Extra-Terrestrial Themes

America, in the 80’s comprised of the presidential election of Ronald Reagan who beats President Jimmy Carter to become the 40th president of the United States. Also, the era when the Cold War ended, and when the Berlin Wall fell. It was an era where society was recovering from the Vietnam war. The 1980s was also the age of the blockbuster movies. Especially the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial which came out in 1982, an American science fiction fantasy film which was co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg. The movie was an instant success as soon as it was released. The movie tells the story of a boy named Elliot who befriends with an extraterrestrial alien, who he calls "E.T.", an alien who is stranded on Earth. Before the release of E.T., aliens had been depicted as evil monstrous creatures with harmful effects.
They were always portrayed typically with the result in the destruction of Earth”. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial was the first movie which portrayed an alien as being good and harmless to society. The world fell in love with “E.T , children, around the world loved the character Elliott and his marvelous adventure ,and wished for an equally exhilarating adventure as well. In relation to events on the movie the themes within the film reflect the social issues of the day.