E.T. -- Extra Terrible

Rating: 2/10 (24 October 2014)

According to Walt Disney, "Movies can and do have tremendous inﬂuence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood." Parents and young adults need to come to know that Steven Spielberg's, The Extra Terrestrial classic, has some scenes of mild peril that may be too intense for younger children. For example, E.T. looks like he has perished in one scene. Which child needs or even wants to see a shriveled dying alien that is disgusting to look at? No one! In the the movie E.T.,there is strong language intertwined within the movie that is unnecessary and rude. In today's standards for a PG movie, E.T. is beyond the limits. A concerned Christian parent once stated that this certain movie was compared to the characteristics of Jesus which uphold the essence of love and goodness. Not just this particular parent, but many others found this portrayal shocking and couldn't even express enough how stupeﬁed they were. The movie has a strong inﬂuence on young children. If children continue to think that using foul language is OK, then the movie E.T. is to blame. Furthermore, the quality of this movie is poorly portrayed with the usage of unnecessary and foul language, scenes of intense mild peril which children should not see, and also comparing the supposedly nice and lovable alien to the worlds own perfect Lord and Savior.
Basically, the movie E.T. has an inﬂuence on children that is inadmissible. There are certainly more than just a couple of parents who agree that the language used in the ﬁlm would not be the kind of language that they would want their own kids to express. How can anyone hear children speak as they do in this ﬁlm, and think these are the values many people's kids will pick up? As the language continued throughout the movie, it probably had a huge inﬂuence on children to talk in such a manner at their own house, visiting friends, or at school, which is a big issue. Exposing this to children is unacceptable. Parents in all societies should come to terms if they would want for their children to hear that kind of inappropriate manner of speech from a PG children's movie. Many would agree that a children's movie should not contain that kind of impolite manner of speech towards anybody. Furthermore, parents shouldn't have to worry about insigniﬁcant language that is being exposed to their very own children at a young age.
More importantly, sources say that the alien that is the center of this ﬁlm has characteristics of Jesus. Why would anything or anyone even think to be or portray our Savior? Why would anybody think that they are worthy? Nobody on this whole planet has the ability to be anything like Jesus. Jesus spoke of honor, love, patience, truth, respect, etc. Comparing this movie in any way to all that Jesus did for us, in being born, dying for our sins, and being resurrected, is so far fetched. Recommending this movie to anyone would be pointless and sordid, especially to a Christian family. To end, the horrid words to describe this movie being compared to the Lord are endless. Nothing can be compared to the one who created life on this beautiful earth.
In addition, some may think that the movie E.T. by Steven Spielberg is an inspirational movie that tells a story of a unique friendship between a boy and an alien that is unforgettable and sweet, but the truth is the only thing that people have correct is that it is unforgettable. This movie is unforgettable because it consists of foul and impolite language, gruesome peril, and untrustworthy facts said about the only perfect thing in this world; Jesus. This movie speciﬁcally reﬂects on how children are not supposed to act around anyone with that kind of tone or disrespectful language. People need to understand that this movie consists of horrible inﬂuences on the next generation. Without the proper enhancements followed by children watching this ﬁlm, they won't know how to think properly about different aspects in life.
Moreover, this movie also consists of overly intense scenes that are too sickening for the average child. Having a child being exposed to those kinds of events are unhealthy. Experts say that people's brains store the memory of the adrenaline rush people experienced after just seeing something deplorable. It triggers numerous amounts of other alarming images that cross people's consciousness. Children should not have to go through being frightened for a long period of time. And that is exactly what the movie E.T., by Steven Spielberg is exposing.
In conclusion, in the eyes of many the ﬁlm E.T., by Steven Spielberg is inﬂuencing children in a negative way. It exposes blood-curdling images in their minds, infers that it's OK to use rude comments and language, and also giving not just children, but people of all ages the predicament to see Jesus less than he is. This movie is without doubt the worst movie that refers to unprofessional and dishonest habits.