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For me it's, hands down, Raiders of the Lost Ark. This film changed my life. No hyperbole there either... After seeing that film, I realized for the first time in my life that people make a living making movies. I decided I wanted to work in film and television.
Now I do.
I'd have to say that Duel is my second favourite. The main reason for that is it showed me, at a very young age (I saw it when it first aired on TV), that you don't need a lot to tell a very good and gripping story. I still use it as a touchstone when I need to talk about keeping things simple in storytelling.
Has Spielberg lost his touch? I don't think so. I think he still tells great stories. If anything, I think we, as viewers, have changed. Our expectations are different, different in part because of the strides that young filmmakers like Spielberg took in filmmaking and storytelling. We want different things now. Things that younger filmmakers on the cutting edge are making for us.
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"My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars."
- Old Man Luedecke
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