Quick Thoughts on “The Fabelmans”

I finally got around to watching the Oscar-nominated film

1. If this wasn’t Steven Spielberg it wouldn’t be as interesting
2. But because it is — or loosely based — it makes it way more compelling
3. We know what this young person will go on to do. If all these things had happened to a normal director, there would be no urgency and no interest

'The Fabelmans': What's Real and What's Fictional

4. Anyone who has ever had one iota of artistic interest will recognize the tension in the family. Will he keep making movies? Will he give up? What about his engineer dad? That hits home for me because my dad was an electrical engineer. One time in a bookstore, my dad told me not to buy an art history book because it was pointless. “Build something real” his dad says, only to invest his time in computer technology that will quickly be obsolete. Movies also become obsolete. We’re all just building on top of someone else’s vision and work