“These films are cultural genocide.”

Alejandro G Inarritu was suffering greatly a few years ago Directly attack the entire super cinematic universe He described it as “cultural extermination” suitable only for children and adults who do not know how to grow and mature.

These statements were responded to shortly after by Robert Downey Jr., who became with Iron Man One of the most beloved superheroes of all time, In strong terms it is considered cruel and inappropriate. During the 2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron promotional tour, he said: “For a man whose native language is Spanish, being able to put together a phrase like “cultural genocide” shows how smart he is.data that I strongly influenced Inarito And it still bothers him after a long time.

join a club”Bored of superheroes“, a A very big club where Martin Scorsese also appears (who compared a superhero movie ticket to an amusement park ticket), was a manager return He returned to the accident on the occasion of his release Latest project: Bardot. In an interview about Downey Jr’s response he said: ““It was like, ‘Oh, you guys are from your banana country,’” Director Birdman said. If you’re from Denmark or Sweden, I might be seen as philosophical, but when you’re Mexican and say things, you’re arrogant.“, repeat then: “What does this f*** mean? [‘supereroe’]? It is a false and misleading perception, the concept of a superhero. So, the way they inflict violence on you is absolutely valid. If you look at the mentality of most of these movies, they are actually rich, they have the power, they do good, they kill evil. Philosophically, I don’t like them“.

No hope to see Iñarritu is directing a superhero movie Then, but fortunately we can admire him in many other works. L ‘ Bardot’s new ambitious projectFor example, it will be released this year as a Netflix exclusive.