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06 Apr 2006 11:38:54 AM |
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"War of the Worlds" or "Clash of Civilisations"? |
In the world of Steven Spielberg, anything is possible.
He takes us on a space mountain ride into the imagination where dreams
come true and all is well at the end of the rainbow. The pot of gold
becomes attainable, wholesome American values are upheld and a
child-like view of a mixed-up world is lovingly cradled in the
assurance that the archetypal happy ending is never far away. Escapism
and catharsis in the best traditions of story-telling reach children
and adults alike as a universal messenger of hope and triumph of the
human spirit...
Can you hear the John Williams orchestra soaring into ecstatic romantic
crescendos? Or do you hear the harsh scratch of vinyl and the odour of
propaganda?
Steven Spielberg's films remain some of the most successful examples of
American cinema ever to come out of the factory line of Hollywood.
There is no doubting the man's talent and business acumen. Indeed ever
since his ground-breaking film Jaws (1975) cinema has been re-written
into summer "blockbusters" which opened the doors for a particular kind
of film-making: big on thrills, big on effects and short on soul.
Why is this talented director where he is today? Perhaps because he is
one of those who best personifies the American psyche. Quite apart from
cultivating and exporting a juvenile and childish perception of
reality, rather than a refreshing child-like view, this brand of cinema
often distorts and twists archetypes of depth and profundity, where his
particular world-view has become a useful tool for the
Military-Industrial complex. If it were merely a case of a high
saccharin content and the indelible stamp of American family values
running through most of his work we could rest easy. However, it
appears that Mr. Spielberg has been fed a line based entirely on their
propensity for fantasy, in much the same way as Tony Blair or Tom
Cruise in fact. This is after all how they have made their living. As
an example of middle-American-Jewish success story worth an estimated
at $2.7 billion, he remains an outstanding example how progress within
the pathological system of capitalism can be co-opted and used as
propaganda against the people without many of us ever being aware.
Read more at:
http://signs-of-the-times.org/signs/war_of_the_worlds_review.php
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