E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Name: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Released: 1982

Steven Spielberg · 1982 · Film

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Alien Contact & Civilizations Telepathy & Psychic Powers

It redefined alien contact in popular culture, portraying extraterrestrials as empathetic beings and emphasizing themes of childhood wonder and interspecies friendship.

What it is

This film redefined alien contact, shifting the narrative from threat to empathy and wonder. It became the most successful SF film of its era, emphasizing themes of friendship, childhood, and belonging.

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind· 1977↑ open

'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' is a continuation and refinement of Steven Spielberg's own exploration of benevolent alien contact and human wonder, building directly on the themes established in his earlier film 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'.

Steven Spielberg's "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" further developed the themes of benevolent alien contact and wonder, building directly on his own groundbreaking work in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" by focusing on an intimate, empathetic interspecies friendship.

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Stranger Things· 2016↓ open

The central theme of a group of children befriending and protecting a mysterious, powerful, and vulnerable being (Eleven) from government pursuit is a direct homage to E.T.