Steven Spielberg is the director or producer of over one third of the thirty highest grossing films of all time; yet most film scholars dismiss him as little more than a modern P. T. Barnum--a technically gifted and intellectually shallow showman who substitutes spectacle for substance. To date; no book has attempted to analyze the components of his worldview; the issues which animate his most significant works; the roots of his immense acceptance; and the influence his vast spectrum of imaginative products exerts on the public consciousness. _x000B_In Citizen Spielberg; Lester D. Friedman fills that void with a systematic analysis of the various genres in which the director has worked; including science fiction (E.T.); adventure (Raiders trilogy); race films (The Color Purple; Amistad); and war films (Saving Private Ryan; Schindlers List). Friedman concludes that Spielbergs films present a sustained artistic vision combined with a technical flair matched by few other filmmakers; and makes a compelling case for Spielberg to be considered as a major film artist. _x000B_
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