so I didn’t really know what to expect. After watching it, I must say that I was pleasantly

surprised. Although this movie was probably intended for children, it will appeal to all

age groups because it deals with emotions like isolation, friendship, and love. These

feelings are universal and everyone can relate to this movie no matter what type of

After viewing this movie with great scrutiny, I have concluded that E.T. follows

the archetypal storyline. The hero, also known as “The Chosen One,” goes out on a

journey, gains knowledge, makes some new friends, and finally passes some kind of test.

In my opinion, Steven Spielberg not only uses this pattern, he borrows a couple of key

elements from the story of Christ. He updates this ancient story in a very inventive way

by using an extra terrestrial to represent Jesus. I think he did a great job by not making

the parallels to Christianity too obvious. However, we can still make the connection if

In E.T., an alien botanist is stranded on earth and befriended by a boy named

back to life. The film is brought to a conclusion after a dramatic bicycle chase from the

Another interesting aspect of the film was that half of the movie was shot from a

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