An all time great movie of the early 80's that changed the movie industry forever was 1982 science fiction film, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. The movie, in a nut shell, was about a boy named Elliot, played by actor Henry Thomas, who an alien comes onto the planet which he names "E. T." and has to hide it from the government and outsiders. As the story of the movie goes on the boy Elliot and E.T. become very close and it shows a bond so tight between the boy and the alien that for the majority anyone who would see the movie would and still does fall in love for the duo's friendship and relationship. Directed and co-produced by world known director Steven Spielberg.
Spielberg has won many of the top awards for the picture and music scene, including Academy Awards and many others to say the least. Spielberg had a strong image in his brain and made a imaginary friend after his parents divorce in 1960 and wanted to create this picture for everyone to see. The actual character of E.T. by itself was a breakthrough in early mechanics being used so frequently on camera. The views that were put into E.T. were at 1.5 million dollars for the total character of E.T. After E.T. hit the movie screen in summer of 1982, it became a major hit in all movie theatre's all over the United States and had people loving the little extra terrestrial. The movie itself was a breakthrough and showed a theme of peace and to look pass what people or things look like.
E.T. was a hit! Its opening weekend did 11.9 million in the box office and stayed at the top of the charts for over four months. At the time it was the largest gross revenue a movie ever did. All critics a couple years down all called E.T. a "classic of its time". President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan were so moved by the film, also Princess Diana was in tears after watching the film. The film was viewed by the United Nations and Spielberg received the U.N. Peace Medal. The movie won awards over seas and a blue ribbon in Japan. E.T. touched the hearts of millions and remains one of the best movies ever in production.Sources:
http://history1900s.about.com/od/1980s/qt/ETmovie.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083866/
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http://io9.com/assets/resources/2007/10/ET.jpg
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Good Blog Zach. E.T. was probably one of the greatest breakthrough movies of all time. Having one of the greatest directors of all time Spielberg was a great way to get this movie rolling. Everyone loved the idea of this friendly alien as its numbers show.
ReplyDeleteNice job, Zach. It is interesting that you point out that Pres. Reagan liked the movie. Reagan was almost obsessed with the idea of space aliens, and once talked to the leader of the Soviet Union (Gorbachev) about how the US and USSR should cooperate in the case of alien invasion. Gorbachev responded that since that was unlikely, maybe they could cooperate in nuclear arms reduction, and out of that came a major arms treaty.
ReplyDeleteGood work, but proofread a bit more thoroughly.