Spielberg has been a disaster since he turne hard left. He went from the best Director in Hollywod to nothing. Once upon a time, I would run to one of his movies. Now, I won’t watch a Spielberg movie unless friends I know recommend it and tell me why they recommend it.
He “lost it” long ago. Get woke, go broke is a real phenomenon.
Think I’m gonna go watch “Duel”, starring Dennis Weaver, again. Still one of Spielberg’s best.
There is also the “brain rot” phenomenon that is common with science fiction writers.
Their first novel (that gets them noticed) is usually excellent, sometimes even brilliant.
That is why they got noticed by anybody (out of hundreds if not thousands of new authors).
The second and third novel is where they are perfecting their craft—and those are usually great.
Then “brain rot” begins to set in after that. Publishers are demanding the writer meet deadlines so the author rushes so the works lack the “finish” of the earlier novels. In addition, much of the early passion is gone—it is just a money making enterprise. Low information readers go for the “name” and don’t understand the “game”.
The only science fiction writer who managed to actually get better as he got older was Philip K. Dick, but his books were so weird and ahead of his time that nobody was pressuring him to publish at all.
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You opined: “Spielberg has been a disaster since he turned hard left.” I’m not disagreeing with you, but wonder when/which film you mark as the beginning of his left turn.
I’m asking because I’ve not seen many of his films since the last Indiana Jones film and “Saving Ryan’s Privates.” On the latter, the opening Omaha Beach portion I consider to be phenomenal. The re-editing of “E.T.” I consider a disaster.