Originally Posted by Lonewulf

My main problem with how many BAers (from what I know), have taken shots at Spielberg himself, even insulting him and denoting that he was inadequate in intelligence.

I mean, maybe I'm just taking a few of the comments a little too far, but isn't that taking critical reviewing a little too far, into the range of Ad Hominems? Spielberg has never seemed unintelligent to me; outside of Schindler's List, he just seems unwilling to "Break the Mold", and try something new. Is that really so unforgivable?

If I could, I would change the entire Hollywood industry. I would change the face of every movie produced. I would introduce both realism and extremist surrealism; I would make many movies with the comic-book unrealism of "Sin City" and the gritty real-world realism of "Man on Fire"; but I would make sure that the directors doing them are willing to go out on a limb, and willing to try something completely new; and rely less and less heavily on cliches and stock characters.

But Spielberg is not me. Why should I denote he's stupid for that?