The main character is also ET himself as he journeys through the story. The premise of the story seems simple: Elliot finds ET, who is a visitor from another planet left stranded on Earth. ET is hiding in his backyard, and, like many other young teens that find a stray, Elliot decides to keep him. Hiding the alien from his mother, Elliot and the neighborhood kids make friends with ET. The story is much deeper here than this easy plot. The story itself examines the search for self as seen through the eyes of a teen that is in the full stages of adolescent turmoil and through the eyes of an alien who longs to belong.
Elliot's parents are getting a divorce. If this itself were the only problem, Elliot could handle it. Elliot is also the middle child, which presents its own dilemmas. Elliot's mother is also wrapped up in her own situation, not connected or in tune with her children. ET begins to fill the gap as a father figure. The two relate so well to each other because, even though, E.T. fills the gap for Elliot, he is missing his own family and is comforted by Elliot (Lawless 55). It also shows the feelings of childhood innocence (both Elliot and ET) and hurt over the parental breakup. One of the story's best moments shows this meaning of a hurtful childhood by divorce. The mother is reading the daughter, Gertie, a bedtime story. Significantly, the story is Peter Pan, which deals with the struggle of growing up. The camera then shows the boys, Elliot and his brother, reliving old memories of their father. ET is watching the mother/daughter bond and is pining for what he has lost and so desperately wants back. (Spielberg) No other part in the story so clearly portraits the sorrow over the parental split and the need for a close family relationship. ET eventually brings them closer than ever to each other. Though he becomes attached to Elliot, ET wants to get back to his own family and his own planet.
Critical Synthesis Paper E.T. ... Of course I am talking about the world-renowned E.T.. ... To get the movement for E.T., he hired two human dwarfs that would be the physical movement of E.T. ... According to E.T. the Extraterrestrial from Concept to Classic, there are nine different sounds that E.T. can make. ... Member's of Lucasfilm provided burps and E.T.'...
This paints for the viewers a portrait of the life E.T. now faces. ... Elliot brings E.T. into his home and starts to indoctrinate E.T. with earthly things. ... By now the science team has E.T. under custody and try their best to save E.T. but cannot. At a point, the symbiotic connection between Elliot and E.T. is broken and Elliot returns to normal health, but not E.T. ... Once E.T. is packed in ice he revives, and through a series of shenanigans, the children return E.T. to his ship. ...
By observing negative behavior, from a depressed parent, an adolescent can develop depressive cognitions also. ... Children, despite evidence of typical adult features, are more likely to show symptoms of somatic complaints, withdrawal, antisocial behavior, clinging behaviors, nightmares, and boredom (Heller, 2012). ... According to Garber, children's attributions correlate strongly with their parent's explanations about their behavior. ... Klomek (2007) conducted a study to assess the association between bullying behavior and depression in adolescents in grades 9th-12th. ... Victims...
Let me start off this review by saying that I've never seen the movie E.T. before so I didn't really know what to expect. ... After viewing this movie with great scrutiny, I have concluded that E.T. follows the archetypal storyline. ... In E.T., an alien botanist is stranded on earth and befriended by a boy named Elliot. ... Although it doesn't seem like there are a lot of similarities between E.T. and the story of Christ, you would be surprised at what you could discover if you knew where to look. ... I know that Spielberg is Jewish but the similarities ...
E.T. ... One of the important reasons for the E.T.'... E.T. did so well because it truly revolutionized our views of existence of aliens out there. Another critical factor, which led E.T. to a big success in the box office, was the technology behind the scenes of the movie. ... With a movie like E.T., both parents and children could easily be entertained which is one of the reasons for E.T.'...
Adolescent Antisocial Behavior To begin this essay, I will attempt to give a full description of the components of antisocial behavior in order to accurately depict my sister's situation. ... Oddly, clinical descriptions note that most adolescents displaying significant signs of antisocial behavior are of adequate intellect and do not display signs of thought disorder. ... Finally, other typical behaviors in adolescents affected by antisocial behavior include: truancy, lying and stealing, engaging in physical fights, a tendency to run away, lighting fires, cruelty to animals, a tende...
Adolescent Antisocial Behavior To begin this essay, I will attempt to give a full description of the components of antisocial behavior in order to accurately depict my sister's situation. ... Oddly, clinical descriptions note that most adolescents displaying significant signs of antisocial behavior are of adequate intellect and do not display signs of thought disorder. ... School settings, for example, can promote antisocial behavior by creating a punitive atmosphere for adolescents. ... During her interview at the Adolescent Psychiatric Unit (APU), she reported feeling "really depre...
On the 100 Most Successful Films chart it holds steady at #9, while others such as E.T. come in at #25 (Worsely 106). ... As a child I loved Steven Spielberg's movie, E.T. ... From childhood until now, I still associate Steven Spielberg directly to E.T. At the beginning of my research I still held E.T. as the film that basically made Steven Spielberg what he is today. ... It is said that Steven enjoyed making E.T. ...
Spending seven to eight hours at school with their peers affects adolescent behaviors and attitudes. ... These influences from peer groups can affect adolescent behavior and transition into adulthood. ... "The lack of competence and school failure may result in an individual's lack of motivation to conform to normative behavioral patterns." ... This trend may extend out of the boundaries of school work and may include the adolescents behavior. ... Evidence from these three environments which adolescents encounter regularly, all suggest a poor fit for adolescents. ...
