Crewdson's interest in narrative photography brought him close to cinematic photography. While for many it is the most interesting part of his work, his critics describe it as a flaw. He's often being compared by them to Steven Spielberg of photography. I'm not the biggest fan of latest movies by Spielberg, however neither I or anybody else can ignore his impact on cinema. Hence I don't necessarily agree with this accusation towards Crewdson's work. I don't think he simply reproduces popular culture but re-interpret it. As many others postmodern artists his work is both based and influenced by pop culture and film genre.
Just in case you haven't seen any of Spielberg's movies, here's the special edition trailer for Close encounters of the third kind from 1977 which is often mentioned in relation to Crewdson's work.
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