Ready Player One and BFG are both good movies.

I hate to say it but he would need to work with a new crew. He has had the same editor his whole career. The same cinematographer for over two decades. And with few exceptions the same composer for all his movies.

They are all among the best in their fields which is why he works with them.

But to be truly innovative you have to push past your own comfort zone and beyond your limits.

Having said that I don’t think innovation is all that important. Authenticity is and he excels at that.

He proved himself over and over ,he has nothing to prove ,the man is a genius of a director and producer ,he has done it all from horror to animation and musicals etc

Interesting take. Do you think him making a western with absurdist themes like EEAAO has will be appealing to today’s audience and generation? I could see him making a film like that.

I don't think someone with his talent can ever be counted out, but he isn't young with a hunger anymore so the spark might be a little harder to ignite.

From what I read in interviews, a lot of filmmakers (current ones and younger ones) are just in awe with his grasp of filmmaking. His ability to block out and edit a scene in his head and be able to articulate it, technically and emotionally, on the spot. A lot of us would struggle to just keep up. He has a lot to offer, still.

It was my 2nd favorite of that year right behind Dune. Really better than the original imo.

My vote is for My Year of Dicks

mostly because I want to see the presenter try to say it with a straight face

West Side Story was my favorite movie of 2021 so no he’s not too old

This fact is soo overlooked.

At 70.

After happy feet Struggling with weather and actors and studio meddling and finances…

Dude just waltzed in, slapped Hollywood in the face, said “no you idiots, like THIS!” dropped the mic and laughed all the way to fame fortune and glory.

That doesn’t happen

I have to disagree, Spielberg was always as inconsistent as he is now. It's just that the highs were higher and those movies stood the test of time.

He made 1941 between Close Encounters and Raiders, he made Always the same year as Last Crusade, The Lost World the year before Saving Private Ryan, etc. And he's still making great movies now, it's just easier to dwell on crap like The BFG or Ready Player One because we're in the middle of it and not looking back 30-40 years.

George Miller released Mad Max: Fury Road when he was 70. Old guys can make exciting movies, but many get in a comfort zone & never come out.

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He may be past the point of high innovation, but he can still put on an absolute clinic of cinematic craftsmanship. West Side Story showed that. Movie fans still have a lot to learn from the guy. I'd even compare it to Jordan's epoch with the Wizards. Yeah his physical gifts were lessened, and he didn't have a strong team, but you could almost learn more from him because it was ALL skill at that point.

I think Schindlers had groundbreaking elements

This is gonna age like milk when he announces E.T. 2: More E.T.er

I have yet to see Fabelmans yet, but for me I think there's a significant difference from early Spielberg to today's Spielberg. Can't tell if it is just nostalgia glasses or what, but prior to 2000 you could pretty much swear by going to his movies and having a good time.

Within the past 20 years he's been very much hit or miss for me. Perhaps that's just because there have been so many other, better directors to come out that it has exposed that he's a "good" filmmaker and generally not an excellent one.

There aren't many filmmakers who make groundbreaking films in the first place, let alone someone who's in their 70s and is already one of the most transformative figures in the history of the industry. It's not so much a question of whether he can, it's a question of whether it's reasonable to expect him to do it again. It's probably asking too much.

That being said, though, I do think West Side Story and The Fabelmans are groundbreaking in the context of his own career. He had never made a musical before WSS and remaking an American classic is a tall order for anyone, and not only had he had never done a domestic drama as intimate as The Fabelmans but he had never made anything so nakedly personal.

So even if he isn't changing the industry he's finding new ways to make more personal films and that's exciting enough for me! And the fact that he's still making movies as good as WSS or Fabelmans is a blessing in and of itself.

George Miller made Fury Road at 70. I think Spielberg can still pull something out.

Honestly, Spielberg came up career wise getting his start in the early 70s in an era that was coming up on the verge of innovation in film making. He finished the 70s with two big movies (Jaws and Close encounters) and a big flop (1941). Then of course, the 80s really were the decade of Spielberg as both director and producer. He also had some great things in the 90s, but it feels like he was more low-key during that period and also went a more historical and serious route.

When I watched 'Catch me if you can' and 'Bridge of lies' I imagined Spielberg saying... " I'm done with the gimmicks, now let me tell you a story.. was impressed Then I saw ' West side story'. I said to.myself, " nothing new, not even a story" . Down vote if I'm wrong.

No sure look scoreless did that movie where he filmed bits over 4 decades and he is older than Spielberg (/s)

I don't think his age has anything to ddo with it. If he still has a passion for it, and has a great crew, then I don't see why not. He's been making films since he was a kid. You don't go from a good to a bad film maker just because you are older.

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I didn't watch but his last two are said to be great, it's the audience that is different where they do not see the appeal, today we have another mindset... Back then at the peak of movie making era a movie like Everything Everywhere, all at once might've just been an obscure independent movie or a flop.

The old school story format doesn't appeal so much... But Top Gun proved some things are still doable.

He just needs to find something that will appeal to today's public and generation, which is more demanding because they have everything tenfold in several mediums, movies, podcast, TV shows, skits, docu, reality TV, social network, streaming, etc...