1941, Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Twilight Zone, Empire of The Sun, Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade, Shindler's List, Saving Private Ryan
2007-03-19 22:02:10 · 8 answers · asked by bulletinthehead 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Jaws? German Shark?
1941 and Empire of the Sun? Japanese Germans maybe?
Three of the other five are fictional stories taking place in Europe during WW2. Was he supposed to portray the Nazis favorably?
As for Indiana Jones, those stories are also taking place at least during the WW2 era, and partly in Germany. The previous question stands.
2007-03-19 22:13:53 · answer #1 · answered by ExSarge 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't know much about Jaws or the Twilight Zone, but as another person said, Spielberg is rather interested in World War II, and as an American film-maker the Nazis would be an obvious choice for the antagonist.
Nazis are an obvious choice for filmmakers in general because they really do make great villains. The dual nature of the Nazis, that a seemingly civilized and cultured group of people is capable of acting so cruelly and inhumanely, is powerful and terrifying. And all audiences from school-children to those old enough to have fought in the war can immediately equate Nazis with evil. This is why Nazis make such effective movie villains.
2007-03-22 02:56:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think the reason lie in the fact he is Jewish. I think is more a question of Hollywood genre cliche since World War II have been finished, except for the more serious Shlinder's List, which is a more analytic movie. But Spielberg loves cinema action genres, and Nazis portrayed as ridiculous characters is a topic in war and adventure movies. Of course, at Saving Private Ryan and Empire of The Sun, Nazis are the ones to take seriously into account, but are still war movies, so genre oblige.
2007-03-20 06:28:41 · answer #3 · answered by Bushwhacker 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The main character of "Schindler's List" is a German who saved Jews from the Holocaust, so I don't know how the film could be considered "anti-German". Tell me how could there be any film about the Holocaust or World War II without any Germans as the "bad guys"? I'm German and I haven't seen all the films you listed, but "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan" are great films and show history correctly. I watched "Jaws" somewhen long ago but don't remember any Germans in it.
2007-03-20 13:40:54 · answer #4 · answered by Elly 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He's kind of an old-time type director, and enjoys the time period in the early 20th century, especially WWII. Since his movies usually revolve around a plot of good vs evil, the Nazis, not just Germans, are an easy 'evil' to portray.
2007-03-20 11:10:08 · answer #5 · answered by Bob Mc 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe it's because they're all WWII movies that deal with either the Japanese or the Germans....who were, in fact, our enemies in WWII. He's a huge WWII buff, as is Tom Hanks.
2007-03-21 05:07:32 · answer #6 · answered by smokestack.lightnin 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
saw the sick nasty answer
and uh...
I'm just assuming that you are either a very gay man or a lil kiddie
cuz you obiuosly dont like Cuthbert and you havent seen it cuz your not allowed to
2007-03-20 05:47:20 · answer #7 · answered by Vegas Man 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe because he's Jewish?
2007-03-20 05:11:30 · answer #8 · answered by rustybones 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