The 1980s were the decade of the modern blockbuster, which changed cinema forever thanks to Steven Spielberg and his constant contributions. From the Indiana Jones trilogy and E.T the Extra-Terrestrial cleaning up at the box office alongside George Lucas’ The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, movies were sticking around longer in theaters to try to make as much money as possible. The '80s might be the most important decade culturally due to the media landscape changing as well as the political landscape.