E.T.
We have already looked at a Steven Spielberg iconic movie but move on a decade and it's time to look at another.
There is no way that you can look through some of the most memorable movies of the eighties without talking about the wonderful E.T.
The movie celebrates it's thirtieth anniversary this year, yes it really was released back in 1982, and yet it is still as powerful and emotional now as it was back then.
I admit I cry at the ending EVERY single, despite the fact that I know what is coming - only someone with a heart of stone isn't moved by it!!!
Anyway. This movie remains one of Spielberg's masterpieces and will remain a shining beacon of how children's movies should be made.
But what is so interesting about this movie is it is told through the child's perspective and it shows that kids, unlike adults, really are without prejudice.
They are so willing to accept E.T. regardless of what he is and where he came from - something that J.J. Abrams tried to capture in Super 8.
The children are a lot more understanding of his plight and are not afraid of something that is different - which is a great message in itself.
While this is a sci-fi movie at the heart of E.T. is a story of friendship, an unbreakable bond between Elliot & E.T.
And in that sense Spielberg has created a timeless piece of cinema as friendship and the risks that we take for that friendship are themes that will never die and will always resonate with an audience no matter what the age.
But when it comes to being iconic there is no image more memorable than Elliot and his friends riding past the moon as they try to get E.T. home.
Apart from being stunningly shot and beautifully action by a young cast it the themes of this movie that have really made it enjoy.
The innocence of childhood, friendship and loneliness are ideas that we can all relate to.
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