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Well, I mentioned on Monday that this week is the Boris Karloff Blogathon over at the awesome blog, Frankensteinia.  There are over 100 blogs participating in this event to celebrate Boris Karloff’s 122nd birthday.

This past October, for my Halloween celebration called AWESOME-tober-fest, my theme was Frankenstein and I reviewed the three original Boris Karloff Universal Frankenstein movies; Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein. In each of these, Karloff played the role that he made famous, the Frankenstein monster.  All were fantastic movies and, to me, earned their status as classics.

However, after Son of Frankenstein, Karloff did not return to the role of the monster in any Universal motion picture.  The fourth Frankenstein movie, Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) featured The Wolf Man’s Lon Chaney Jr as the monster.  The fifth movie, Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man (1944) had Dracula’s Bela Lugosi in the monster role.  Interestingly, Lugosi was originally offered the Frankenstein monster role in Universal’s 1931 movie but turned it down thinking it was beneath him to play a mindless brute.  This rebuttal lead the way for Karloff to take over the role.  Glenn Strange would then assume the monster role in this movie,  House of Frankenstein (1944) as well as Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)  and House of Dracula (1945).

So, House would be the third Universal Frankenstein movie to not feature Karloff in the role of the monster, but Karloff did return to star in this movie.  And this is the movie I decided to review for the Boris Karloff Blogathon.

So, yes, Universal was able to get Karloff to return to the Frankenstein franchise, but not as the monster.  Karloff instead plays the mad scientist, Dr Gustav Niemann.  It’s also interesting to note that Universal tried to get Bela Lugosi to reprise the role of Dracula for this movie, but the actor had a last minute scheduling conflict and John Carradine was hired as Dracula instead.

The story is somewhat jumbled.  it involves a series of set pieces that are loosely tied together by Karloff’s mad doctor and his hunchbacked assistant.  Karloff and the hunchback start off the movie in jail.  They wind up escaping jail (because a lightning storm destroys the building…?!) but not before Karloff dramatically announces to no one in particular that he is going to continue Dr Frankenstein’s work and give his hunchbacked assistant a beautiful body (odd choice of words, Doc).  Oh, and he’s going to get revenge on the guys who put him in jail.  This leads the doctor and assistant to a traveling carnival.  Karloff kills the carnival owner and assumes his identity and shockingly no one really notices (or cares) about the identity switch.  By sheer coincidence, one of the carnival’s horror attractions is the remains of Count Dracula.  Karloff revives the Count and orders him to kill one of the men who put him in jail.  Dracula does (I don’t know why he follows Karloff’s orders), but is double-crossed by Karloff who steals Dracula’s coffin and strands him outside during sunrise and the Count dies not 30 minutes into the movie.  Karloff moves on to the next village where he happens upon the remains of Castle Frankenstein and the bodies of Lawrence Talbot aka The Wolf Man and Frankenstein’s monster preserved in the frozen lake (both monsters drowned in the lake at the end of Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man released earlier that year).  Karloff revives Talbot, promises him a cure for his lycanthropy if he kills some men, Talbot agrees, wolfs out and starts slaughtering people (Karloff is a very convincing guy).  The rag tag group of killers and monsters take on a runaway gypsy who falls in love with Talbot.  The hunchback becomes jealous because he falls in love with the gypsy.  Towards the end, as the group is pursued by angry villagers (staple of all horror movies), the gypsy woman kills Talbot (again, he’s died like 4 times up to this point) with a silver bullet and is herself accidentally killed.  The lonely hunchback blames Karloff for the gypsy’s death.  The hunchback tries to kill Karloff but the revived Frankenstein monster kills the hunchback and carries the mad doctor’s dying body into the marshes while chased by the aforementioned villagers.  While in the marshes, the Frankenstein monster gets trapped in quicksand and both he and the doctor drown.  End scene.

House of Frankenstein was the first of Universal’s “monster rally” movies that cobbled together multiple monsters from the Universal horror stable.  This concept would be repeated in The House of Dracula the following year.  Universal at this point only cared about maximizing profit from their horror characters and cared little about continuity or story telling.  And it shows in this movie.  Early drafts of the script included several more monsters like The Mummy and The Invisible Man.  I was hoping this would be as fun as Son of Frankenstein but it felt a little rushed and disjointed.  Dracula dying so early was disappointing because he doesn’t interact with the other monsters at all.  Boris Karloff is fun to watch as the completely insane and over the top Dr Niesmann.  Karloff really relishes playing this role and you can tell he had a lot of fun.  John Carradine was adequate as Count Dracula, but having Lugosi return would have been ideal.  Lon Chaney as the Wolf Man is always fun to watch, he is my favorite monster and I love watching that character.  Glenn Strange does a very good job in his first time as the monster, but it helped that he had Karloff himself on set to coach him in the nuances of the character.

