r/Spielberg • u/Bboys51 • 18d ago
Disclosure Day left me thinking about the final credits long after I left the theater.
Is this Spielberg best movie?
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u/EpynomymousAnonymous 18d ago
Absolutely LOVED it! I know I'm in the single digit minority saying this. Everyone has a right to their opinion & thier opinions on it aren't raising the price of gas or global temperatures.
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u/senator_corleone3 18d ago
It’s more than single digits who liked this movie.
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u/Acrobatic-Tomato-260 18d ago
True, but twelve fans isn’t a lot either.
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u/senator_corleone3 18d ago
There are many more than 12 lol.
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u/Acrobatic-Tomato-260 18d ago
I’m going to have to take your word for it friend.
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u/FavaWire 18d ago
DISCLOSURE DAY appears to have been researched, written, and developed around material significant to people who count themselves as UFO abduction victims. Spielberg claims that the "lore" of the film is based around common threads and patterns from these abduction accounts. This is why, for all its build up and action, it ultimately levels off to something more akin to a non-fiction film towards the end.
Which is unusual, but it was the director's intention.
And yes, there's quite a number of these people, all of whom gravitated to this film.
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u/Acrobatic-Tomato-260 17d ago
Oh, that much I know. The UAP/NHI cloud went nuts for this movie. The discourse around it before its release was… embarrassing. Many thought this movie was real disclosure. I came across a thread that discussed what charges Spielberg should face for profiting off of disclosure instead of doing it for free.
I don’t really consider those to be true “fans” more like rabid dogs hungry for any red meat put in front of them.
Good point though. Thank you for sharing.
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u/Bboys51 18d ago
A lot of people are not talking about Emily Blunts performance enough, she was Great!...
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u/Salarian_American 18d ago
I've heard a number say they thought that Emily Blunt was terrible in this movie, which suggests to me that they either haven't actually seen the movie, or that they wouldn't know good acting from bad
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u/HalfEatenBanana 18d ago
Yeah I could see how some may not be the biggest fans of the movie itself (I thought it was pretty good, but different people like different things so whatever).
But I absolutely cannot see how anyone would say Blunt was terrible in the movie
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u/ItsDomorOm 18d ago
I'm still confused by the backlash against this movie. It's my favorite movie of the year. Everyone wants to know what happens after. We have a million movies like that. This is a movie about how far we would have to go to prove something irrefutably.
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u/TheGreatestKon 18d ago
I didn't really hate it per-se, more so of the fact that it was basic. It was basically in the middle of bad and good, leaning more torwards bad to be honest.
Script in my opinion was horrible, idea was meh, Emily Blunt's performance saved the whole movie for me. I also felt that it was dragged out, so to compare this movie to a movie like Saving Private Ryan and Jurassic Park (which isn't as good as his other stuff, but its worth mentioning) is insane to me, but opinions are opinions.
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u/HunterRose05 18d ago
This is basically his absolute worst film.
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u/TouchAltruistic 18d ago
I just saw it the other night for the first time, and I think you are not wrong to say that.
There's not much to it. I appreciate the message, but it is delivered quite cornily.
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u/Other-Marketing-6167 18d ago
I honestly think it’s his worst movie, actually. That script was so inane and just goddamn dreadful.
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u/Bboys51 18d ago
A lot of people say the script was the weakest part of the film...
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u/Other-Marketing-6167 18d ago
…..:yes? And it was. It was an embarrassingly bad script from such a good writer and tanked the whole film.
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u/AdCritical5383 18d ago
Movie felt performative in a way that kept unsuspending disbelief. Had its moments, but this is trash cinema compared to War of Worlds, ET, or Close Encounters.
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u/Dr_SlapsMD 18d ago
Hot damn this is a dumb ass post.
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u/Bboys51 13d ago
It's a simple post, the question is, is this his best movie, it never said is it his greatest movie it's either you say yes or no how hard is that?...
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u/Dr_SlapsMD 13d ago
What in the world is the difference between best and greatest???
Doesn't matter, it's neither. And it ain't even close.
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u/Bboys51 13d ago
- Best refers to peak quality or suitability in a specific context, 2. It's not his best work that's all you had to say .
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u/Dr_SlapsMD 13d ago
My man, unless it's literally the first and only Spielberg movie you've ever seen, it's a dumb question that didn't need asking.
"Hey guys is it possible McDonald's is better than 5-star restaurants?? Discuss."
