardware and there’s lots of crazy crane shots and those kind of things. That’s fun. But stuff is overshot. They spend a lot of money on big set pieces, because that’s what delivers the action, and I find them too long and too noisy. But let’s not get into this. I don’t want to bite the hand that feeds me. But, no, seriously, folks. Look, those aren’t the movies I run to.”

I wonder who else will join the discussion, and what they have to say about Dafoe’s comments.