From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!duke!mcnc!unc!bch
Newsgroups: net.movies
Title: Re: E.T. -->SPOILER<--
Article-I.D.: unc.3620
Posted: Mon Jun 28 03:45:29 1982
Received: Tue Jun 29 07:47:09 1982


References: allegra.419

I agree with Dave Yost that the forces central to ET are not technical,
but emotional.  It is a good and reasonable hypothesis that ET is restored,
like Tinkerbell, by Elliot's belief and by love.  My own interpretation
of ET's "death" and "recovery" were far simpler, however:  He needed his
full strength to "call home" and simply withdrew, much like a Hindu Yogi.
My evidence?  ET's first words on recovering are "ET call home!"...
explanation enough.  I tend also to think that any body chemistry that
could survive beer, local vegetation and the ministrations of modern
medicine could easily assimilate our planetary bugs.

Allegra!phr (whoever that may be) points out the heavy drawing from
Walt Disney throughout the film.  My first take on the film was that
Spielberg set out to make a Disney-type film which included the sense
of wonder and genuine affection that the Disney organization has lost
in its later years.  Truly this film took me back to my childhood,
restoring some of what those more cynical than Spielberg have tried
to take away.

			->Byron Howes