Come from heaven, died & resurrected: E.T. as a modern Jesus story

E.T. considered one of the great family films of the 1980s: a lost alien, a lonely child, a friendship across worlds. But beneath the surface lies a second interpretation that keeps the film fascinating to this day: Is E.T. perhaps also a modern Jesus story?

This article looks at the religious traces in Steven Spielberg's classic – from the being that comes from the heavens, heals the sick, dies, resurrects, and finally ascends back to the heavens. A surprising look at a film that could be much more than just science fiction for the whole family.