Summary of Director Steven Spielberg's Works The King of Hollywood, who walks the royal road of movie history
Steven Spielberg's films of the 2000s
20. AI (01) 146 min.
Stanley Kubrick conceived this near-future science fiction film with a plot similar to Pinocchio (40), in which a non-human being wishes to become human. After Kubrick's death, Spielberg, who inherited his will, wrote the script himself and completed this unique science fiction film. It is a dystopian tragedy in which an AI cries out for love at the center of the world, but no one is willing to listen, and it seems to disappear into the void in vain. One can only take their hats off to Spielberg, who manages to make the viewer burst into tears with such force.
21. Minority Report(02) 145 min
This film is based on the short story of the same name by Philip K. Dick. It is an entanglement suspense film that pays homage to Alfred Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent(1940), in which the protagonist escapes under countless umbrellas. The scene in which Tom Cruise chases a rolling eyeball has an indescribable strangeness to it. Although she only has a short screen time, Samantha Morton's character Agatha, who has the ability to see the future, stands out. And although everyone tends to forget it, Colin Farrell also appears in the film as an investigator.
Also worth reading: Establishing a think tank for the film "Minority Report"? Spielberg's serious take on depicting the future
22. Catch Me If You Can(02) 141 min
A smart crime comedy with Frank Sinatra's light-hearted "Come Fly with Me" in the back of your mind. The title design, reminiscent of early jazz and soul bass in the style of Henry Mancini, creates a mid-century modern atmosphere, making it a joy to watch. Leonardo DiCaprio's role as a young man who commits fraud in order to gain his father's approval is the very image of Spielberg in the past. It is also interesting to see Tom Hanks, the FBI agent who keeps chasing him, functioning as a temporary father.
Also worth reading: "Catch Me If You Can": A story of aliases and travel
23. The Terminal(04) 129 min.
Based on a story originally written by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca (1997), The Truman Show(1998)), who has consistently depicted stories of border crossing from inside to outside, this is also a story of border crossing from inside to outside, with a man trapped at JFK International Airport struggling to somehow get into the country. It can also be read as a variation on ET, in the sense that a foreigner from the communist bloc in Eastern Europe deepens a brief relationship with his fellow airport staff. It also overlaps with one of Spielberg's motifs, the "refugee."
24. "War of the Worlds" (05) 116 min.
A film adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic novel. Spielberg, who previously depicted heartwarming interactions with aliens in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "ET," has now turned the tables and made this disaster science fiction film about an alien invasion. Despite starring superstar Tom Cruise, his character is a blue-collar citizen, and the lack of cathartic moments, in which the characters "just run away," is in stark contrast to "Independence Day" (1996). The sight of the tripods going on a killing spree evokes vivid memories of the September 11 attacks.
Also worth reading: Spielberg rewrites the absurd horror of terrorism in "War of the Worlds"
25. "Munich" (05) 164 min.
The Munich Olympics incident occurred when the terrorist organization Black September murdered the Israeli athletes. In retaliation, the intelligence organization Mossad assassinated Palestinians involved in the incident one by one. However, this retaliation only created new enemies and hatred... This is a masterpiece suspense film in which Spielberg, who is Jewish, looks at historical facts from a neutral standpoint. This film also serves as a firm protest against then-President of the United States George W. Bush, who declared, "We will fight terrorism with all our might!"
26. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (08) 122 minutes
The fourth installment of the "Indiana Jones" series. Indy, who had a turbulent adventure in the 1930s, is clearly an "outdated hero" when he returns in 1957, when the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union is intensifying (although the final film, "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Doom" (23), is set 12 years later in 1969). Harrison Ford, who is over 60 years old, still desperately working on the action, somehow overlaps with Spielberg's image. The last shot of Indy snatching his hat, which has been blown away by the wind, may be Spielberg's declaration that he will remain active for the rest of his life.
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