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Steven Spielberg regrets the most criticized change in ‘ET The Extra-Terrestrial’

More than 40 years have passed since ET the alien was released, but Steven Spielberg’s film has not lost an iota of strength. Considered by the American filmmaker himself as one of his most “perfect” films, the recent viewings that he made caused his opinion to change regarding some of the artistic decisions adopted. Especially in the use of weapons.

Let us remember that in the 20th anniversary of the film, The edition that reached theaters and DVD also involved a series of digital touch ups to improve the alien, but also some controversial changes. In one of the most memorable scenes, the shotguns of the federal agents trying to apprehend Elliot were exchanged for walkie talkies. A transformation that angered many.

Eliminating the weapons was a mistake. I should never have done that. ET he is a product of his time. No film should be reviewed based on today’s lenses, either voluntarily or forced to look through them”, the North American filmmaker recently pointed out in a masterclass for TIME.

ET It was a movie that was sensitive to federal agents approaching a group of the kids with their firearms exposed and I thought I should trade the guns for walkie talkies. Years have passed and I have changed my point of viewadded the director of schindler’s list and In search of the lost ark.

Some surprising statements full tendency to the opposite use of weapons, due to the problems currently evident in American society and the event that occurred during the filming of Rustwhere cinematographer Halyna Hutchins tragically passed away.

“I should never have messed with my own work files and I don’t recommend anyone do that. All of our movies are kind of a sign of where we were when we made them, what the world was like, and how the world received these stories when we published those stories.Spielberg concludes.

Right now, the director is reaping the fruits sown with his most personal filmThe Fabelmans. The semi-autobiographical film of Spielberg’s own childhood and youth earned seven nominations for the 2023 Oscars.

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