Where Do You Rank Munich in Spielberg's Filmography?

[Drew Wonder]

I finally saw Munich, I know I'm late af. It's one of the few Spielberg movies I hadn't seen so I figured I'd finally watch it.

People complain about Spielberg's movies being too safe and convenient but this is the one film of his that really doesn't give easy answers. I thought it worked brilliantly as both an action thriller and also a nuanced look at the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. I'll have to watch it again to really assess how it stands next to his other movies but it's up there for me.

My only two big complaints

Spoiler

1. Why didn't they include the Lillehammer Affair when they killed a Moroccan waiter that they mistook for their target? That would've really added to the conflict and driven home the point the movie seemed to be making about neither side having a moral high ground. Plus it actually happened in real life.

2. That sex scene at the end juxtaposed with the massacre was just...weird. Spielberg or the screenwriters got two artsy for their own good there and it should've been taken out.

But yeah, other than that I thought it was great. And I thought it showed a maturity and complexity that Spielberg's critics always accuse him of lacking

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

It's one of his better movies post 2000 but not one I go back to. Actually forgot all about it. Spielbergs career ended for me in 98.

 

[MikelArteta]

I loved it
Eric bana killed it

 

[lamont614]

It was wack

Seen it but don’t remember it

 

[pete clemenza]

Munich was pretty dope actually. I was hoping The Amazon show with Pacino, Hunters, would be more along the lines of it but that was far from the case.

 

[Drew Wonder]

Munich was pretty dope actually. I was hoping The Amazon show with Pacino, Hunters, would be more along the lines of it but that was far from the case.

That was a weird show. It didn't know whether it wanted to be a serious drama or a Tarantino ripoff. Also, Munich actually made me like Inglorious Basterds a lot less. Made it seem dumb and cartoonish in comparison

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

That was a weird show. It didn't know whether it wanted to be a serious drama or a Tarantino ripoff. Also, Munich actually made me like Inglorious Basterds a lot less. Made it seem dumb and cartoonish in comparison

Inglorious is cartoonish.

 

[FlyRy]

I rank it as his last good movie

 

[HipHopStan]

It's one of his better movies post 2000 but not one I go back to. Actually forgot all about it. Spielbergs career ended for me in 98.

You didn't like Catch Me If You Can? Different strokes, different folks I suppose.

 

[CROM]

I rank it as his last good movie

Bridge of Spies was pretty good. Lincoln was solid, though largely because of Daniel Day-Lewis.

‘Munich’ wasn’t a top 10 Spielberg movie, but that’s not necessarily a slight. His catalog is pretty strong.

 

[pickles]

I find it fascinating how Speilberg gets the most aryan looking actors to play jews. The movie was aight, never trust a jew to tell a story right.

 

[Drew Wonder]

I find it fascinating how Speilberg gets the most aryan looking actors to play jews. The movie was aight, never trust a jew to tell a story right.

Movie was balanced imo, mainly because of scenes like this


Plus one of the writers Tony Kushner has publicly criticized Israel and sympathized with Palestine despite being Jewish

 

[daemonova]

2hours and 45 minutes!! Spielberg be smelling himself.

Now on Starz.

 

[Edub]

Great movie tho….caught it on AMC or something some years back…..the dedication to the get back was admirable.