Overall, this movie is not great, but it’s fun.  The best part is watching Karloff go completely nuts as the mad doctor.  Seeing the parade of monsters is the second best part of the movie.  I would recommend this to Universal horror fans, but maybe not to the average horror fan.  As for re-watchability, I think Son of Frankenstein is my favorite.  I could watch Basil Rathbone tear it up in that movie for hours.  This is definitely interesting enough to keep you interested for the majority of the movie, but the plot skips and jumps through huge plot holes.  So turn your brain off when you watch this movie and prepare to watch pretty much every character in the movie die. But don’t worry, they’ll all be resurrected in a few years for House of Dracula.

Well, I watched a lot of Frankenstein movies this year.  I still haven’t seen Ghost of Frankenstein, but I’m not in a huge hurry to see that one.  Maybe next Halloween. I think I’m going to take a break from horror movies for a while. I almost burned myself out on them.

Remember, check out Frankensteinia for a lot more stories and pictures celebrating Boris Karloff.

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The seven-book set of Harry Potter books autographed by author J.K. Rowling are seen at the National Braille Press in Boston, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Bizuayehu Tesfaye)

I read all the Harry Potter books, I went to all the Harry Potter movies and next I will visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.  Here I have compiled some things that I hope to find in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter during spring break 2010.

The Wesley Home

Harry Potter’s second home the Wesley’s house.  Mr. and Mrs. Wesley treat him as their own child.  I would feel as if I were in a dream touring through the multiple floor wizard home, which features altered muggle’s gadgets.  My fascination with wizarding items is comparable to Mr. Wesley’s fascination with muggel gadgets.   A rollercoaster through the house would be perfect.  They could shape the coaster vehicles like the flying car.

A 3D model of Hogwarts Castle just imagine the ride you could experience within.

Hogwart’s Castle

Rumors on the internet say Hogwarts Castle is going to be a roller coaster. A few must have rooms that are crucial for me to have the best experience.

• The dining hall where the choir is singing and the sorting hat displayed
• Living quarters, starting first with Gryffindor and moving to Slytherin house
• The forbidden floor where I can see the fluffy the three-headed dog, play a little chess and move on to see the mirror which displays all your desires
• Then to Professor Dumbledore’s office
• Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom
• The basement where Potter fought one of Voldemort’s Horcruxes
• Lastly the Room of Requierment

The Three Broomsticks

The Three Broomsticks a popular hangout for Potter, Granger and Wesley is where I will first experience a non-alcoholic butterbeer. This local hangout will definitely be in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park.  Universal Studios is keeping a lot of attractions secret about the park, but the Three Broomsticks is one attraction they are promoting.  The pub’s menu will consist of tasty treats such as Irish coffee, beer or ale, and shepherd’s pie.

In addition, to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Orlando is creating another attraction called the Great Orlando Wheel.  Check it out in the video.

Hogwart’s Castle Photo provided by Wikimedia Commons

The Fourth Kind is a science fiction/horror/thriller which was directed by Olatunde Osunanmi and stars Milla Jolovich.

The film is a documentary reenactment about ‘abductions’ that occurred in Nome, Alaska. Since the movies release Universal Studies has admitted that the ‘actual events’ and back-story were just the part of a guerilla marketing campaign.

At the beginning of the film it starts with Milla Jolovich saying that parts of the movie contain ‘real’ footage, audio samples and people. The film shows a mixture of reenactments and ‘old’ footage.

Im not really sure what to make of this film- i went to see it feeling unsure of what to expect. The film is engaging and keeps the audience interested but at the same time i felt it was hard to believe that it could be genuine. Parts of the footage were very creepy and proves that you dont need a big budget and special effects to scare an audience.

Parts of the footage seemed real but in some parts it became conveniently distorted and not fully visible. After seeing the film in decided to do some research to see if i could find out- mainly just speculations, people saying that it’s all fake and Dr.Tyler doesnt even exist.

So overall its worth seeing if you like films like ‘The Blair Witch Project’. It’s absorbing, disturbing and creepy but will most probably leave a lot of viewers disappointed and confused.

