
Even though he was able to establish a temporary telepathic link with Elliott, it is most likely not as potent as the one forged with his own kind, as demonstrated by the alien's decline. to stay back on Earth, as it would render him incapable of independent functionality. He initially shows a cautious interest with human life such as Elliot’s toys, family and loneliness and over the course of the film understands how humanity is not too different from his own species.Due to the co-dependent nature of the alien hive mind, it is impossible for E.T. He builds a device that will help send him home. He learns how to adapt to human life very quickly and how to communicate.

Steven Spielberg has said that the main reason for E.T’s long neck was to reinforce the idea that no human could be in a costume although this was actually the case, it was only the animatronics that included a elongated neck.Į.T is very smart. is small and has a stout, rotund main body, brown skin, no visible ears, large head, very long arms, very short legs, enormous blue eyes, bird-like feet with human-like toenails, nose and mouth of an orangutan, teeth of a horse, long neck of a snake and long thin fingers of a toad. The movie ends with Elliott and his family watch E.T.'s ship take off, leaving a rainbow in the sky.Į.T. The next day, the spaceship returns to pick up E.T and return home. With the help of Elliott and his siblings, he manages to create a makeshift communicator made of household objects and was successfully able to "phone home". is inspired to try it himself in order to return home. After reading a "Buck Rogers" comic strip about him being stranded on an alien world and builds a communicator out of what's leftover from his damaged ship to call for home. He doesn't like the taste of potato salad.

becomes fond of Earth food (mainly fruit and vegetables) specifically Reese's Pieces and beer. During his brief stay on Earth, he befriends Elliot. He is the main protagonist from the movie E.T. is a short brown extraterrestrial that was accidentally left on Earth by his botanist colleagues.
