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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
technically, however, you can't put a finger on the bastard. he is really good at his craft. unfortunatelly those talents are wasted on silly stories often times, but he has his good moments.
this is evident in his first or so feature,"duel", which tells the story of this neurotic wuss being chased by some angry trucker on the highway. the story is stupid, the characters are stupid & unlikeable, but the visual storytelling is formidable. so you have to give him credit.
i hated spielberg so long that i have not seen a lot of his movies, like ryan's privates or that other, schindler's list, or the color purple-- a ton of them. i blame shit like "hook" and "e.t." and all the indianas for this.
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Duel is quite thrilling, for something so simple to shoot it really comes off as menacing
he has one of the best eyes in cinema, he understands how to get the best angles, and even more impressive is his use of lighting as an emotional tapestry
i would recommend seeing Schindler's List once atleast, it's maybe one of the the most raw films ever made, no punches pulled, quite graphic at times