Firstly, thank you for reading and commenting. Secondly, I am pleased the Argumentative Penguin recommended me. I have a very high opinion of their articles too. Thirdly, whilst it seems we do think alike in many ways on this issue, I'm a big fan of Spielberg on the whole, despite West Side Story striking me as well made but superfluous. That includes Munich, which I consider rather underrated. But I do agree the scene you mention is very nasty indeed. My own love for Spielberg dates back to E.T., for very personal reasons.