Director

Born as a baby boomer in 1942 Martin C. Scorsese is a very talented
actor, director, and screen write. His background in gangster films (
Gangs of New York, the Departed, and the all famous Good Fellas) were
some of his top movies. Other popular films were The Aviator, Shutter
Island and Casino. Growing up in New York City i feel gave Martin a way
to connect with the movies he made based in new york. That is why they
are so good and you can watch them over and over again and still catch
something that you might have missed in the first time you watch it. His
attention to detail in his films is impeccable. His background with
Italian history is amazing. If you have ever seen Good Fellas you might
have thought he was in the mob at some point during his career. He
portrays thug life at its best throughout history. From Gangs of New
York in 1860's (setting) to Good Fellas in 1990's. He captures the good
the bad and the ugly from each one of these gang films. I think no other
director would have been able to do that.

Martin Scorsese was also a historian film director. This means he grabs
the attention by historically accurate facts or to me it seems accurate.
If we take a look at the Aviator everything about Howard Hughes is right
on the money. The way Martin directed a movie about a legendary director
like Hughes you know he must have been a visionary director and must
have a talented gifted mind. Scorsese was also chosen to direct "fear
and loathing in Vegas" but failed since Hunter S. Thompson didn't like
the way it was coming out. He chose Terry Gilliam to take over the film after the main roles were considered. Some of these roles were considered for Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando. John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd were also considered but Belushi passed away. The film was finally made in 1998 with Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro playing the man roles of “Raoul Duke” and “Dr. Gonzo”. This film took one of Martin C. Scorsese’s fails to a new level of adventure and recreational drug use in the land of gambling, sex, drugs and money. I am talking about the great Las Vegas in the middle of the Silver State, Nevada.
Martin has many trademarks that he follows with most of his films and playwrites be it setting, filming styles, leading ladies, or corrupted authority figures. Scorsese’s filming styles use slow motion aka freeze frames in films such as Goodfellas and The King of Comedy. He also makes his lead roles sociopathic or outcasts attempting to be a part of their own society but cast aside because they are thugs or outright assholes. The leading lady roles are usually blonde having angel features; they are also always dressed is some type of white clothing be it a beautiful dress or a white bikini. Scorsese “often uses long tracking shots” meaning the camera is on some type of moving vehicle, even a dolly. This allows for chase scenes and a more depth perceived vision of the film. Action scenes are shown in a third person view putting you in the movie. He also uses MOS sequences that are used for voice overs and music that involve rapid camera movement or editing to make the film seem more intense. These MOS sequences are used in many of his films where he narrates via voice-over. This allows him to feel more attached to the actors and the script since he is a part of it now not just directing. Common settings for Martin’s films include New York City in (Gangs of New York, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, The Age of Innocence, and New York New York). With his newer films come more common features showing important authority figures throughout history being shown as corrupted. The Departed, Gangs of New York, The Aviator, Shutter Island all show this with police men, politicians, or an ironic prisoner who believes he is a US Marshall. I believe this shows how he is starting to really feel about the government and the current political trends and leaders.
I love how he repeatedly uses Leonardo DiCaprio, Joe Pesci, and Robert De Niro in many of his films. Critics love to say that Robert De Niro’s best performance was as the middleweight boxer Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull. Martin Scorsese is still young in the director/screen write chair as you will see over the next 15 years some of his most controversial films will hit the big screen and make people start thinking of the stuff that actually happens on this earth.