Martin Scorsese has been called a "directing god by movie critic, Roger Ebert. He has been called the "most influential and best director of their time" by fellow director, George Lucas. Director Martin Scorsese has been an influential director for the past twenty years. Scorsese is in the 60's class of directors that include, Francis Coppola, George Lucas, Brian De Palma, and Steven Spielberg. Scorsese is associated with this class of artists because his movies …showed first 75 words of 1383 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1383 total…music. The music that he uses in the scene depicts the mood as well as the setting of the film. In Goodfellas and Casino they he plays 60's Italian music to make the scenes actually seam more like it is really that time. Scrosese has become one of the greatest and noted directors in film history. Recently, he received a "Life Time" achievement award by the American Film Institution (AFI) for his influence on film.