Dumb things in E.T. everyone ignored

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is the crown jewel of director Steven Spielberg's career, the sweet spot where mass appeal meets filmmaking mastery, and it perfectly nails the auteur's frequent attempt to tell stories through the eyes of children. And back in 1982, both kids and adults thought that E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was something special, as not long after its initial release, the moving, exhilarating, and dazzling film became the highest-grossing movie of all time. Families couldn't get enough of the kind-eyed alien with the big red heart, glowing finger, voracious hunger for Reese's Pieces, and a deep connection with a lonely boy named Elliott (Henry Thomas).

E.T. wasn't exactly a treacly, sunny family film, either. It's at times harsh and all too real (and perhaps that's why it resonated), showing a family wrecked by divorce, only to meet a sweet alien who nearly dies and also avoids capture by some deeply frightening government authorities. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is also kind of a weird movie, and like any other film, it definitely has it flaws. Viewing it with adult eyes more than 35 years after its debut reveals that there are a lot of things in it that just don't add up. So stop trying to phone home as we take a look at some of the dumb things in E.T. that audiences usually ignore.

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