Anyone who is even remotely interested in cinema will have stumbled upon a Steven Spielberg blockbuster sooner or later. The American director has done so several times Written film historyfrom Jaws to Jurassic Park to his breathtaking sci-fi films.
But where does the director, who brought iconic characters like Indiana Jones and ET to the big screen, get his inspiration? Leave it to yourself from the Grand Master personally tell. With The Fablemans, Spielberg created a fantastic film that was inspired by his own childhood and youth.
New on Amazon Prime: The Fabelmans, Steven Spielberg’s very personal declaration of love for the cinema
Spielberg’s place is taken by young Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel LaBelle), who in January 1952 is taken for the first time by his parents, Mitzi (Carey Mulligan) and Burt (Paul Dano), to the place where the moving pictures are made come to life. In the cinema, the family watches The Greatest Show in the World by Cecil B. DeMille.
You can watch the trailer for The Fabelmans here:
The Fabelmans – Trailer (German) HD
Although at first Sammy is intimidated by what he’s in larger than life images After seeing it on the screen, the experience never left his mind. He secretly tries to recreate scenes from the film with his toy train. He is particularly fascinated by the movements during the big crash.
Here, in an inconspicuous chamber, we witness the birth of a visionary filmmaker, but the road to Hollywood is a long one. Before Sammy Fabelman stands at the gate of a studio for the first time, he has to do one tragic family history experience, which becomes the basis of his own film projects.
Even if The Fablemans is not a classic biopic, the parallels to Spielberg’s career are clear. Never before has he revealed so much of his life in one of his films. At the same time, The Fabelmans works as Key to his filmography
– like the last piece to complete the puzzle.
Essentially, The Fabelmans recontextualizes Spielberg’s entire oeuvre. Be it the complicated relationship with his parents or the question of exactly how the horizon runs in the background of his pictures. The Fabelmans is an insightful and deeply touching self-portrait about someone who lives cinema.
What will Steven Spielberg film next?
After The Fablemans, it briefly looked as if Spielberg’s next move would be a new film about the fictional character Frank Bullitt starring Bradley Cooper. However, we now know that he is on one another sci-fi project with UFOs works. Not much more is known about the story.
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