30. Steven Spielberg’s Parents’ Divorce Had a Huge Impact on His Life
Though his mother had an affair with his father’s friend, Steven would blame his father for the divorce for much of his life. Many of his earlier movies, such as ET and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, show how he felt about the experience. The father is absent and doesn’t take much interest in the children’s lives; as such, the children’s lives are shattered, and they seek solace outside their families.