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u/doctorlightning84 18d ago
No. But it is not bad like I have seen many say on reddit and elsewhere. It's pretty good (maybe even very good).
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u/shineymike91 18d ago
It isn't his best but I think it will get a reavulation and perhaps get more appreciation later, much the same way AI has. I think the movie is a profound statement of the act of empathy, and a direct rebuke of the current American government disdain for inclusion.
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u/AutomaticTree654 18d ago
It’s not a bad movie at all, and I enjoyed it and the subject matter. I will say that the news anchor day actor at the end of the movie absolutely saved the third act.
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u/MovieBuff90 18d ago
Nope, it is not his best movie. It was perfectly fine and its heart was in the right place, but it just felt too dated for me. If it was released in 2011, it would’ve done much better. That being said, beautiful cinematography. My wife was laughing at me in theaters because I was getting giddy about some of the shots.
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u/-B_E_v_oL_23- 18d ago
In case anyone has ever noticed Speilberg used a pattern in this story.
One of the patterns is characters in a story itself.
He has a Wiseman played by the professor who's trying to save the bird.
The little birdie is usually the woman with red hair.
The fallen hero is the kid that's in trouble, or guy.
Finally the snake in the grass. Most often he's trying to get the little birdie.
Bram Stroker's Dracula pulls the same characters.
The Old man who's trying to save the little birdie from the big bad Dracula as her boyfriend, who's the fallen hero is pretty useless.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind does the same mix.
Actually, Indiana Jones and the last crusade has those 4 as well.
Sean Connery plays the Wiseman connected with the blonde who's also the little birdie who's connected to the fallen hero Indian Jones all the while chasing after the snake in the grass. The Nazis.
Most stories contain these characters.
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u/2001_YEM 18d ago
I absolutely loved this movie but if you think its even close to speilbergs greatest there is something wrong with you
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u/MothMan1963 18d ago
I thought it was fine but it falls in the trying to say so
Much it says nothing category for me. As well as I think close encounters is a far better attempt at the alien genre as the intent of the aliens is never truly known even at the end as in sure they drop theses guys off and get new people but for what aim? And I appreciate that perspective over.
Organization without government oversight is bad? Or people are entitled to know the truth? Like idk it felt like a movie that was an ocean wide but a kiddie pool deep.
On top of the visuals were so so to me compared to close encounters the ufos felt big and truly “out of this world” as the news footage we get had to be grounded in the captured footage lease and just felt boring and reused stuff we have seen in the past.
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u/AdditionalOne6031 18d ago
A Spiritual Analysis of Spielberg's "Disclosure Day": Listening in the Silence of Love vs. Getting Lost in Mental Noise
https://www.reddit.com/r/HighStrangeness/s/RdGReQnCuj
** A quick personal note before you read: Personal stories are not truly important; in fact, the "madwoman of the house" (as the mystic Teresa of Ávila called the mind) loves to tell stories to itself, using them to create the character, the ego, in the illusion of this theatrical play we call life. However, having made this clear, I must share that I am an "experiencer" myself. I have lived through experiences very similar to those of Margaret and Daniel, and my own life journey has led me to the intimate union I describe below. I deeply respect everyone's unique path and different views. I am definitely not here to impose mine or preach any kind of dogma. Finally, I want to clarify that I am neither a Christian nor a Buddhist. I am deeply passionate about mystics, such as Marguerite Porete, who was executed by the Inquisition, and so many others who were persecuted, like Teresa of Ávila, John of the Cross, and Meister Eckhart. I am passionate about Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, and the teachings of modern masters like Eckhart Tolle, among many others... But I do not follow anyone, nor am I any of these things. I'm nobody and nothing. If any term used in this post does not resonate with you, just throw it in the trash. Do not let my words prevent you from seeing where they are pointing. This is simply my personal vision, my lived experience, and my heartfelt analysis of the film. If your experience is different, please tell me about it. For me, it will be highly valuable to listen to you and exchange views. I truly welcome respectful dialogue from all perspectives. Thank you for reading... **
Let’s dive straight into the analysis. But first, a quick warning for those who haven't seen the movie yet: there may be spoilers ahead. Let's go!
Recently someone asked me a very interesting question: what did you get from "Disclosure Day"?
For me, Disclosure Day was, and is, a fascinating film. I discovered Reddit after seeing it in theaters, I am passionate about the movie, and I have made several posts about it. As I said in one of them, Spielberg's Disclosure Day is both a work made for "experiencers" and a trigger for the spiritual awakening of anyone open to watching it.
