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    CLIP DESCRIPTION:
    Lacombe (François Truffaut) makes direct -- and friendly -- contact with one of the aliens.
    FILM DESCRIPTION:
    Steven Spielberg followed Jaws (1975), his first major box-office success, with this epic science fiction adventure about a disparate group of people who attempt to contact alien intelligence. Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) is an electrical lineman who, while sent out on emergency repairs, witnesses an unidentified flying object, and even has a "sunburn" from its bright lights to prove it. Neary's wife and children are at first skeptical, then concerned, and eventually fearful, as Roy refuses to accept a "logical" explanation for what he saw and is prepared to give up his job, his home, and his family to pursue the "truth" about UFOs. Neary's obsession eventually puts him in contact with others who've had close encounters with alien spacecraft, including Jillian (Melinda Dillon), a single mother whose son disappeared during her UFO experience, and Claude Lacombe (celebrated French filmmaker François Truffaut), a French researcher who believes that we can use a musical language to communicate with alien visitors. Lacombe's theory is put to the test when a band of government researchers and underground UFO enthusiasts (including Neary) join for an exchange with alien visitors near Devil's Tower, Wyoming. In 1980, a "Special Edition" was released. While its primary selling point was the addition of scenes inside the alien spaceship, Spielberg claimed that he also cleaned up some choppy editing in the second act.
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    Cast: Bob Balaban, Richard Dreyfuss, Cary Guffey, François Truffaut, Melinda Dillon
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    Screenwriters: Hal Barwood, Jerry Belson, Matthew Robbins, Steven Spielberg, John Hill
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  • @awesomegamer9981
    @awesomegamer9981 Před 3 lety +881

    The alien showing the same amount of wonder in his facial expression as if this is the first time they've encountered another intelligent species make this scene extremely impactful.

    • @angelinarobert622
      @angelinarobert622 Před 3 lety +13

      Um...humans are intelligent? We don't use zero-point energy. We are polluting the air we breathe with our cars. In America obesity is on the rise. 50% of Americans will be diabetic by age 50. "How does soldiers killing each other solve the world's problems?"-Calvin from Calvin And Hobbes, "Especially when war is not won on the battlefield but at the peace treaty signing table." - me.
      "Success can test your mettle as sure as any foe." -???

    • @scrumdiddily6162
      @scrumdiddily6162 Před 3 lety +120

      @@angelinarobert622 Yes, humans are intelligent. Even you. Even though you clearly don’t understand the definition of intelligence. all intelligence is, is the ability to gain and use knowledge.. Humans have clearly done that multiple times, all you’re doing is giving examples of misuse of said intelligence.

    • @joecramerone
      @joecramerone Před 2 lety +28

      @@angelinarobert622 "zero point energy" lolllll

    • @arandompersonthatyoumightk4476
      @arandompersonthatyoumightk4476 Před 2 lety +16

      @@angelinarobert622 they meant intelligence as in we have art, science, infrastructure, culture, etc

    • @counterfan90
      @counterfan90 Před 2 lety +29

      @@angelinarobert622 I bet you are a vegan living on the big city.
      Life is hard for the rest of us. This is why you are a bourgeois and we are the working class.

  • @dylanmorgan2374
    @dylanmorgan2374 Před 4 lety +962

    0:27 That exact moment the alien raises his hand. That is the entire movie’s purpose, it is the reason that they are all there. A brief, single intimate moment when two races of beings separated by light years and eons share a simple, gesture-led acknowledgement of eachother. That’s all you get. That’s all anyone could ask for.
    This is one of the most important films of our time, an ideal of vision what could happen. Someday..not sure when...humanity will discover other beings in this universe.

    • @moskosama6393
      @moskosama6393 Před 4 lety +25

      Someone would just film him with his smartphone

    • @tjordulf
      @tjordulf Před 4 lety +88

      what a surprise, if the alien had raised his hand and said, " EIN DEUTSCHES VOLK, EIN DEUTSCHES REICH!"

    • @SirKolass
      @SirKolass Před 4 lety +7

      Alien: ◄:•D✋

    • @aricalifornia6272
      @aricalifornia6272 Před 4 lety +4

      But if that's all the communication they have then who arranged the exchange program

    • @Casanovamorris
      @Casanovamorris Před 3 lety +4

      This is a copy and paste coment because ive read it 2 years ago.

  • @greg-nt7ue
    @greg-nt7ue Před 9 lety +1086

    I like how the alien is animatronic, not CGI, even though it's made of gears and padding, it makes it seem more real.

