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Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema and is the highest-grossing film director of all time. Among other accolades, he has received three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and three BAFTA Awards, as well as the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1995, an honorary knighthood in 2001, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2006, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2009, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, and the National Medal of Arts in 2023. According to Forbes, he is the wealthiest celebrity. Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. He moved to California and studied film in college. After directing several episodes for television, including Night Gallery and Columbo, he directed the television film Duel (1971), which Barry Diller approved. He made his theatrical debut with The Sugarland Express (1974), also beginning his decades-long collaboration with composer John Williams, with whom he has worked for all but five of his theatrical releases. He became a household name with the summer blockbuster Jaws (1975). He continued directing acclaimed escapist box-office hits with Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and the original Indiana Jones trilogy (1981–1989). He also explored drama in The Color Purple (1985) and Empire of the Sun (1987). In 1993, Spielberg directed back-to-back hits with the science fiction thriller Jurassic Park, the highest-grossing film at the time, and the epic historical drama Schindler's List, which has often been ranked among the greatest films ever made. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the latter as well as for the World War II epic Saving Private Ryan (1998). Spielberg has since directed the science fiction films A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Minority Report (2002), War of the Worlds (2005) and Ready Player One (2018); the historical dramas Amistad (1997), Munich (2005), War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), Bridge of Spies (2015) and The Post (2017); the comedies Catch Me If You Can (2002) and The Terminal (2004); the animated film The Adventures of Tintin (2011); the musical West Side Story (2021); and the family drama The Fabelmans (2022). Spielberg co-founded Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks Pictures, and he has served as a producer for many successful films and television series, among them Poltergeist (1982), Gremlins (1984), Back to the Future (1985), An American Tail (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Animaniacs (1993), Freakazoid! (1995), Twister (1996), Band of Brothers (2001) and Transformers (2007). Several of Spielberg's works are considered among the greatest films in history, and some are among the highest-grossing films of all time. Seven of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". In 2013, Time listed him among the 100 most influential people. In 2023, Spielberg was the recipient of the first-ever Time 100 Impact Award in the US. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steven Spielberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Steven Spielberg
Director
for Director in Indiana Jones and the Devil’s Triangle
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The film is set in 1969, 12 years after the previous adventure in 1957. Henry “Indiana” Jones Jr. is now 70 years old and is the current dean at Marshall College, replacing a now retired, Charles Stanforth. After taking the dean position, Indiana was forced to find a replacement professor for the Archeology courses. Christopher Walsh, a young Irish dissident, was chosen by Indiana to take that position. Walsh is a sound believer and frequent studier of Edgar Cayce, an American clairvoyant who believed to have evidence of the lost city of Atlantis. Edgar Cayce stated that around 1968/9 the historical and magical city of Atlantis would arise off the east coast of North America. In 1965, Walsh discovered via a well-organized and studied map, would should be a linear road-like structure that would lead the people to the lost city. In September 1968, a couple months prior to the current events, French divers discovered this linear road, which is now called the Bimini Road. Cayce described the city as a land that is technologically superior to anything man has ever saw. Walsh, the young professor that Indiana has hired, is thought to have found the map to Atlantis. Viet Cong soldiers raid and destroy his classroom, trying to discover the map. Walsh takes the map to Indiana and tells him they must go to the Bimini Islands. Indiana dismisses the idea and tells the young professor that he is much too old to go on any crazy adventures, and that he had retired that part of his life. Walsh begs and explains to Indiana that he truly has the map to the lost city of Atlantis, and that the Viet Cong will stop at nothing until they have it. During this time, the Vietnam War is strong at hand, and the Viet Congs will do anything to claim dominance and authority over