Spielberg seems to compare favourably with David Lean for me: both show a love
of Boys Own heroics; each are obsessed with chronicling their own Empires; both
have been heavily criticised from critics; both court controversy through
political incorrectness in their films with aplomb.
Most of all - in both I see the highly unfashionable stance of total cinema in
that every moment counts to the importance of the thrilling the audience.
Spielberg has acknowledged Lean's influence on him - so maybe Lean was the
Spielberg of his day?
Simon
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