Discover The Tactile Cinema Of Steven Spielberg In This 11-Minute Video Essay

There are typically two ways of analyzing a Steven Spielberg film. At least, this is what Vimeo user Ken Provencher argues in his newest video essay, “The Spielberg Touchscreen.” Similar thematic interests, with recurring motifs like parent-child relationships, suburban culture, and important events in American-Jewish history play heavily in each of his films. But through this framework, there are two separate filmmakers that come into play: the escapist, the man who directed blockbusters like the “Indiana Jones” franchise, “E.T.,” “War of the Worlds” and this summer’s “The BFG,” and the moralist, the man who conquers awards fields with sweeping dramas like “Saving Private Ryan,” “Munich,” “Lincoln” and this past fall’s “Bridge of Spies.” But beyond Spielberg’s name, these two sides rarely overlap — even if they’re both very distinctly associated with the veteran filmmaker.

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