One of my 15 favorite films of all time

Rating: 10/10 (13 June 2006)

I have to agree that I am amazed this film doesn't rate an upper 8 on this site. It is one of the most perfect films I know. I am not sure how many people remember when this came out. It was in a time that aliens were only thought of as natural enemies of man or benevolent beings seeking to fatten us before we were eaten. This film, like Close Encounters became the first of their kind. Although with the backdrop of the last 25 years it may seem sweet or even quaint, it can be shown to anyone and they can come away feeling profoundly joyful for the experience. Shot in Spielberg's modern world of imperfect families working through difficult times, E.T. raises us up from the day-to-day to help us see the larger picture of who we are and what we can be. Not unlike his later masterpiece Schindler's List there is a greater us than we currently see ourselves as.