Steven Spielberg just gave MAGA the one-fingered salute: op-ed

Legendary director Steven Spielberg dropped his first film since 2022 — Disclosure Day — delivering a sharp rebuke of the Trump administration, a film critic revealed on Friday.

In a review from Barry Levitt for The Daily Beast, Levitt described how the movie has focused on humanity and the relentless pursuit of truth, drawing parallels between the film's science fiction premise and the current political climate.

"His latest, Disclosure Day, is a major step up. It’s also a giant middle finger to MAGA," Levitt wrote.

"Now, Disclosure Day isn’t inherently political. But like many great science-fiction films, it holds an illuminating mirror to our society," Levitt explained. "Disclosure Day is about evil forces trying to stop the truth about aliens from coming out. Throughout the film, the powers that be do whatever they can to keep the story from leaking, working tirelessly and violently to keep their inhumane actions towards aliens from ever seeing the light of day. Not unlike, say, the relentless mission to keep the Epstein files concealed."

One of the themes throughout the film is particularly timely — and striking.

"Perhaps Disclosure Day’s most damning and prescient critique of American politics is its complete lack of an American president," Levitt wrote. "That’s not to say this is an alternative country without government, but for a sci-fi film about an event that could change America and the world forever, the vacancy of any government figures is remarkable. There’s no attempt at creating a Trumplike figure, because as Disclosure Day sees things, the role of the American president has become all but meaningless."

And despite the difficulties the characters face throughout the movie, the message is clear and applies to our world, Levitt argued.

"Yet Spielberg’s film is clever enough to show us the impact of what happens when we learn about aliens, just like we don’t know what would happen if and when the full Epstein files were ever released," Levitt said.

"But that shouldn’t stop us from continuing the fight and leading with hope. As Disclosure Day suggests, the truth can set us free," Levitt added.