E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial Analysis

In today’s society people are surrounded by different stories and artistic concepts regarding space, and other life forms outside of planet Earth. Steven Spielberg’s E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) was one of the first major science fiction tales that was shown in theatres that amazed audiences. There are plenty of reasons as to why people across America fell in love with this extraordinary spaceman, and still continue to love him to this day. By personifying E.T. it allowed viewers to be consumed with desire for this other worldly being. On the other hand, artistically the lighting within the film itself is absolutely genius because it allows the audience to create a lot of the world and characters themselves; which is better than anything that could be put on screen. Lastly, by adding a hint of relevant pop culture into the film it allows the story to seem more believable and relatable. These are just some of the key components that
The Extra-Terrestrial Spielberg was able to make his audience feel as though the story he was telling was more believable and relatable. Five years previous to the release of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial another major science fiction film was released that the world was still going crazy about: this film was Starwars. Spielberg was smart enough to release that the world loved starwars so much that they would be able to appreciate and love the homage to George Lucas’ film Starwars. In E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Elliot plays with Starwars figurines, which is something that many children of that decade also did. This allowed the audience to put themselves in the shoes of Elliot and imagine themselves becoming friends with an extra-terrestrial. At one point - when Elliot and Michael dress E.T. up as a ghost for Halloween – E.T. see’s a child dressed up as Yoda and acts like he recognizes him. Spielberg’s alludes to Starwars within E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial are still discussed and studied