the United States. The Atlantis that Cayce described was so well-versed in technology that the use of crystals, sound waves, and giant laser-like structures resulted in superior health and wellness. Whomever finds the lost land will not only rule the majestic city but will rule the world. Indiana’s former co-worker at Marshall college, Arnold “Arnie” Cutley, is revealed to be the American trader who allowed the Viet Cong to enter the United States and raid the classroom of Christopher Walsh. This is unknown to Indiana. Indiana and Walsh take a stereotypical Indiana Jones plane ride to the Bimini Islands, just outside of the Bahamas. Upon arrival, Indiana discovers they are being followed by the Viet Cong. Taavi Van Do, the leader of the Viet Cong, orders an arrest and visual assassination of Jones and Walsh, but Indiana uses one of his usual elaborate schemes to escape. While on the islands, Indiana calls on Wilson Neptune, a looney but trustworthy individual that Indiana befriended during the war, to help keep them under the radar. Indiana and Walsh continue their adventure to locate the Bimini Road. Once on the road, Walsh should be able to follow his map, and find the lost city of Atlantis. Along the way, they meet island tour guide and archeologist in training, Joan Hudson. Indiana is able to translate the strange language on the walls of the Bimini entrance. Using Walsh’s map, Indiana conquers the secret codes, which in return allows the Bimini road to rise to the surface of the ocean. The Viet Cong are still following close behind but are currently being distracted by Wilson Neptune. Now that the road is well above sea level, the technologically advanced booby-traps set by the Atlanteans are triggered. Indiana must once again break the ancient codes in order to make it across the road. Before making it across the road, they are halted by Taavi Van Do and the Viet Cong soldiers. Taavi introduces himself to Indy. He further explains that his friend, Wilson Neptune, is now dead, but his other friend is well alive. Confused by this, Indiana asks “What other friend?”. Arnie Cutley then walks out behind the soldiers, and it is revealed to Indiana that once again another friend has turned against him for money and power. Taavi orders one of his soldiers to retrieve the map from Walsh. After doing so, and after reading it over to confirm its authentication, Taavi orders another one of his soldiers to kill Cutley. In a turn of events, the Viet Cog shoot and kill Arnie Cutley. Taavi explains to Indiana that the Viet Cong only used Cutley to locate him and Walsh. He then calls Cutley a fool for thinking that he was going to get any of the money or power. Taavi then turns around, with map in hand, and orders his soldiers to kill Indiana, Walsh, and Joan. The three come up with another elaborate scheme in order to escape. Taavi orders his soldiers to go after them. An all-out war breaks out between the two parties on the Bimini Road. Both sides of the road surrounded by the deep oceans of the Bahamas, and only steps away from the Bermuda Triangle. A gun blazing, whip lashing, and fist throwing war continues between the two parties until Walsh is able to retrieve his map back. At the end of the road, a lengthy and dark tunnel begins to seep under the ocean for what seems like miles. Indiana takes the way, just in case they stumble upon anymore of the Atlanteans’ booby-traps. They follow the map until they reach the end of the tunnel. Indiana, Walsh, and Joan are now standing in the dead center of the Devil’s Triangle, most commonly known as the Bermuda Triangle. In front of them stands a 100-foot stone wall with ancient engravings. Indiana is unable to translate the foreign language, but Joan is able to slowly bring forth evidence that the writing states, “The Devil’s Gate”. Indiana is extremely impressed, and using his own wits, comes to agree with her. The three are able to push through the stone wall. On the other side of the wall lays the same ancient coding that was in front of the Bimini Road. Indiana believes if the coding is broken correctly, then the doors to Atlantis should open, and the lost city should arise to the surface of the ocean. Before doing so, Taavi Van Do is able to catch back up. Indiana and Taavi have one last battle. With the help of Joan, Indiana is able to kill Taavi. The code is broken, and the doors to Atlantis open. The ground rumbles, the ocean shakes, and the entire city begins to float upward. An invisible oxygen chamber surrounds the city, while underwater, giving it an atmosphere like appearance. The city of Atlantis settles on the surface of the ocean. The city and all of its belongings are rightfully handed over to the United States government and the National Museums. All of the incredible technology is counted for and is secretly locked-up for testing and studying purposes. Indiana befriends Joan and tells her that he will call on her if he is in dire need of a well-trained archaeologist. Walsh returns to teaching at Marshall College. Indiana decides to retire as dean, and spend more of time with his wife, Marion, and son, Mutt.
