DizzyCaffeine
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One of the greatest. Top 5, easily.
Spielberg is absolutely a legendary director and deserves the hype and acclaim that he's gotten over the years. He's arguably the American Akira Kurosawa.
Personally I lean more towards directors like Kurosawa himself, Kubrick, Bergman, Lynch, Hitchcock, Murnau and Tarkovsky. But Spielberg is definitely a Top 10 or 20 Director in my book.
It's all good. I assumed it wasn't you.
Funny enough, most people using the term "pretentious" don't really know what the fuck that word means, either.
Often the people using it are actually being it, because they're using a word they don't really understand in the hopes it'll make their basic-ass criticisms sound a little more important than they actually are.
the best to ever do it
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Good eye, absolutely terrible, lowest common denominator instincts when it comes to choosing scripts, directing and framing actors, and just about everything that has to do with the deeper strata of art. Perfectly fine for popcorn blockbusters, though, since his knack for the visual doesn't necessarily require anything more in such fare.
In all honesty, he's had many missteps along the way but he is undeniably the best in my opinion.
I respect him for his body of work, but I know that there is a sentiment among some in the film studies crowd that his work can be shallow, melodramatic, or emotionally manipulative.
I certainly think he's a landmark director in the history of film, but I personally wouldn't call him the best. A lot of his work feels very safe, for a lack of a better word.
The American Kurosawa is John Ford.
That, and he is a master at set pieces and building suspense. The T Rex attack in JP, the best parts of Jaws, Munich, Raiders' truck chase, the initial attack, ferry, and basement scenes in War of the Worlds, etcHis legacy and influence speaks for itself. Arguably the most versatile director we've had.
Like my man Snowman Prophet of Doom, I find Steven Spielberg bland and much prefer Señor Spielbergo.
It gave us the cliffside trailer and tall grass scenesSchindler's List alone will ensure he is remembered as one of the greats but he's notable for being one of the most versatile directors of all time and has directed great films in many completely different genres.
The Lost World: Jurassic Park was utter trash though.
The Lost World: Jurassic Park was utter trash though.
Some people regard him as a hugely popular hack
Good eye, absolutely terrible, lowest common denominator instincts when it comes to choosing scripts, directing and framing actors, and just about everything that has to do with the deeper strata of art. Perfectly fine for popcorn blockbusters, though, since his knack for the visual doesn't necessarily require anything more in such fare.
Who has said this?!? These people don't know film, they simply pretend to.
Probably the best by any measure, historically.
He changed popular filmmaking and a lot of his movies are still very, very good; and has found reverence and popularity among both critics and general audiences. Not to mention he prints money. There will probably not be a director his equal in the business for centuries.
Any measure? I mean I enjoy a lot of his movies and I'm no film geek but I don't find a lot of his films visually interesting. I like the stylistic choices - and ultimately the films- of other directors a lot more (Kubrick, PT Anderson, Villenueve to name a couple).
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He's as important to the history of cinema as the Beatles are to the history of music.
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I love Spielberg and I love the Beatles. Neither of them are the apex of their medium.
I think he's in a similar niche as Chris Nolan, where they both have a good balance of the auteur's touch and mainstream appeal.