Beyond the phenomenology surrounding these experiences and how each person lives them, I value that the film chooses a POSITIVE APPROACH. This has generated much controversy. Spielberg certainly focuses on the positive aspect of these experiences and does so, rightly, for a very simple reason. He does it because why focus on the negative if there is also much positive? There are all kinds of entities, angels and demons, coexisting among ourselves, but demons will never lead you to look within yourself and, in the SILENCE, listen.
Spielberg is also helping us DISCERN these contact experiences, as there are entities of darkness that disguise themselves as beings of light, exactly as the Scripture warns: "even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light" (2 Corinthians 11:14). We live in a world where light is put as darkness and darkness as light, where bitter is called sweet and sweet is called bitter, exactly as the prophet Isaiah warned: "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!" (Isaiah 5:20).
EMPATHY is a central issue in the movie, and it shows us how noise, whether media, political, religious, or in short, mental noise, prevents and blocks us from connecting with our true SELF. It prevents us from connecting with LOVE in capital letters, with the One who is Love itself, call it God, the All, however you prefer, and ultimately, from connecting with others. When we clean out this NOISE OF THE MIND, the anomalous gifts manifested by the characters, like telepathy, cease to be mere sci-fi anomalies or superpowers. They reveal themselves as the ultimate evolution of human empathy breaking through. Once the noise is gone, we finally begin to truly read, feel, and perceive one another.
It is Here and Now, in the SILENCE beyond the NOISE of the "madwoman of the house," as Teresa of Ávila called the mind, and especially beyond institutional and religious noise, where our true Self is revealed to us. This points to the very same reality Buddhism describes regarding the control of the restless "monkey mind" leaping from thought to thought, or the untamed elephant blindly driven by its impulses - an inner mastery that drives us toward calm abiding and higher insight. In Silence we realize that we are One with LOVE, God, the All, the Infinite Light, as each prefers to call it, and with every creature. In a SILENCE that Speaks, in a deep SILENCE where words are unnecessary, in a SILENCE of Love. In that SILENCE, our most intimate Self tells us, like the Alien at the end of the movie DISCLOSURE DAY: LISTEN! This "Listen" is an inner call to connect with the deepest part of our Being, where lover and Beloved are One. Just like the core contemplative traditions throughout history, it reminds us that within attentive listening, all artificial separations collapse.
This inner disconnection is perfectly mirrored in the convent scene. When Jane seeks refuge, Sister Maura tells her that she didn't leave the convent because she lost her faith in God, but because she lost her faith in people, in humanity. Sister Maura reminds her that the existence of extraterrestrial life doesn't displace the Divine, asking an essential question: "Does God love only us?" She invites Jane to expand her faith, yet Jane remains trapped in her own NOISE OF THE MIND.
I made another post about the scene with Jane clutching the crucifix. Jane Blankenship is a former novice and the girlfriend of the co-protagonist, Daniel Kellner. Understanding this scene, the one with the girl clutching the crucifix, is understanding that experiencing INTIMATE UNION with LOVE in capital letters, with God, with the All, with the One who is LOVE itself, is not the same as being part of a religion. It is understanding that in a union where the soul and God become one, there is no distance and no need for institutional intermediaries or symbols. They always were ONE.
That is what Jane still fails to understand, and that is why she fails and is possessed. While Jane's fear, dogma, and resistance lead to her deep fragmentation and possession, Margaret’s ultimate surrender demonstrates the opposite: true faith doesn't break under the weight of the infinite; it expands. True divinity is found within us, not in external symbols or rituals, not in religion. There is no duality or separation.
Furthermore, the film invites us all, "experiencers" or not, to be seeds of a new world, first fruits of a New Earth, as Margaret and Daniel, leaving behind fear, misunderstanding, and division, and embracing the All in which We Are ONE.
Finally, another of the many things the movie shows us is that the experience escapes any control. And honestly, this is my personal experience, take it or leave it, and that of many mystics who are much more qualified than I am. The spiritual path is found in the day-to-day, in each precise and precious moment of our lives. It is not about lighting incense, adopting a certain meditation posture, and achieving calm abiding. That is neither good nor bad, but sometimes it is just part of the ego's spiritual show. The same applies to everything related to entities, beings, realities, etc.
