'THAT WAS A MISTAKE': Legendary director Steven Spielberg blasts revising old films for modern audiences and their sensitivities, says he regrets editing guns out of a recent release of his classic sci-fi adventure film, 'E.T.'
Legendary director Steven Spielberg recently blasted the idea of revising old films for modern audiences and their sensibilities.recently blasted the idea of revising old films for modern audiences and their sensitivities.
"Looking back at your body of work… are there films you would edit, that looking back at them, something you would’ve done differently? As an editor, I feel that way about some TIME covers – Not yours!" the journalist asked. He noted why he initially revised it, telling Felsenthal,"’E.T.’ was a film that I was sensitive to the fact that the federal agents were approaching a bunch a kids with their firearms exposed. And I thought I would change the guns into walkie-talkies."
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