Steven Spielberg reveals his best film, which he didn’t want to make at first: “I was afraid of it”

Steven Spielberg reveals his best film which he didnt want

An acclaimed directing legend, Steven Spielberg has directed massive blockbusters as well as more serious material. One of his greatest dramas is Schindler’s List, about the rescue of over a thousand Jewish people from the Holocaust.

Schindler’s List was named best film at the 1994 Academy Awards, while Spielberg won the trophy for best director. After 30 years, he spoke in detail about the historical drama and called the film the highlight of his work.

Steven Spielberg is proudest of Schindler’s List, although he initially shied away from it

In a major Hollywood Reporter report, Spielberg, stars like Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley, and composer John Williams spoke about the making of Schindler’s List. In addition to the 30th Oscar anniversary, there was also the Anti-Semitism is currently being observed more strongly again Reason for the current discussion of Spielberg’s work.

At the very end of the extensive article, Spielberg draws a clear conclusion about Schindler’s List:

It’s the best film I’ve ever made. I won’t say it’s the best film I’ll ever make. But right now it’s the work I’m most proud of.

The drama was Spielberg’s first “adult” film, as the director himself describes it. That’s why he was initially afraid to take on the direction:

I was terrified of it because Schindler’s List was my first film of its kind. Because what if I wasn’t mature enough? I was sure that I was not prepared to deal morally or cinematically with the importance of this topicand I felt like I lacked the wisdom to discuss the story in the inevitable conversations we all have after our films are finished and released.

Before him, names like Sydney Pollack and Martin Scorsese had been discussed to direct Schindler’s List. In the end, Scorsese hired Steve Zaillian to write the script, which ultimately convinced Spielberg.

Where can you watch Schindler’s List?

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