    • @StephanieLaerkeAndersen
      @StephanieLaerkeAndersen Před 7 lety +92

      greg The fact that it's a puppet and it's not CGI means of course that it physically exists right there on the set. Animatronics and puppetry gives the film a physical heft which CGI just doesn't achieve.

    • @TooCooFoYou
      @TooCooFoYou Před 7 lety +16

      greg Did you know that they had originally intended to use a CGI for the alien in this scene? It didn't look good (it wouldn't be until Tron was released that CGI would really hit off) so they opted with an animatronic.

    • @richwicz
      @richwicz Před 6 lety +18

      I thought maybe the alien was animated using stop motion. I didn't realise it was an animatronic puppet.

    • @johnboko7110
      @johnboko7110 Před 6 lety +7

      Yes which is something I respect and love in movies back in the day that we don't get nowadays most of time it's CGI and visual effects.

    • @agfagaevart
      @agfagaevart Před 6 lety +2

      czcams.com/video/DiQnCsDvDT8/video.html
      The only person who could acheive these effects at the time. Things have changed a lot since then.
      Films still use animatronics alongside CGI.

  • @musicman76enator
    @musicman76enator Před 6 lety +113

    1:39 "Good Bye" I'm glad they gave the last line of the movie to the kid. That was sweet.

    • @astrozombies
      @astrozombies Před 2 lety +5

      Yea... They don't make movies like that no more.

    • @apooyosucks
      @apooyosucks Před 2 lety +10

      The innocence of a child to top off the wholesome moment of two species acknowledging each other with a friendly gesture.

  • @whoopdeedoo876
    @whoopdeedoo876 Před 8 lety +1231

    There's something indescribably emotional about this scene...

    • @juggsmcbulge82
      @juggsmcbulge82 Před 8 lety +87

      I know. I just watched it and I just had to watch it agin. It shows humanity's kindness and peacefulness. I also kinda feel bad for Roy because everyone saw him as a crazy person and his wife left him and it brought tears to my eyes when Barry was reunited with his mother.

    • @juggsmcbulge82
      @juggsmcbulge82 Před 8 lety +26

      When Barry said bye I just couldn't get that scene out of my head. It also makes me sad that most of these actors are elderly or dead.

    • @dcjr7921
      @dcjr7921 Před 7 lety +14

      Yeah! That emotion is terror!

    • @roquefortfiles
      @roquefortfiles Před 7 lety +5

      That's PUCK!! That's what Steven called the Alien. And he operated the smile action during the take.

    • @roquefortfiles
      @roquefortfiles Před 7 lety +4

      You're a real glass half empty kind of guy.

  • @pedalpowered1
    @pedalpowered1 Před 8 lety +958

    If this happened today, the poor bastard would be swiss cheese before he could raise his hand to wave.

    • @DeanStrickson
      @DeanStrickson Před 8 lety +169

      Nah, he's white so he'll be alright.

    • @joshuagrajeda9442
      @joshuagrajeda9442 Před 8 lety +13

      +pedalpowered1 Cold as strawberry ice cream.

    • @monos70
      @monos70 Před 5 lety +75

      Nope. If this happened today, the government would deny it happened as the whole world was watching.

    • @Aonexia
      @Aonexia Před 5 lety +5

      Hahahahaaaa..... So true mate!

    • @druidboy76
      @druidboy76 Před 5 lety +17

      No he wouldn’t. Stop shoving your garbage Faith in humanity onto the rest of us

  • @REL1C
    @REL1C Před 7 lety +233

    i love that the alien fucking smiles

    • @gwenfluker3436
      @gwenfluker3436 Před 2 lety +10

      This scene of the movie always makes me cry. That alien smile is so precious.

    • @IIAnaxiezzII
      @IIAnaxiezzII Před rokem +2

      It’s wonderful. As if this is also their first time finding other intelligent life and they are just as excited and amazed about it as we are.
      To quote Carl Sagan. “Life, looks for life”

  • @LarryLeeMoniz
    @LarryLeeMoniz Před 6 lety +205

    With all the CGI and all the alien movies made since then, this to me is still the best. This alien looks real, has emotion. And the effects totally hold up.

    • @briangriffin5701
      @briangriffin5701 Před 6 lety +2

      Larry Lee Moniz
      I love this movie but the 1080p and 4k versions ruin the mistique of the movie. We were never meant to view this in ultra high def. You can easily notice how fake the aliens are and the alien that's doing the alien sign language has a noticable ripple in the arm(costume malfunction?).

