From the beginning, Scorsese found a way to bring extremely high levels of craftsmanship combined with originality, uncompromising moral/artistic integrity, and deep curiosity about human nature/society to the masses with his films, has never changed, and is still creating masterpieces in his 70s (Killers of the Flower Moon he made when he was in his 80s - he turned 81 today…Happy Birthday, Marty! - The Wolf of Wall Street, The 50 Year Argument, Silence, Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese, The Irishman, and Personality Crisis: One Night Only he all made in his 70s).
He’s still going, as sharp as ever.
I think these last 3 films, Silence, The Irishman and Killers of the Flower Moon will only grow in stature over the years.
These recent films have a real sophistication, depth and maturity to them, the kind of artistic plane an artist gets to after spending over half a century obsessively honing their craft.
I can make a somewhat analogous contemporary comparison to Dylan, who has not matched Scorsese’s maintenance of artistic quality and prolificness in these golden years, but nevertheless made “Murder Most Foul” (something I consider to be among the best things he’s ever done) at 78.
We’re lucky to have had people like this making their art in our lifetime the past half century.