“We all had a hand pulling each other up in life”: Steven Spielberg Revealed the Most Valuable Lesson Lord of the Rings Director Peter Jackson Taught Him That He Won’t Ever Forget

Steven Spielberg never had any qualms about the industry he adopted as his own. Hollywood, known for its brutal behind-the-scenes studio politics and overarching artistic ambitions, has instead been a reservoir of Spielbergian dreams. Action, adventure, science-fiction, drama, tragedy, romance, and musical – the director has seen it all and done it all.

Meanwhile, the industry has progressed at a steady pace to produce avant-garde cinema. Visions of the scale of Star Wars and Blade Runner were a far cry from the Hitchcock-era thrillers just as Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones were incomparable to George Lucas’ creations. Spielberg, born between the old and the new, witnessed the changes and contributed to the evolution of Hollywood, helping mold it into a postmodern model of ideas.

Steven Spielberg Remembers Peter Jackson’s Lesson

For Steven Spielberg, evolving with the times while often pioneering the change itself, has helped bring some exceptional storyboards to life. In his work involving Peter Jackson, the pair brought Georges Remi aka Hergé’s famed action manga European comics, The Adventures of Life to the screens.

Despite being one of the most trailblazing directors in the history of cinema, Steven Spielberg too is limited by his own creative ambition. However, his involvement in mentoring the Lord of the Rings director helped him realize some facts about the art of filmmaking. During the red carpet premiere of The Adventures of Tintin, Spielberg claimed [via IndieWire]:

I loved Peter, thought he was a brand new voice, an original voice, and we all thought he was going to do great things. I remember [Robert] Zemeckis, I had sponsored him, and he turned around and sponsored Peter with ‘The Frighteners.’ So we all had a hand pulling each other up in life.

However, of all the things that the directors’ troupe helped each other through, it was the mixed melting pot of creative ideas and their individual approach to filmmaking that influenced them the most. In the case of Steven Spielberg, working with Peter Jackson taught him one thing: “I learned how to be funnier!”

The Uninimitable Legacy of Steven Spielberg

Throughout the decades ranging from His Girl Friday to The Godfather to West Side Story, the development of the artistic sensibilities of the audience as well as the industry has been contingent on their particular contemporary periods. The only factor connecting the entire film industry under one umbrella is the artists and their ambition to leave behind a legacy-defining work.

Unfortunately for an artist like Steven Spielberg, his craft is so beyond comparison that he won’t just be remembered by one movie. His legacy, so to speak, consists of hundreds of factors accumulated over half a century across several fields and genres of work. For some, Spielberg represents Jurassic Park while for others, it’s Indiana Jones that qualifies as his legacy. From Jaws to Schindler’s List – his entire filmography qualifies as his legacy too.

However, what also matters is his silent contribution to the world of Star Wars, his hand in helping George Lucas’s vision come true despite zero support from the industry, Spielberg’s work in expanding the theatrical distribution system, and mostly, creating some of the most inimitable films.

The Adventures of Tintin is available to buy/rent on Prime Video and Apple TV.

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