Scorsese to be a part of Ramones Film

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/martin-scorsese-attached-ramones-film-728815

     This article is about The Ramones, an American punk rock band, whose 40th anniversary is coming up in the year 2016. For those of you who are new to the name, The Ramones were a band from New York City that influenced punk rock both in the United States and the United Kingdom. Some song titles that you might find familiar are "I Wanna Be Sedated" or "Blitzkrieg Bop". In honor of their anniversary, which is only two years away; it is said that there will be a documentary and theatrical play coming out. To top it all off, there will also be a book and film following those two planned projects for the future. Martin Scorsese, an influential filmmaker, has shown interest in the band and plans to be apart of the film project. Scorsese is a well known, oscar winning director who has already become a big part of Cinema history. Many people love his style of filmmaking, which include a sometimes strong depiction of violence, and can relate to concepts of guilt and redemption. Let's not forget, his Academy Award Winning Oscar for Best Director in The Departed. Personally, his name caught my attention while browsing through articles. Martin Scorsese has always been one of my favorite directors, mainly because of his landmark films such as Goodfellas and The Departed, which happen to be two of my all time favorite films. I believe that there is no other director or better choice on who should have be working on a film like this one in honor of a huge band like The Ramones. I'm very excited for what the future holds for his film and how it has to do with one of my personal favorite bands. As a consumer I'm very pleased to hear that someone like Scorsese would step up into a role like that. The audience will be packed with both fans belonging to The Ramones and Martin Scorsese. It will definitely be a must watch for the year 2016. As a filmmaker I will get the chance to see one of my all time favorite directors make a film about a band I'm very familiar with. This could surprisingly help me better my understanding on how great story telling can make the difference in a film. As a student, I realize that a biographical picture helps us understand the past and how our society was shaped. History isn't just the Civil War or the Vietnam War, but it is also about the music, films, and television shows that were a part of it. How Queen influenced society, What Citizen Kane meant to a film, What a show like Mash did for television, is all a part of our history. That is why The Ramones biographical picture will give us a glimpse into punk rock and its origins, which will in turn help us understand our history. This all raises questions to me like: Do regular films that are not biographical give us an understanding of history as well? Will directors like Martin Scorsese continue to work with films that have a hard influence on society?