Film Rating: 6.5/10

I’ve been thinking a lot about traveling lately and and it’d be great to visit places that I’ve longed to go to ever since I was a kid. As has been the trend in my past few posts here’s  list of places that I’d like to visit one day in the U.S. of A.

Universal Studios

#1 – Universal Studios, Los Angeles. Yeah, yeah … Hollywood included as well. I’ve seen L.A. so much on TV and in movies but it’d be pretty cool to see it for myself. I don’t even know where to start cos’ the city sprawls so I guess I’ll start with Universal Studios then figure out where else to go to in L.A. once I really am going.

The Grand Canyon

#2 – The Grand Canyon, Arizona. I’m not really a nature person but being to take a drive all over the States with a stop at the Grand Canyon seems perfect for some reason. I’m a city-boy I guess but I don’t mind the outdoors in short bursts. So a road-trip of sorts seems cool.

Boston

#3 – Boston, Massachusetts cos’ I’ve got family there and it’s really beautiful there in the fall.

Disney World in Orlando, Florida

#4 – Walt Disney World, Florida. Why? Cos’ it’s Disneyworld!

New York City

#5 – New York City. No particular reason why except that I wanna see what a city of that size & bustle would be like.

And there you have it. The top 5 places I’d like to visit in the States one day. I hope I’ll get to go to these places soon but travel is expensive and the Malaysian Ringgit isn’t that great. *sighs* Oh well, it’d happen one day. I know it!

In this weeks lecture we were given our brief to produce our memory video and this was it:

Do something very different something that you haven’t tried before. This could be moving image, stills, audio, drawing, animation.

In my opinion, I thought that this brief was the best out of the three because it meant that you ‘could think outside of the box’ and try and produce something that will look really good and engaging.  I have many ideas for this task which I will tell you about in my next blog entry.

We were also told to think about our ten ‘most life-changing experiences that have happened to us and to explain why.  The reason why we were told to do this is because it may help ‘inspire’ with this project.  Below are my top ten ‘life-changing’ experiences:

1. My first electric wheelchair – I got my first electric wheelchair at the age of two and this proved to be one of the best things I had as it has proved to be my only way of getting around.

2. Holiday in Spain - This was the first time that I had been on a plane and I remember that I was very excited, but very nervous about flying.  Overall, it was a great trip as I saw how people in another country live (and also because of the lovely hot weather).

3. University – I can remember my first day and feeling like I was going to be sick at any moment because I was that nervous.  After getting through that ‘first hurdle’, I have enjoyed the challenge of university life ever since, and I have also met some great people during this time.

4. Trip to Florida - When I was ten years old, I went to Florida.  This was the best holiday I have been on and probably no holiday that I go on in the future will ever match it.  I did all the things that you MUST do when your there such as go to Universal Studios, Disneyland etc.  In fact I didnt want to come back to the UK it was THAT good.

5. Spinal Surgery – In 2000, I had to have a two metal rods inserted into my back.  This was intended to straighten my back up and it was potentially a life saving operation and I haven’t looked back since.

6. Going to College - I did a BTEC First Diploma in Media and then I did a BTEC National Diploma in Audio Production, which then lead me to consider going to university to continue my media studies.

7. Going to Celtic Park for the first time – Well what can I say?? Its my favourite football team and to go to ‘Paradise’ was simply amazing.  The whole trip up to Scotland from getting up in the early hours of the morning right through to getting back to Coventry gone midnight (and everything in between) was something that I will never forget.

8. Mum & Dad’s Divorce – This was one of the hardest periods of my life and I didnt know how to deal with ‘pressure’ up until then.  Luckily, everything has sorted itself out now for the better, but its a position that I never want to be in again.

After thinking about my top ten ‘Life-Changing Experiences’, I feel that I have options in which I feel I could make a very interesting and experimental piece of work.

We were also given some interesting websites to look at that could help us with this task, one of them was a site called Prime Objective, which was a website that gives you lots of different short films that you can watch.

This site not only shows your shorts in moving image terms, but the site also shows shorts that only have still image in them.  These are two types of shorts that I have ideas for and will discuss with you in my next blog.

It is just a matter of months now until the grand opening of the Universal Studios theme park in Singapore, but that excitement was tempered somewhat when the much-awaited ticket prices were finally made public on Wednesday.

Those who had been hoping for something more affordable would certainly have been baulking at the admission costs, because an outing to the famous attraction – South-east Asia’s first and only Universal Studios – will not come cheap.

