And the aviator. We dont care about money here, mr hughes. Well, thats because you have it. The departed. Think about it, hot shot. Which brought scorsese his first best director oscar, and the wolf of wall street. I want you to deal with your problems by becoming rich. In all, hes made more than 45 features, often crime films, and won numerous accolades. Its a very impressive body of work. His films have been influenced by his Italian American background and by his catholicism. He nearly always features macho, posturing men and sometimes extreme violence. What i like about Martin Scorsese as a film maker is that his films are about something. They have moral weight. Also, hes incredibly skilled as a director. He has his hallmark use of Rapid Editing at times, use of slow motion and freeze frames and ingenious use of contemporary soundtracks. When people first heard that you were making this film, they were surprised because they thought it was very different in terms of Subject Matter