Did you know that Steven Spielberg crafted the all-time classic E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, drawing on his own childhood experiences of loneliness? By the end of its initial theatrical run, the movie had achieved such an enigmatic status that it had dethroned Star Wars as the highest-grossing movie of all time. He made the concept of an alien look human, stepping aside from the usual violence associated with their arrival in movies. And when E.T. said with his baby words, “E.T. phone home,” it was game over. He wasn’t an alien anymore; he was a friend in need of help.

Source: No Film School