Steven Spielberg

Signature meta takes

Readings that recur across the films — what makes a film unmistakably theirs.

• The Soft Arm of the Law — in 3 of 10
  Raiders of the Lost Ark · E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · Minority Report
• The Sonic Calling Card — in 3 of 10
  Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade · E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · Raiders of the Lost Ark
• The Fragile Alpha — in 3 of 10
  Catch Me If You Can · Hook · Raiders of the Lost Ark
• The Commodity Fetish — in 3 of 10
  E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · A.I. Artificial Intelligence · Jurassic Park
• The Oedipal Complex — in 2 of 10
  Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade · Hook
• The Pastiche Playbook — in 2 of 10
  Hook · Raiders of the Lost Ark

Filmography

• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — 5 meta takes
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) — 5 meta takes
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) — 4 meta takes
• Hook (1991) — 5 meta takes
• Jurassic Park (1993) — 3 meta takes
• Saving Private Ryan (1998) — 1 meta takes
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) — 2 meta takes
• Catch Me If You Can (2002) — 3 meta takes
• Minority Report (2002) — 5 meta takes
• Schindler's List (?) — 0 meta takes