Raiders was a work for hire with nothing of Spielberg really. It’s more of a Lucas film. Jaws, CE, E.T., Schindler’s List, A.I. Are all masterworks.
“Raiders was a work for hire with nothing of Spielberg really.”
Exactly my point. Lucas had vision and creativity.
I disagree about all the movies you mention being anything of value.
They are sizzle, no steak.
His movies can seem to be more substantial than they are due to the subject matter, e.g. Schindler’s List. But it was a piece of junk. He even diminishes a subject such as the Holocaust by putting in anti-second hand smoke messages in it.
In only 30 minutes, Nuit et Brouillard made decades before by Alain Resnais does more than Schindler’s List even comes close to.
Don’t take me wrong, I am interested in your opinion because I don’t understand the respect for Speilberg (other than he did make a lot of money in his films).
I am interested in what you think is compelling about them