A one-day weekend pass will cost $72 for adults, $52 for children and $36 for senior citizens. Visiting on weekdays will be slightly easier on the wallet – $66, $48 and $32 respectively.

Let’s do the math: A typical family of, say, two adults and three children planning an outing to the theme park on a Saturday will have to fork out $300 in ticket charges alone. Driving into Sentosa will cost an extra $12 ($2 per person and $2 for the car), and at least another $3 in car park fees on the island. Factor in some exorbitantly priced meals, snacks and a souvenir or two and a day’s outing could easily come up to well over $400.

Staying at one of the Sentosa integrated resort’s (IR) hotels is also going to set one back a fair sum. The rates for three hotels have since been made public – deluxe rooms at the Festive Hotel start at $400 a night, it’s $450 to stay at the Hard Rock Hotel and $500 at Hotel Michael.

My initial worry is that many Singaporeans, particularly from the lower-income groups, will probably never get the chance to visit and enjoy the theme park, even if there are some subsidies thrown in.

If Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) wants to realistically achieve its target of seeing up to 30,000 visitors at Universal Studios each day, there are no two ways about it: attracting the locals is their best hope.

Getting them to visit – and multiple times, at that – is key for any attraction if investment costs are to be recouped. The tourist segment is crucial, too, but most foreigners would likely visit the theme park just once and then choose to see other attractions on subsequent visits.

Singapore’s ticket prices are cheaper than Universal’s two other attractions in Orlando, Florida in the United States, and in Osaka, Japan, which cost US$79 (S$109) and 5,800 yen (S$90) respectively for a full-day pass.

Over at Disneyland in Hong Kong, an adult ticket goes for HK$350 (S$63), while Disneyland in Paris charges 52 euros (S$107).

But interestingly, Universal in Florida charges residents there much lower ticket prices – US$55 for an adult full-day pass if one buys the tickets online. RWS, however, has kept mum so far about whether there would be a similar incentive for entice more Singaporeans to visit.

A spokesman was, however, quoted in reports yesterday that there would be tie-ups with RWS’ local partners to offer Singaporeans attractive packages and rates, particularly for off-peak periods.

It would be wise to hook locals from the start by offering family package discounts, or allow children under 12 to enter for free, or perhaps giving ticket-holders vouchers that can be exchanged for drinks, snacks or a souvenir – anything that will make the experience as memorable and positive as possible.

Leaving a lasting first impression would go a long way to making sure that locals will want to return again. After all, as the RWS spokesperson was quoted as saying, the Sentosa IR where the theme park is housed is ‘a place for every Singaporean’ and it is in the interest of the IR to ‘reach out to everyone, not forgetting grandmas and grandpas’.

The buzz surrounding Universal Studios Sentosa has been amplifying over the past few months. I know of many friends who are chomping at the bit to try the world’s tallest duelling rollercoaster or step inside the world’s first Far Far Away Castle from the Shrek movies.

If RWS plays its cards right from the get-go, it could be decisive in ensuring that the theme park remains a hit with Singaporeans and not go the way of forgotten and now-defunct attractions such as Tang Dynasty City in Jurong and the Fantasy Island water theme park in Sentosa.

Source : Business Times – 20 Nov 2009

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There is so much more to a man being “sexy” then the way he looks. A truly sexy man has more layers and more qualities other then being gorgeous. Some of them all they have to do it open their mouth and sexy leaves the room!! Not sure why People Magazine has such a bad track record on the Sexiest Man Alive issue.. They have only been right twice so far as long as they have been doing it.
Johnny Depp has been chosen this year to make him one of three that have been chosen twice… Now the question is… WHY WHY WHY were the other two chosen twice before Johnny? Are they basically oblivious? I mean I really like George Clooney.. he’s great, Brad Pitt.. yeah.. very nice… But JOHNNY is the WHOLE package.. totally.. He is a sweet, humble, talented, gracious, loving, family man, smart, AND funny. And to top it all off.. ain’t too bad to look at either which is just a cherry on top..

To a “few” of us.. Johnny has been #1 for a very very long time.. and doesn’t appear that it is going to change…. ever…

Just one girls opinion…… hahaha!!!

For the UK release of the hit movie Couples Retreat Universal has deleted the black couple from the UK poster. Not only don’t Faizon Love and Kali Hawk appear on the poster but neither do their names. Check out both posters and read Universal’s “excuse” by using the link below:

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html

TNA Wrestling has teamed up with Victory Records‘ own OTEP for the highly anticipated “Final Resolution” pay-per-view special. OTEP’s single “Smash The Control Machine” will be featured as the theme music for this event, broadcasting Sunday, December 20 live and exclusively on pay-per-view from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.

