From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhtsa!ihnss!inuxc!inuxa!rael
Newsgroups: net.movies
Title: Re: ET (Spoiler)
Article-I.D.: inuxa.111
Posted: Mon Jun 21 13:20:47 1982
Received: Thu Jun 24 02:18:35 1982
References: pyuxjj.236


   Remember what happened to the martians in War of the Worlds???
   ET is in an alien environment. No surprise he got sick and almost
died!!!
   I believe that the steril environment created around ET was intended
to keep humans from infecting ET rather than viceversa (for those who 
disagree, it works both ways anyway). I base my belief on the fact that
this wasn't a film of good guys against bad guys, but rather good kids
against good (but not quite as good) grown-ups.
   I do agree though that there was a strong connection between ET and Elliot
and perhaps that's what kept ET alive for so long, that is why when ET let
Elliot go, Elliot got better so quickly and ET collapsed so fast.

                                             inuxa!rael