The next Spielberg?

Rating: Null/10 (7 August 2002)

M. Night Shyamalan is, in my opinion, one of the two or three most talented young film makers around today. Even so, I don't think it is right to compare him to Spielberg at this point. The links between the two are probably drawn because of Jaws and Close Encounters. I don't think that it makes sense to connect Signs with either one of these films. Shyamalan's film is really nothing like Close Encounters. Signs is a thriller along similar lines as Jaws but it is really a lot more sophisticated. I think Shyamalan's films are closer to Hitchcock than Spielberg. In any event we need to see more from him before we can draw any comparisons.
I wonder if when X-Men 2 comes out they will be labeling Bryan Singer the next Spielberg. He seems like a more likely choice.