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E.t. the Extra-Terrestrial
Released in 1981, Steven Spielberg's E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial touched the emotions and the collective imagination of moviegoers of all ages, breaking all previous b...
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Steven Spielberg (born 1946) was one of the wealthiest and most powerful movie-makers in Hollywood. The director of such elaborate fantasies as Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T., The Extra-T...
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Motion picture producer, director, and writer Steven Spielberg, creator of such immensely popular films as Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Raiders of the Lost...
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In the following essay, Magistrale examines the portrayal of adults in E.T. and discusses the film as an indictment of adult society.
As I write these words, Steven Spielberg's movie E.T.: The ...
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In the following essay, Rushing characterizes E.T. as “a significant experiment in the rhetoric of mythic transcendence,” noting that the film effectively deconstructs the boundaries bet...
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In the following essay, Mott and Saunders explore the inspirations behind E.T. and comment on the film's critical reception and suspected religious symbolism.
Dear E.T.,
I love you and want yo...
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E.t. the Extra-Terrestrial
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Critical Essay by Anthony Magistrale
