The release of a new Steven Spielberg movie is always cause for celebration. He is, after all, the man who helped invent the modern blockbuster and redefine action cinema for generations of viewers. Disclosure Day, his 35th feature film, sees Spielberg returning to the mold he helped shape, with a big-budget, high-concept sci-fi adventure with a plot being kept secret, and it’s fitting that Spielberg will reclaim his blockbuster crown 45 years after the release of not only his best film, but the greatest action movie in Hollywood history.
Picking the best Spielberg movie should be harder, given that he’s made Jaws, E.T., Schindler's List, and Jurassic Park. But truly, it's Raiders of the Lost Ark that reigns supreme. As a display of pure technical craft combined with character, action, and sheer movie magic, the film that introduced the world to Indiana Jones is nigh-on unbeatable. If bureaucrats had to show the aliens in Disclosure Day one movie so good that it would save humanity from destruction, they’d pick Raiders.
