Steven Spielberg’s Rip-Roaring New Movie Is a Monument to the Power of Watching Something Together
Steven Spielberg's new movie, Disclosure Day, is a thrilling chase film that also explores the power of watching something together. The movie is part of Spielberg's lifelong obsession with the theme of humanity learning it is not alone in the universe. Spielberg has been exploring this theme for 62 years, starting with his high school film Firelight and continuing through films like E.T. and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
- ▪Disclosure Day is a sci-fi thriller that combines action and reflection on the human condition.
- ▪The movie follows a young man named Daniel Kellner as he tries to escape from government operatives who are trying to capture him and his girlfriend.
- ▪Spielberg has been making movies about other life forms coming to Earth for 62 years, including films like E.T., Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and War of the Worlds.
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Movies Steven Spielberg’s New Movie Is a Monument to the Power of Watching Something Together Disclosure Day is part rip-roaring chase movie, part highly personal meditation on a lifelong obsession. By Dana Stevens Follow Dana Signed Up For Email Alerts Error Signing Up For Email Alerts Close Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. Thanks for signing up! You can manage your newsletter subscriptions at any time. You're already subscribed to the aa_Dana_Stevens newsletter. You can manage your newsletter subscriptions at any time. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again, or manage all your newsletter subscriptions here . <div class="slate-notification--error"> Please enable javascript to sign up for newsletters.
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