“Final Resolution” will feature TNA Wresting favorites such as AJ Styles, Kurt Angle, Bobby Lashley, Mick Foley, Marr Morgan, Team 3D, and many others, along with a “Feast or Fired” match where someone from TNA Wresting will be fired.

You can view the exclusive “Smash The Control Machine: Final Resolution Official Theme” video below.

OTEP’s new album, “Smash The Control Machine”, sold around 10,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 47 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD was released on August 18 via Victory Records.

More here: OTEP’s ‘Smash’ Chosen As Theme For TNA Wrestling’s ‘Final Resolution’ Pay-Per-View Event - Nov. 16, 2009

Wir waren ja auch in den Universal Studios (die man übrigends per UBahn in LA für 1,5 $ (pro Fahrt)) erreicht.

Eintritt 69$:

Wer will kann auch 109 $ zahlen damit man nicht anstehen muss (was angeblich furchtbar schlimm sein soll mit warten).
Aber auch am 20. Oktober?

Naja, schaun mer mal:

Hier die Warteschlange zur Tour durch die Filmkulissen:

Hier die Warteschlange zum Jurrasic Ride (Achterbahn)

die paar Leute gaaanz vorne warten übrigends nicht, die steigen gerade in einen Waagen der Bahn ein…

und hier die Warteschlange im Krustidingsbums…

Aber evtl im 4D Shrekkino:

Ne, die Warteschlange ist links, rechts ist der Ausgang der letzten Vorstellung wo gerade welche rauskamen

Was gabs sonst noch:
Filmkulissen die in Betrieb sind gewesen wie die von Desperated Housewifes,

andere nicht mehr sooo wie hier die Zeitmaschine aus Zurück in die Zukunft

Im Kwiki-Mart gabs natürlich Duff Bier

und dazu ein paar nette einfache und schnelle “Achterbahnen”

Ideally located within 8 miles of Walt Disney World Resort and 2 miles from both Universal Orlando Resort and SeaWorld Orlando, Westgate Lakes Resort & Spa provides the perfect destination for a holiday vacation getaway! For more information about Westgate Lakes, visit www.wglakes.com.

Kool & The Gang – Night People

Blev lite förvånad när jag såg att jag bara haft med Kool & The Gang en enda gång på bloggen så här långt. Men det råder vi bot på här och nu med en av mina absoluta favoriter när jag får välja ur den enorma flora av låtar som de lyckades producera under sina toppår.

Kool & The Gang är dessutom en sån grupp som hade varit väldigt kul att se live och jag hade möjlighet att göra det när jag var i Florida och firade nyår i början av 90-talet. Men istället för att stanna i Miami där konserten skulle vara så åkte jag till Orlando för att gå på Universal Studios stora nyårsfirande. Kan inte säga att jag ångrar mitt val för det var något i hästväg och där fanns också en hel del kända artister, kommer dock bara på Nia Peeples så här på rak arm ur minnet.

För den som inte kommer ihåg Nia Peeples så blev hon känd genom tv-serien Fame där hon spelade rollen som Nicole Chapman. Hon har under åren hunnit gifta och skilja sig tre gånger, bl.a med Howard Hewitt som ju är mest känd för sina vokala insatser i Shalamar.

Ja, det blir många trådar i det här inlägget och egentligen skulle man kunna fortsätta i evighet när man har kommit igång för hela musikvärlden är som ett enda stort spindelnät där allt mer eller mindre hänger ihop och man kan ofta hitta de mest märkliga samband mellan artister, låtar och annat intressant som hör till.

Vill bara avsluta med några ord till om den här låten, den var en riktig Maydayfavorit som jag och min kompis tokönskade de kvällar vi var där och roade oss. Sen när man själv spelade så var det en given låt att släppa loss i den underbara Cerwin-anläggningen. Kanske var det så att vi gillade den här låten så mycket för att texten i mångt och mycket påminde oss om oss själva?

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J.K. Rowling’s released her first book about Harry Potter to America in 1998.  Little did she know the book would become a world favorite.  11 years, seven books and 6 movies later Universal Studios in Florida has brought Potter’s wizarding world to life.

Spring of 2010 the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, should open to the public.  Another vacation opportunity for college spring breakers.  Visitors will experience a world they have only read in books or seen in theaters.

