I've rated this 8/10 because of the quality of the acting and the importance of the history this movie is based upon.
It appears though, that Scorsese, due to his previous body of work, has reached a point where people around him may be afraid to speak up particularly when it comes to editing.
Whilst beautiful to look at in many scenes, the movie is anywhere up to an hour too long for the events portrayed.
As an example, without giving too much away, there is a scene which involves fire and the same shot of human silhouettes against the backdrop of the fire is shown several times when once would've been enough to convey the imagery.
It remains a movie worth seeing, but the editing staff around the Director should have been more upfront with him and shortened or cut several scenes which fail to move the story forward.
It appears though, that Scorsese, due to his previous body of work, has reached a point where people around him may be afraid to speak up particularly when it comes to editing.
Whilst beautiful to look at in many scenes, the movie is anywhere up to an hour too long for the events portrayed.
As an example, without giving too much away, there is a scene which involves fire and the same shot of human silhouettes against the backdrop of the fire is shown several times when once would've been enough to convey the imagery.
It remains a movie worth seeing, but the editing staff around the Director should have been more upfront with him and shortened or cut several scenes which fail to move the story forward.
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