When a young Steven Spielberg first saw Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather, it almost made him want to quit making movies.
The Big Picture It's impossible for us mortals to imagine that someone as legendary as Steven Spielberg would ever have confidence issues. He has made some of the best works in cinema history and is one of the boldest and most innovative filmmakers ever, but, early in his career, watching one of the medium's greatest classics upon its release really did a number on his self-confidence, and nearly had him quit filmmaking altogether.
In one of the bonus features of the DVD restoration of The Godfather, Spielberg revealed that he felt as if he could never contribute with anything that good: "I was pulverized by the story and by the effect it had on me, and I also felt that I should quit. There was no reason to continue directing because I would never achieve that level of confidence in the ability to tell a story such as the one I had just experienced.
Spielberg’s Career Took an Upward Turn After ‘The Godfather’ The Godfather really is all that. It's one of the highest-grossing and most decorated movies ever and tells a haunting story about family and power. It inspired lots of young storytellers, very few would ever come close to making anything as grand.
In the following years, Spielberg would go on to become an inspiration himself to aspiring filmmakers and movie buffs in general, releasing a string of hits like Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Not only did his confidence in his own abilities grow, but his movies also became bolder and more innovative, ushering in a new age of advancements in visual effects and creative storytelling.
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