    • @bms77
      @bms77 Před 2 lety +1

      Yea especially w the fast realistic blinking too! Loved that

    • @VincentGuastini
      @VincentGuastini Před 11 měsíci +1

      100%

    • @seasquawker
      @seasquawker Před 8 měsíci +1

      I think especially in the scenes with low light or the parts where the aliens are just a silouette with bright lights behind them, these special effects work even better than modern cgi. When the little aliens come out of the spaceship and select Roy, this scene seems very real... even though almost 50 year old effects. It may have been better if this movie never showed the aliens in clear lighting. Should have been left obscured. The only scene that doesn't hold up is the alien who does the hand signs. Too rubbery looking

    • @VincentGuastini
      @VincentGuastini Před 8 měsíci

      @@seasquawker I agree with everthing u said except for the hand signal Alien. It's real and remarkable.

  • @cambowles6499
    @cambowles6499 Před 5 lety +621

    You know why this is the greatest alien movie of all time. These aliens are peaceful and intelligent. In every other space movie the aliens are warring and barbaric. We need new movies with this theme.

    • @roquefortfiles
      @roquefortfiles Před 4 lety +106

      What a lot of people don't remember is that this was the VERY FIRST movie to present aliens as peaceful. At the time this was a HUGE statement.

    • @Cornexium
      @Cornexium Před 4 lety +30

      Watch Arrival

    • @Cannonissomoney
      @Cannonissomoney Před 4 lety +23

      The God-Emperor of Mankind does not approve.

    • @shawntipton7398
      @shawntipton7398 Před 4 lety +18

      @@roquefortfiles I love this part of the film and this scene in particular, no matter the difference or space that seperates us, two intelligent species from across the void come together in peace and curiosity, I love that after the hand signals, the alien and the humans are staring at each other in awe and silence, fascinated and mezmerised by each other and that each other simply are there. That was what Speilberg was trying to say and he added that theme to the later E.T and Taken (2002). The superb and inspiring Contact (1997) also shared this idea

    • @roquefortfiles
      @roquefortfiles Před 4 lety +13

      @@shawntipton7398 Steven knows how to put a "Moment" on film. I love the way "Puck" kind of tilts his head the way a dog wonders at someone. Classic scene.

  • @nitpicker9406
    @nitpicker9406 Před 10 lety +700

    Those aliens were such trolls, turning lights on and off, messing with children's toys, turning off car engines. Not to mention ruining families and abducting sailors and children

    • @LetThereBeLoud
      @LetThereBeLoud Před 9 lety +103

      Did you not understand the movie? They didn't abduct those people. They were various people who were lost throughout history who the aliens saw and, um, gave them a ride.

    • @Mulberry2000
      @Mulberry2000 Před 6 lety +59

      nah they did abduct people, that is obvious

    • @gillianday4804
      @gillianday4804 Před 5 lety +5

      that was 41 years ago

    • @gtgt2010-qy7tg
      @gtgt2010-qy7tg Před 5 lety +2

      @@LetThereBeLoud maybe they where lonely and needed company: as all the aliens tired of each other after long time being there.

    • @thekagawalife2081
      @thekagawalife2081 Před 5 lety +61

      Mulberry2000 Due to the fact the people in the mothership didn’t age, I don’t think these Aliens have the same concept of time as we do.

  • @roquefortfiles
    @roquefortfiles Před rokem +64

    Seeing this in 70 mm in a huge theater in 1977 was quite an experience. This scene was incredibly moving. Quite a moment

    • @marissab6461
      @marissab6461 Před rokem +1

      I am going to see this movie tonight in theaters. It is showing at an arthouse theater in my town

    • @roquefortfiles
      @roquefortfiles Před rokem +2

      @@marissab6461 It is a wonderful film. Magical. The UFO's are so original when they come roaring around the bend. On a big screen? Shivers!!. You see them but you don't really see them which makes them very intriguing. I hope you're not seeing the "Special Edition" Not a fan of it. The interior of the ship should forever remain a mystery. The end scene where "Puck" comes out bids farewell with John Williams music soaring. Its emotional. One of my all time fav films. Hope you enjoy.

    • @marissab6461
      @marissab6461 Před rokem

      @@roquefortfiles Thank you for sharing. I am very excited because they hardly show old movies in theater

    • @roquefortfiles
      @roquefortfiles Před rokem

      @@marissab6461 So? How was it? They should run it in IMAX i just saw Jaws in Sept in Imax and it was amazing. CE3K would be stunning.

    • @marissab6461
      @marissab6461 Před rokem

      @@roquefortfiles It was really good, I forgot how funny it was. Also, the loudest movie I’ve seen in a theater. The rumbles were very cool.

