September has been Spielberg month for me! Earlier in the month I saw Close Encounters of the Third Kind for its 40th Anniversary, a few weeks ago I saw Raiders of the Lost Ark with the score played live by the Utah Symphony, and I got to see E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (celebrating its 35th Anniversary) yesterday thanks to the TCM Big Screen Classics series. Seeing this wonderful movie on the big screen once again was such a delight and I loved every minute of it. I remember two things very distinctly when I saw this movie for the first time. The design of the alien was keep very secret until the movie was released and I was so excited to see what E.T. looked like. I thought he was adorable! I also remember that my sister threw up during the movie and we always reminded her of this every time we watched our VHS copy of it! The story of the relationship between an alien accidentally left on Earth and a lonely boy dealing with his parents' separation is so lovely. There are so many fun and iconic moments in the movie that made me cheer once again (there were many kids in the audience seeing it for the first time who squealed with delight at these same scenes): when Elliott uses Reese's Pieces to lure E.T. out of the woods, when Gertie dresses him up, when Elliott releases all of the frogs at school, when E.T. first says "E.T. phone home," when Elliott's bicycle is lifted in the air on the way to the mountain, and when E.T.'s heart lights up after it appears that he has died. While E.T. needs Elliott to help him get back home I think Elliott needs E.T. just as much and their goodbye at the end of the movie made me tear up just a little bit! Like Close Encounters, this movie was just as magical as it was the first time I saw it on the big screen and I'm glad I had the opportunity to do so again.
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