I've been longing to watch this film since its release because - it's Spielberg's. I haven't watched most of his films or I may just be unaware of it, but we all know he's one of the best. Media has also been marketing this film as 'Spielberg on Spielberg' so I knew that I'm diving into a semi-biopic film about his life story. And after watching this, I must say that I really like it. The film made me realized that the struggles that I'm experiencing right now has already been experienced by so many people - in this case the Fabelmans. The things I cry about, the thoughts I can't sleep with has been shared with these characters. The art vs family. To pursue something that can give you happiness but can cause others pain. I love that authenticity of emotions and conflict in a film. No one is a villain or a hero. On a side note, some parts may feel like it's a typical American family story but the acting and the delivery of each was just phenomenal. Not a camera nerd (yet), but I love the cinematography. It really does add to the depth of this film. This film could've been a 10, but that ending just isn't in the right tone of what I was expecting. Yes, he did make it to the big guys BUT I just wanted him to realize something more than that - to really finally savor his victory and to look back not just only to himself but to understand that the reason he's there at the point of his life was not by his doing, but by the people that loved and supported and hated and envied him. That every people he stumbled upon and meet in his life - are all important characters in his story.