![]() 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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