Author J. K. Rowling waves to children while signing a copy of her book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" in New Orleans, in this Oct. 18, 2007 file photo. (AP Images/ Bill Haber)

J.K. Rowling’s View

” The park will “feature immersive rides and interactive attractions, as well as experiential shops and restaurants that will enable guests to sample fare from the wizarding world’s best known establishments. Also debuting will be a state-of-the-art attraction that will bring the magic, characters, and stories of Harry Potter to life in an exciting way that guests have never before experienced,” states author J.K. Rowling on the theme parks official site.

A sample of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Visitors will enter the theme park through the station archway of Hogsmeade an all-wizard village near Hogwarts.  Fans will be able to experience non-alcoholic butterbeer from the Three Broomsticks, a drink Potter and his friends often order.  Tourist’s can visit Zonko’s Joke shop to pick up a gift to take home for those who did not get to enter the magical world.

Without a wand where’s the fun in being a wizard? Ollivander’s  Wand Shop will allow visitors to experience their wand choosing them as in the books.  After purchasing a wand, if you chose to, visitors can explore the Hogwarts castle on “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey” which will take guests on a tour through different rooms within the castle.

Two other roller coasters guest can experience are “Flight of the Hippogriff,” inspired by Hagrids love for mythical creatures, and “Dragon Challenge” a high-speed thrill ride inspired by the Twizard Tournament.

As a Harry Potter fan for many years and I am very excited about this news.  I even thought about changing my spring break plans, but maybe not.  How bout you though?

What do you think of the Harry Potter Wizarding World? Are you going to visit when possible? How long have you been a fan?

Jaws (The Ride) - Universal Studios Osaka

Matthew 4:19

“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”

Taken using a Nikon D90 (18-105mm)

18mm | F9.0 | ISO 800 | Exp 0.003|

Photo taken on April 05, 2009

Su introversión, timidez e inseguridad fueron las que animaron a este gran cineasta a sumergirse en el mundo de la gran pantalla. Steven Spielberg nació un 18 de Diciembre de 1946 en la ciudad norteamericana de Cincinatti (Ohio). El interés tecnológico de su padre, ingeniero, y la personalidad pasional de su madre, pianista, lograron una mezcla perfecta que desembocó en un director de cine con gran creatividad.

Steven Spielberg no tuvo una infancia fácil, las repentinas y numerosas mudanzas de la familia hicieron que el cineasta se volviera una persona tímida, retraída, que encontró su refugio perfecto en el mundo cinematográfico. Con tan solo 13 años rueda su primer corto, “Escape to nowhere”, que recibe el primer premio en un concurso estatal. Años más tarde se matriculó en la universidad para estudiar literatura, pero poco a poco el joven director se dio cuenta de su verdadera vocación, el cine. Fue creciendo y desarrollando sus dotes artísticas para el séptimo arte y comenzó a plantearse la dedicación al mundo del cine como algo profesional. De tal forma que a los 22 años rueda su primer corto, Amblin, con una importante productora, Universal Studios. El cortometraje sobre las inquietudes de dos jóvenes fue aclamado en varios festivales de cine.              

Tras varios trabajos en el mundo televisivo, Steven Spielberg rueda su primera película en 1974, “Sugarland Express”, obtuvo buenas críticas pero no consiguió un gran éxito en taquilla.

La gran película que consiguió catapultar al éxito a este director de Ohio fue “Tiburón”, que a pesar de los contratiempos y dificultades que sufrió durante su rodaje, se convirtió en una de las películas más taquilleras de todos los tiempos otorgando a Steven Spielberg un lugar consagrado en la meca del cine. Además de esta película este director a llevado a cabo grandes adaptaciones literarias al cine, una de ellas que le llevó incluso a conseguir el Oscar a la mejor película y al mejor director fue “La lista de Schindler”, basada en la obra “El arca de Schindler” de Thomas Keneally. Otra gran adaptación cinematográfica de este director fue “El color púrpura” basada en la obra homónima de Alice Walker, con la que consiguió otra nominación a los Oscar en 1983.

Grandes historias, sentimientos inquietantes, sensaciones profundas todo esto es lo que consigue este gran director con sus películas, conectándose siempre de forma impresionante con el espectador. Steven Spielberg actualmente prepara nuevos proyectos con los que conmover al público y a la crítica, que le ayudarán a remarcar su ya lugar privilegiado en la historia del cine.