  • @spacecase8888
    @spacecase8888 Před 10 lety +233

    The ET's ship looks like a flying Tokyo.

  • @reinerbraun670
    @reinerbraun670 Před 3 lety +29

    That alien smile melted my heart.

  • @AlexDraco
    @AlexDraco Před 10 lety +127

    RIP François Truffaut. You will be remembered.

  • @TheKramerful
    @TheKramerful Před 10 lety +214

    I get a little emotional when I see the alien imitate the guys hand gestures.

    • @Muswell
      @Muswell Před 10 lety +29

      I still find the whole film emotional. But, yeah, the alien is SO beautiful, SO knowing, SO kind. 35 years on & it doesn't look stupid. He still looks beautiful.
      And when that music swells. Gosh. Gets me every time.

    • @TheKramerful
      @TheKramerful Před 10 lety +7

      its emotional to me cause that may not be our life time but thats definitely our future

    • @JeffersonDinedAlone
      @JeffersonDinedAlone Před 10 lety +13

      The aliens initiated our learning the hand gestures; the guy was actually imitating the alien.

    • @thebrownman1648
      @thebrownman1648 Před 9 lety +14

      Are you kidding me? When I was little and saw that alien I just about shit my pants, that thing gave me nightmares. I still have a fear of aliens just not as bad as it used to be.

    • @TheKramerful
      @TheKramerful Před 9 lety +6

      I feel it man. When I saw mel gibsons "signs"
      I wasn't the same lol

  • @mewtoo007
    @mewtoo007 Před 3 lety +8

    They were so peaceful and curious

  • @Durge75
    @Durge75 Před 6 lety +160

    Absolutely incredible score by John Williams!

    • @genericjohn972
      @genericjohn972 Před 4 lety +4

      I had no idea that John Williams scored this movie. I thought it sounded familiar

    • @decderbyshire1145
      @decderbyshire1145 Před 4 lety +4

      Sen Cren Gaming yeah he does a lot of Spielberg films

    • @johnjoyce5598
      @johnjoyce5598 Před 4 lety +7

      @@genericjohn972 the same year he made the score for Star Wars: A New Hope no less!

  • @IIAnaxiezzII
    @IIAnaxiezzII Před rokem +37

    The Alien looking just as amazed as us about finding other intelligent life is a wonderful little addition.
    Giving a nod to just how rare and precious intelligent life is.
    The implication that a species millions of years ahead of us, *still* hasn’t encountered other intelligent life until finding us is really quite profound.
    And I love that they look just as happy and curious about us, as we are about them.
    To quote Carl Sagan
    “Life, looks for life”

  • @user-gt5qd9jp8c
    @user-gt5qd9jp8c Před 5 lety +24

    Truffaut is not only a good director but also a good actor.
    What a talented man.

    • @astrozombies
      @astrozombies Před 2 lety +2

      Wow, I didn't even realize that was Truffaut. Amazing.

  • @ToddJambon
    @ToddJambon Před 9 měsíci +6

    This looks like this alien they just showed in the Mexican UFO hearings.

  • @Muswell
    @Muswell Před 4 lety +23

    This bit gets me every time.
    Over 40yrs on & he's still so beautiful, intelligent & all-knowing. When he raises his hand to communicate & the music swells, I still get tears.

  • @stonedavid4845
    @stonedavid4845 Před 9 lety +67

    Something really cool about the mothership is the lighting on the dome. Steven Spielberg said in an interview that the lights on the dome were from pictures he took of the San Fernando Valley at night when the city lights were on. I always thought that was really cool.

  • @gillianday4804
    @gillianday4804 Před 5 lety +27

    0:27-0:34, it does sign language and smiled.
    that's so cute!

    • @popflicktionedits3256
      @popflicktionedits3256 Před 3 lety +2

      That isn’t sign language, it’s just a hand being raised

    • @gillianday4804
      @gillianday4804 Před 3 lety

      @@popflicktionedits3256 awe, just saying hello

    • @BlotRorschach
      @BlotRorschach Před 2 lety +1

      @@popflicktionedits3256 You're both wrong. They're Curwen hand symbols. Basically music in a visual form.

