Review – The Films of Steven Spielberg by Michael Jolls #nonfiction #movies #filmmaking

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Synopsis

 

Director Steven Spielberg is more of an auteur than given recognition for. “The Films of Steven Spielberg” examines the maturation of a filmmaker through movies that reflect the director’s own life, fascinations, and obsessions. Spielberg’s upbringing and foray into the 1970s Hollywood business structure show us the origin of themes that are constantly present in Spielberg’s films such as fatherhood, World War II, and his collaboration with composer John Williams. Although mainstream cinema has become dominated by franchises – Spielberg has proven to be routinely ahead of his time in the post-9/11 era.

 

 

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This book may be small but it is filled with information you never knew (or maybe you did) about Steven Spielberg. I will admit that I don’t know much about the man other than he directed many films that I have enjoyed and some that I have not seen but you have heard of like Jaws.

I was impressed with the depth of the research into this man, his life, and the films he produced. It is an entertaining story and I’m sure a lot more could have been written about this legend in the film world.

There are footnotes, but since I read the eBook, I wasn’t able to reference the footnote while reading along. I didn’t mind but sometimes it is interesting to find out the sources of information at that moment.

This is a book I might never have picked up if someone hadn’t shared it with me. I’m glad that they did as I enjoyed learning more about Spielberg and how he ended up with a fascinating career.

We give this book 4 paws up.

 

 

 

 

 

About the Author

 

Michael Jolls is the author of the books, “The Films of Steven Spielberg” (2018), “Rev. William Netstraeter: A Life in Three Parts” (2019) and “Make Hollywood Great Again” (2020). He also worked as assistant editor on “David Fincher: Interviews” (2014) for the University Press of Mississippi.

Jolls is a producer to over a hundred various films, videos, shorts including “6 Rules” (2011), “Cathedral of the North Shore” (2013), “The Great Chicago Filmmaker” (2015), “#SelfieGuy: A Very Merry Christmas Special” (2015) and “Sell Me This Pen” (2018) and “A Sad State of Affairs” (2020).

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