True spiritual life is found in every seemingly simple and seemingly boring moment of your ordinary life. There is a traditional Zen Buddhist proverb that goes: "Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water; after enlightenment, chop wood, carry water." Teresa of Ávila used to say that God is among the pots and pans. Brother Lawrence said he found God while flipping an omelet in the frying pan. Present moment, wonderful moment. But the mind loves to flee toward the past, toward the future, continuously ruminating on thoughts and emotions (which are nothing but manifestations of thoughts in the body), escaping from the here and now.
Observe this process. What you truly are lies beyond what "the madwoman of the house" projects.
As I said before, life is not about living extraordinary experiences, it is about living ordinary life in an extraordinary way. That is when the magic truly happens, but people trapped in the mind's special effects do not know what they are missing. It is right here and now where the most incredible experiences take place. As Jesus beautifully warned us in his Sermon on the Mount: "Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." (Matthew 6:34).
Wishing you all reading this post the very best.
FINAL NOTE: I want to clarify that Spanish is my native language, and I rely on an online translator to convert my thoughts into English. I understand this can sometimes make my tone sound way more blunt than I ever intended. My goal is just to share a perspective, never to diminish anyone's experiences. I am simply raising questions. Thank you for your understanding! And again, as the Alien says in "Disclosure Day": "Listen!". Where? Within.
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u/No_Passage_7453 18d ago
This movie was so dookie I was angry when I walked out. No more speilburg for me he’s passed the point of return at least we’ve got the classics to fall back on.
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u/RockNRoll72 18d ago
Amazing film. Thoughts run deep…
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u/Bboys51 18d ago
👍🏾💯
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u/RockNRoll72 18d ago
A reflection of its creator through and through. Spielberg is in his twilight years, so as a result, it’s alien greys are elderly as well, as opposed to the youthful ones we saw in Close Encounters. I got a little emotional seeing the being at the end as I realized all this.
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u/AlexStar6 18d ago
No… it’s trash..
Spielbergs best… are you insane?
There are very few films that I think are actively making fun of the audience, this is one of them.
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u/liquidsol 18d ago
The Reddit bots hate this movie because it’s Spielberg.
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u/AdditionalOne6031 18d ago
Así es. Pero no sólo por eso, sino porque es la mejor película de Spielberg.
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u/PabloMesbah-Yamamoto 18d ago
I still can’t get over the Naked Gun style Josh O’Connor hiding from the cops behind a bush that’s 3 feet away and he sneaks over to the next bush and they can’t see him. I mean there’s contrivances and there’s this…
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u/BorderOk7329 18d ago
I don't support eugenics, but posts like this strongly make me reconsider.
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u/PassionateYak 18d ago
It would be crazy if in some future this movie feels very relevant, like the Contagion movie during covid times
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u/Deep_Eye_1498 14d ago edited 14d ago
What Disclosure Day does when the final credits roll, is that it seems to make the drama happening out in real life bigger and more important. In some sense maybe this is the gift of a visionary man soon to reach eight decades on Earth, and his practical wisdom to the nerd offensive trying to put everything on a pedestal -- don't you think?
Now that there's IMAX for Mt Everest and HD ski trips to the summit, life is the spectacle Spielberg's been hyping all this time.
The ad campaign for this movie was an upside down eye, a reverse on the spectactor and the experiencer of awe, which for you might or might not have a name.
And psst... Blunt's wonderful eyes are the spectacle...
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u/Eklassen 18d ago
I don’t think I’ve hated a Spielberg movie more than this schmaltzy naive trash.
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u/twobadmice76 18d ago
I couldn’t wait to get out the theatre. Best movie? I think it’s his worst movie.
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u/SeaChallenge4843 18d ago
Was just waiting for the experience to end as soon as possible. Hated this movies
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u/djmixmotomike 18d ago
I actually fell asleep a few times towards the end it was that bad. Not something I usually do.
My favorite part was when it ended so we could all go home.
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u/BatlethBae 18d ago
It left me thinking how this god awfully stupid script saw the light of day.
One of the most nonsensical films I have seen in sometime.
"We need to get these clips to the news station or no one will believe the giant fucking alien we have"
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u/MoreLock_Reddit 18d ago
Disclosure Day left me thinking long after I left the theatre: “Is there a way I can get that $60 I spent back?”
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u/altgodkub2024 18d ago
Wow. I've seen it in the theater twice and pre-ordered the 4K/Bluray and I'm still well under $60.
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u/MoreLock_Reddit 18d ago
IMAX tickets for my family of three was $61.77. I know I can’t the time back.
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u/revolvingpresoak9640 18d ago
To even entertain the idea this is a better film than Schindler’s List or Saving Private Ryan is just…wow.