I'd argue that by denying Spielberg's talent, you're marginalising what talent in filmmaking is, and not looking at cinema as a whole and the important part that Spielberg plays in it. Spielberg is what Truffaut would call, "a man of the cinema". You can't deny Spielberg's love for the cinema. He's a filmmaker in the purest sense. Better yet, he's poured millions into preserving America's film heritage, which is more than most of the great cinematic nations have done. 