[School of Movies 2021]
We round off the year of Spielberg by going back to his roots as a filmmaker. And while this is a 2011 movie, directed by J.J. Abrams which Steve produced, I mean far more than it simply evoking Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial.
There's more cinematic alchemy at play here than even we realised, when we took on this project, and we are very happy to share our findings with you all. Suffice to say this is Abrams' most personal movie, and it feels odd that it was largely dismissed and overlooked at release, despite its qualities, while the similarly flavoured (and also fantastic) Stranger Things became a global phenomenon five years later. And I go into the fundamental differences in creator backgrounds there.
This movie is fairly simple, and moves in broad strokes, but there are many subtleties and elements that it's easy to miss. We hope we can encourage you to open your eyes for a second look.
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Zack Snyder's Justice League
Return to OZ
WandaVision
Hades
Kung Fu Hustle
Grease
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The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Wonder Woman 1984
Super Mario Bros.
Cannon's Ninja Trilogy
Ready Player One
The Adventures of Tintin & The BFG
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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