But I don't think there's a lot of precedent for that particular approach, at least tonally, that Spielberg takes with "E.T." He says the movie's family setting within a science fiction framework allowed it to connect to audiences in a universal way.ĭOWD: It's hard to think of a lot of films before "E.T." that brought this kind of emotional intimacy to science fiction. KURTZLEBEN: That's Alex Dowd, a freelance film critic in Chicago. comes into these kids' lives, and he literally introduces magic to their lives. But even with all that time travel, the space movie has endured.ĪLEX DOWD: I think part of this movie is about sort of taking the idea of the magic of childhood and making it literal.
The Extra-Terrestrial," the story of Elliott, a young boy who helps an alien find its way home? And the movie turns 40 this year. Who can forget that iconic line from the iconic film "E.T.
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