Ridley Scott finds that current films are zero: “I have to see mine again!”

The filmmaker was invited by the Southbank BFI in London last night. And during his conference, he did not chew his words: “We are drowned in mediocrity …”

He was never one to hide behind his little finger.

And at 87, Ridley Scott no longer chews his words. The director ofAlien,, Blade Runner And Gladiator delivered an uncompromising indictment against the current state of Hollywood cinema during a screen At BFI Southbank, which was held this Sunday, October 5, and hosted by his son Luke Scott. Asked about the films made today, his viewing habits and the films he sees with pleasure, he replied Cash:

“Well, there at the moment I find mediocrity … We are drowned in mediocrity … So what I do, and it’s horrible, but I started to review my own films, and in fact, they are really good! And then I find that they do not age.”

An egotic declaration that has the merit of not turning around the pot. And Ridley Scott goes even further by admitting being surprised by the quality of his military thriller, The fall of the black hawk:

“I said to myself by seeing him again: ‘But how did I do that?‘Other than that, I think that from time to time, there is a good film that comes out, and there it is a relief to see that there is someone who makes a real good film today “.

The director also warns against the proliferation of streaming films and excessive digital effects:

“The quantity of films that are made today, literally worldwide, millions. Not thousands, millions, and most of it is shit. I would say 80%? 60%? There must be 40% of films that are not shit and 25% of this 40% is not zero. And 10% of these films are quite good. And so there are 5% of the top, which are great … I think that many movies are more expensive and made more expensive. Digital effects, because from the start, on paper, a great idea is missing.

In the rest of the evening, Ridley Scott spoke of his cinema and discussed his classics, qualifying Blade Runner of his “most personal film“.

“It was the first time that I was making a film in Hollywood, and I was a stranger in a strange country … Because I am English. I had done the duelists and Alien, I thought it meant something – I used to be the boss. It started to brake me, and it was annoying. It was a great film, but to do it was very hard, and I think that it was not very new. must have had it in my head, on paper, and people had never seen that before. “