Spielberg with a Message
I saw Jarhead last night. (A good film, "not great" but "not sucky," but if you're into Jake Gyllenhaal, you won't be disappointed.) Before it, there was a preview for Munich, due out later this year. I could've sworn Spielberg already churned out a flick earlier this year. Oh yeah, that movie with that scientologist nutjob as the lead. Two in a year for a director. Is Spielberg the John Grisham/Tom Clancy of movies? Does he have people running around, doing all the leg work, doing the research, then they contact him and say, "We're ready." Spielberg goes to the set, sits down and says, "Action." Is that how it works for this guy? Kate Capshaw must need some sexing up.
The images of the preview were standard for a historical event movie. Here's the event. It horrifies people watching it at home on television. Lives are affected. Then cut to the justice team, a man and his crew (including the future Bond, blonde haired, blue eyed Daniel Craig, destined to steal the title of "Ugly Bond" away from Timothy Dalton) are pieced together to go out and hunt those responsible for the horrendous act. Sure it's nice to see Eric Bana try to break away from The Hulk. (After that and Troy, he can only go up.)
Spielberg is on a mission again, and I started pondering why this message, why now? Did Spielberg not have any more Germans to kill in his movies? Is it now time to move on to the Palestinians? Who after that?
Will he make a film about the assasins Moses sent after Ramses? Or about the conspiracy of those that made the butterfly-ballot for all the retirees in Florida in 2000? Coming soon to a theatre near you: "SCUD, the story of the evil people who made these missles and shot them at a peaceful nation."
Another Spielberg film with a message and cliche hearfelt moments and cheesy happiness is coming to you, the American consumer. I'd prefer if Spielberg gave all of this up and went back to his more creative films. There's always Indiana Jones 4 that needs to get going before Harrison dies. For it to be successful, just remember what didn't work for the second one—there were no Germans to kill.
The images of the preview were standard for a historical event movie. Here's the event. It horrifies people watching it at home on television. Lives are affected. Then cut to the justice team, a man and his crew (including the future Bond, blonde haired, blue eyed Daniel Craig, destined to steal the title of "Ugly Bond" away from Timothy Dalton) are pieced together to go out and hunt those responsible for the horrendous act. Sure it's nice to see Eric Bana try to break away from The Hulk. (After that and Troy, he can only go up.)
Spielberg is on a mission again, and I started pondering why this message, why now? Did Spielberg not have any more Germans to kill in his movies? Is it now time to move on to the Palestinians? Who after that?
Will he make a film about the assasins Moses sent after Ramses? Or about the conspiracy of those that made the butterfly-ballot for all the retirees in Florida in 2000? Coming soon to a theatre near you: "SCUD, the story of the evil people who made these missles and shot them at a peaceful nation."
Another Spielberg film with a message and cliche hearfelt moments and cheesy happiness is coming to you, the American consumer. I'd prefer if Spielberg gave all of this up and went back to his more creative films. There's always Indiana Jones 4 that needs to get going before Harrison dies. For it to be successful, just remember what didn't work for the second one—there were no Germans to kill.
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