its a bid of magic

Yes, but the host city itself is also showcased to the world. It's a massive cultural occasion and festival for the host city. Otherwise why don't you just have the games on a small island of no fixed abode in the middle of the Pacific. Well I wouldn't call those who protested during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 particularly spineless. Refresh une memory .. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Squ...rotests_of_1989 and http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8633937813183253768

Yes, I hope the Olympics pass without too much political meddling or controversy. Remember it's not the fatcats and political figureheads that will be hurt the most, it will be the Chinese people who have looked forward to their moment for 6 years now. They deserve a great games. They deserve their moment of glory. Remember they can't even choose who leads their country.

I didn't understand his connection with China's Olympic Games, but I don't know about being underated.... Director Interstellar (2009) (announced) Lincoln (2009) (announced) The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2008) (pre-production) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) (post-production) Munich (2005) War of the Worlds (2005) The Terminal (2004) Catch Me If You Can (2002) Minority Report (2002) Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) ... aka A.I. Artificial Intelligence (USA: poster title) The Unfinished Journey (1999) Saving Private Ryan (1998) Amistad (1997) The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair (1996) (VG) Schindler's List (1993) Jurassic Park (1993) ... aka JP (USA: promotional abbreviation) Amazing Stories: Book One (1992) (V) (segment "The Mission") Hook (1991) The Visionary (1990) (V) (segment "Par for the Course") Always (1989) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Empire of the Sun (1987) The Color Purple (1985) "Amazing Stories" (2 episodes, 1985) ... aka Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title) - The Mission (1985) TV episode - Ghost Train (1985) TV episode "Strokes of Genius" (1984) (mini) TV mini-series (introductory segments) (uncredited) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (segment 2) E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) ... aka E.T. (USA: short title) ... aka E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary (USA: longer version) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) ... aka Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (USA: video title) 1941 (1979) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) ... aka CE3K (USA: informal short title) ... aka Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Special Edition (USA: reissue title) Jaws (1975) The Sugarland Express (1974) Savage (1973) (TV) ... aka The Savage File (USA) ... aka Watch Dog Something Evil (1972) (TV) Duel (1971) (TV) "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" (1 episode, 1971) - Eulogy for a Wide Receiver (1971) TV episode Columbo: Murder by the Book (1971) (TV) "The Psychiatrist" (2 episodes, 1971) - Par for the Course (1971) TV episode - The Private World of Martin Dalton (1971) TV episode "The Name of the Game" (1 episode, 1971) - LA 2017 (1971) TV episode "Night Gallery" (1 episode, 1971) ... aka Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA) - Make Me Laugh (1971) TV episode "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1 episode, 1970) ... aka Robert Young, Family Doctor - The Daredevil Gesture (1970) TV episode Night Gallery (1969) (TV) (segment "Eyes") ... aka Rod Serling's Wax Museum (USA) Amblin' (1968) Slipstream (1967) (unfinished) Firelight (1964) Escape to Nowhere (1961) Fighter Squad (1961) The Last Gun (1959) Producer "Nine Lives" (2008) (mini) TV mini-series (in production) (executive producer) Transformers 2 (2009) (announced) (executive producer) Interstellar (2009) (announced) (producer) Lincoln (2009) (announced) (producer) Jurassic Park IV (2009) (pre-production) (executive producer) ... aka JP4 (USA: promotional abbreviation) "The Talisman" (2008) (mini) TV mini-series (pre-production) (executive producer) "The United States of Tara" (2008) TV series (pre-production) (consulting producer) (unknown episodes) When Worlds Collide (2008) (pre-production) (producer) The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2008) (pre-production) (producer) "The Pacific" (2009) (mini) TV mini-series (filming) (executive producer) Eagle Eye (2008) (filming) (executive producer) Transformers (2007) (executive producer) "On the Lot" (executive producer) (2 episodes, 2007) - 14 Directors Compete (2007) TV episode (executive producer) - 15 Directors Compete (2007) TV episode (executive producer) Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) (producer) Flags of Our Fathers (2006) (producer) Spell Your Name (2006) (executive producer) Monster House (2006) (executive producer) ... aka Neighbourhood Crimes & Peepers (Philippines: English title: review title) Munich (2005) (producer) Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) (producer) The Legend of Zorro (2005) (executive producer) ... aka Z (USA: poster title) "Into the West" (2005) (mini) TV mini-series (executive producer) Dan Finnerty & the Dan Band: I Am Woman (2005) (TV) (executive producer) The Terminal (2004) (producer) Voices from the List (2004) (V) (executive producer) Burma Bridge Busters (2003) (TV) (executive producer) Catch Me If You Can (2002) (producer) "Taken" (2002) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes) ... aka Steven Spielberg Presents Taken (USA: complete title) Men in Black II (2002) (executive producer) ... aka MIB 2 (USA: promotional abbreviation) ... aka MIIB (USA: promotional abbreviation) Price for Peace (2002) (executive producer) "Broken Silence" (2002) (mini) TV mini-series (executive producer) We Stand Alone Together (2001) (TV) (executive producer) ... aka We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company (Europe: English title: DVD title) "Band of Brothers" (2001) (mini) TV mini-series (executive producer) Jurassic Park III (2001) (executive producer) ... aka JP3 (USA: promotional abbreviation) Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) (producer) ... aka A.I. Artificial Intelligence (USA: poster title) Evolution (2001) (executive producer) (uncredited) Shrek (2001) (executive producer) (uncredited) Semper Fi (2001) (TV) (executive producer) Shooting War (2000) (TV) (executive producer) ... aka Shooting War: World War II Cameramen (USA: video title) A Holocaust szemei (2000) (executive producer) ... aka Eyes of the Holocaust (International: English title) (USA) Wakko's Wish (1999) (V) (executive producer) (uncredited) ... aka Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish (USA: complete title) The Haunting (1999) (executive producer) (uncredited) ... aka Maldición, La (USA: Spanish title) "Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain" (executive producer) (9 episodes, 1998-1999) - The Mask of Braino (1999) TV episode (executive producer) - A Walk in the Park (1999) TV episode (executive producer) - How I Spent My Weekend (1998) TV episode (executive producer) - The Icky Mouse Club (1998) TV episode (executive producer) - Narfily Ever After (1998) TV episode (executive producer) (4 more) The Last Days (1998) (executive producer) Saving Private Ryan (1998) (producer) The Mask of Zorro (1998) (executive producer) Deep Impact (1998) (executive producer) "Toonsylvania" (1998) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes) ... aka Steven Spielberg Presents Toonsylvania Amistad (1997) (producer) "Pinky and the Brain" (executive producer) (4 episodes, 1995-1997) - All You Need Is Narf/Pinky's Plan (1997) TV episode (executive producer) - Brain of the Future (1997) TV episode (executive producer) - Snowball (1996) TV episode (executive producer) - Das Mouse (1995) TV episode (executive producer) Men in Black (1997) (executive producer) ... aka MIB (USA: promotional abbreviation) The Lost Children of Berlin (1997) (executive producer) "High Incident" (1996) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes, 1996-1997) The Best of Roger Rabbit (1996) (V) (executive producer) ... aka Disney and Steven Spielberg Present the Best of Roger Rabbit (USA: complete title) Twister (1996) (executive producer) Survivors of the Holocaust (1996) (TV) (executive producer) Balto (1995) (executive producer) "SeaQuest DSV" (executive producer) (44 episodes, 1993-1995) ... aka SeaQuest 2032 (USA: new title) - Blindsided (1995) TV episode (executive producer) - Splashdown (1995) TV episode (executive producer) - The Siamese Dream (1995) TV episode (executive producer) - Dagger Redux (1995) TV episode (executive producer) - Something in the Air (1995) TV episode (executive producer) (39 more) "Freakazoid!" (1995) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes) Tiny Toon Adventures: Night Ghoulery (1995) (TV) (executive producer) Casper (1995) (executive producer) A Pinky & the Brain Christmas Special (1995) (TV) (executive producer) "ER" (1994) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes, 1994) The Flintstones (1994) (executive producer) (as Steven Spielrock) I'm Mad (1994) (executive producer) Tiny Toon Adventures: Spring Break Special (1994) (TV) (executive producer) Yakko's World: An Animaniacs Singalong (1994) (V) (executive producer) Tiny Toons Spring Break (1994) (TV) (executive producer) Schindler's List (1993) (producer) We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993) (executive producer) "Family Dog" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1993) - Show Dog (1993) TV episode (executive producer) "Animaniacs" (1993) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes) ... aka Animaniacs (UK) ... aka Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs (USA: complete title) Class of '61 (1993) (TV) (executive producer) Trail Mix-Up (1993) (executive producer) It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special (1992) (TV) (executive producer) "Tiny Toon Adventures" (executive producer) (14 episodes, 1990-1992) ... aka Steven Spielberg Presents... Tiny Toon Adventures (USA) - Weekday Afternoon Live (1992) TV episode (executive producer) - Grandma's Dead (1992) TV episode (executive producer) - New Class Day (1992) TV episode (executive producer) - Thirteensomething (1992) TV episode (executive producer) - Love Disconnection (1991) TV episode (executive producer) (9 more) Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992) (V) (executive producer) "The Plucky Duck Show" (1992) TV series (executive producer) An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) (producer) Cape Fear (1991) (executive producer) (uncredited) A Brief History of Time (1991) (executive producer) (uncredited) Arachnophobia (1990) (executive producer) Roller Coaster Rabbit (1990) (executive producer) Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) (executive producer) Back to the Future Part III (1990) (executive producer) Dreams (1990) (executive producer: international version) ... aka Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (USA: alternative title) ... aka Yume (Japan) Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) (executive producer) Warner Bros. Celebration of Tradition, June 2, 1990 (1990) (TV) (executive producer) Always (1989) (producer) Back to the Future Part II (1989) (executive producer) Dad (1989) (executive producer) Tummy Trouble (1989) (executive producer) The Land Before Time (1988) (executive producer) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) (executive producer) *batteries not included (1987) (executive producer) Empire of the Sun (1987) (producer) Three O'Clock High (1987) (executive producer) (uncredited) Innerspace (1987) (executive producer) Harry and the Hendersons (1987) (executive producer) (uncredited) ... aka Bigfoot (Philippines: English title) ... aka Bigfoot and the Hendersons (UK) "Amazing Stories" (executive producer) (25 episodes, 1985-1987) ... aka Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title) - Family Dog (1987) TV episode (executive producer) - Grandpa's Ghost (1986) TV episode (executive producer) - One for the Books (1986) TV episode (executive producer) - The Doll (1986) TV episode (executive producer) - Hell Toupee (1986) TV episode (executive producer) (20 more) An American Tail (1986) (executive producer) The Money Pit (1986) (executive producer) The Color Purple (1985) (producer) Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) (executive producer) ... aka Pyramid of Fear Back to the Future (1985) (executive producer) The Goonies (1985) (executive producer) Fandango (1985) (executive producer) (uncredited) Gremlins (1984) (executive producer) Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (producer) Poltergeist (1982) (producer) E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) (producer) ... aka E.T. (USA: short title) ... aka E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary (USA: longer version) Continental Divide (1981) (executive producer) Used Cars (1980) (executive producer) I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) (executive producer) Besides he was responsible for enchanting me with E.T. when I was 9 years old, and no other movie since them has hit the mark. Maybe it was my age, before cynicism took over