I was five when I first saw the movie, and although it frightened me at the time, it still makes me cry. A very personal film for Spielberg as he explores atypical friendships after the separation of his father he should be commended for achieving such a remarkable success and for sharing it with the rest of us. The closest runner up is likely Goonies (a film written by Spielberg). Other films which attempt to do so dive so deep into childhood memories they lose their connection with adults, and degrade to brief interludes of "dumb" comic relief to keep grown ups from falling asleep.
Few other films capture as powerful a message of childhood emotion. This is the pinnacle of Spielberg's childhood movies. Adult criticism of the movie loses its youthful bond, and fails to appreciate growing up in the 80's.
It excites a story adults often forget, and a powerful remembrance of a childhood friendship during difficult periods of development. captures a piece of childhood, and reminds the rest of us of a time long since past. Spielberg's powerful and remarkable film about a boy and his unusual befriendment of an extra terrestrial.
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