Steven Spielberg made his debut in Hollywood at a time when the directors used to be the most essential part of a film. He is now making film in such an age where marketing is the most important element of the film industry. But in two most contradictory periods, he has been the most popular directors for he has the genius to balance art and business together.
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Steven Spielberg made his debut in Hollywood at a time when the directors used to be the most essential part of a film. He is now making film in such an age where marketing is the most important element of the film industry. But in two most contradictory periods, he has been the most popular directors for he has the genius to balance art and business together.
Steven Spielberg is one of the most important figures in the Hollywood cinema since 1970’s. The director has changed the dimension of the movies. “He is perhaps the Western world's most famous living filmmaker.” He has three of the top 10 highest grossing films of all time to his credit.
Steven Spielberg has been honored with Kennedy Center Honors along with Andrew Lloyd Webber, Zubin Mehta, Dolly Parton and Smokey Robinson for lifetime achievement award for performing arts. These have been known from Stephen A. Schwarzman, chairman of the Kennedy Center. This is just a step to honor this genius of the film industry.
