Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg has directed some of the most
successful movies, icluding six that are ranked in the top
25 highest grossing films to date. Many have associated
Spielberg’s success and fame with his movie sensation, E.T.,
while others argue that it was gained by some of his other
works such as Jaws, Saving Private Ryan and Schindler’s
List. The purpose of this paper is to uncover,through
research, which film, in fact, made Spielberg a Hollywood
icon as well as one of its highest paid directors.
Author, Virginia Meachum insists that Spielberg’s first
smash hit, Jaws, not only made him famous, but was the sole
spark that ignited his successful career. She claims that
it was the movie’s sequels that continued to put him in the
position as one of the most popular directors in America.
She adds, to prove the films success, that Jaws holds the
record for the highest grossing film of all time. Meachum
also stresses that Spielberg would have neve...