Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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WARNING: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS SPOILERS

Steven Spielberg is a cinematic genius. He rewrote the rule book and coined what a blockbuster is, as we know it. But, have you ever noticed, in his blockbusters and period dramas alike... there's a pattern? A collection of heroes, journeys and tropes that make it a uniquely auto biographical story?

If you break down his filmography, you can see how there is a 'Spielbergian formula' - even in the films he produces. His most recent film, Ready Player One might in actuality be... his ULTIMATE film in terms of these patterns and tropes.

So sit back as Reel School breaks down what it means to be a Spielberg film, and how READY PLAYER ONE fits that mold.

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