A reputation: Steven Spielberg and the eyes of the world

摘要: Steven Spielberg's immense popularity and cultural influence have been counterbalanced for many years by disdain from critics, members of the Hollywood establishment, elements academia. In recent years, as seriousness an artist has become inescapable, he increasingly accepted those who previously rejected him. The author, whose 1997 biography Spielberg challenged that opposition to filmmaker, explores its fundamental sources lingering effects while discussing how why reputation growing in academic circles. Younger academics seem be less burdened biases still prevent some their predecessors admitting into canon. trajectory toward critical acceptance resembles Alfred Hitchcock, also suffered belittlement throughout most his career because vast popularity, although himself, a young man, was ahead curve recognizing Hi...