Spielbergian
English
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[edit]Spielbergian (comparative more Spielbergian, superlative most Spielbergian)
- Relating to, or characteristic of Steven Spielberg (born 1946), American filmmaker and producer.
- 2017 July 7, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, “The ambitious War For The Planet Of The Apes ends up surrendering to formula”, in The Onion AV Club[1]:
- There’s a similar level of craftsmanship on display in a subsequent nighttime raid on the stronghold and in the movie’s darkest and most Spielbergian sequence, in which the apes are forced to strangle one of their own while trying to keep quiet in a human encampment
- 2017 November 16, Leah Schnelbach, “The Birth of Spielbergian: Close Encounters of the Third Kind at 40”, in Tor.com[2]:
- If I say "Spielbergian” to you, what do you see? A human face, agape with awe, staring at an alien, a dinosaur, or the Ark of the Covenant? Beams of multicolored light? Children gleefully embracing the unknown, while their adult guardians cower in fear? "Spielbergian" is a feeling. It’s the nebulous, free-floating awe behind 89% of J.J. Abrams’ lens flares. It’s been name-checked on everything from Tiny Toon Adventures to Angels in America. And it was born in an optimistic alien movie in 1977.