  • @KeiFox
    @KeiFox Před 3 lety +53

    This scene really sums up the beauty of the whole film: We are not alone in this vast universe. This film establishes that wonderful sense of first contact between our human race and visitors from outer space. It's understandable how there needed to be top secret handling and control of the situation. These are trained military men and scientists. Such a first meeting would call for such measures. Imagine a scenario, to a general population of common citizens. 1) the aliens come in peace and friendship, but there's some crazy nutcase in the crowd who thinks they're a threat and attacks them, which results in starting a war with otherworldly forces. 2) the aliens are indeed hostile and will attack on sight, hence the military would be able to more potentially handle such a crisis with the proper defence. All in all, it's impertinent that a controlled situation be called for in matters of first contact with alien life. Fortunately, here we can understand appreciate the beauty that Spielberg portrays, after all that's happened: mysterious lights, child abductions (even though the little boy Barry went of his own free will and choice), and other paranormal activity that we don't have answers for, and that fear of the unknown which can make us go crazy or paranoid, but in the end, we discover that these aliens are a peaceful people, and they have reached an understanding with us. It would make sense for them to reach out to scientists and other such people who are open-minded. It makes sense that they do not share anything of technological advancement, until we, as a people, have overcome our own primitive instincts which include violence and warring on each other. But until that time comes, the aliens here have made themselves known to the scientists, and Lacombe leads them with a charismatic smile in his exchange with the little alien, who smiles back. We are not alone...

  • @manuelbrown8733
    @manuelbrown8733 Před 11 lety +40

    This moment is pure cinema magic. Between John Williams' score, Truffaut's enthusiasm,Douglas Trumbull's FX and Spielberg's direction this scene comes together masterfully.

    • @popculturerocks
      @popculturerocks Před 9 měsíci

      Let us not forget Industrial Light and Magic and Skywalker Sound.

  • @joshuamoore4537
    @joshuamoore4537 Před 4 lety +8

    I love how they communicate with music.

  • @tvmattkc
    @tvmattkc Před 4 lety +45

    I'm 100% certain "Close Encounters" and "E.T." take place in the same continuity universe. Both films have the same director, the same composer, and the same creature designer. "Puck" must be one of E.T.'s intergalactic cousins.

    • @sadginger4924
      @sadginger4924 Před 4 lety +3

      tvmattkc definitely! I actually saw a theory video on that. Also ET collected plants, and Puck collected humans!

    • @DunderMifflin05
      @DunderMifflin05 Před 3 lety +1

      In "The Phantom Menace", it has a scene that 3 aliens of Et's race appears.
      So, maybe Et takes place in the same universe as Star Wars
      PS: Sorry for my bad english! I am Brazilian 😬😅

    • @tvmattkc
      @tvmattkc Před 3 lety

      @@DunderMifflin05 Maybe. Except there are Star Wars toys in Elliott's room (indicating that Star Wars is fictional in the world of E.T.).

    • @FerchoDelgaRams
      @FerchoDelgaRams Před 3 lety +1

      Yes, but 5 years arfter

    • @the_gp9_802
      @the_gp9_802 Před 3 lety

      Same

  • @BlotRorschach
    @BlotRorschach Před 2 lety +18

    I think what I love the most about this movie is how the aliens are every bit as thrilled and overjoyed by humanity's existence as the humans are by theirs.

  • @noahmeme2
    @noahmeme2 Před 10 lety +294

    The UFO is a city! Just realized it

    • @AlexDraco
      @AlexDraco Před 6 lety +47

      Indeed. In the novelization, the Mothership is supposed to be over two miles in circumference. Although you can tell the movie version is slightly smaller. Probably around 500 meters at its widest point.

    • @mator2339
      @mator2339 Před 5 lety +24

      Its design is based on a stell plant in India which Spielberg laid eyes on while shooting the "India scene" of this same movie. Owned by Tata Steel, Indian conglomerate. The dome below is basically the lighting of the whole San Fernando valley of which Spielberg took multiple shots.

    • @marcesakurita
      @marcesakurita Před 4 lety +4

      It's a city???? What??? How did you find that?

    • @carmenmariella443
      @carmenmariella443 Před 4 lety +5

      indeed, is more like something precious.

    • @noahmeme2
      @noahmeme2 Před 4 lety +12

      @@marcesakurita Look closely you can see what looks to be skyscrapers.

  • @Spindler2007
    @Spindler2007 Před 3 lety +13

    Seeing that alien smile always brings a smile to my face and a tear to my eye.

  • @travelingloner843
    @travelingloner843 Před 5 lety +26

    They knew something back then ... Something we're learning about today.
    They are here. Get ready ...

    • @pwb5150
      @pwb5150 Před 3 lety +5

      Exactly. This movie was soft disclosure. 👽

  • @marklindgren1060
    @marklindgren1060 Před 5 lety +112

    The most emotional scene in a movie I've ever witnessed. Along with the musical score and the alien's smile, the way it looks at the earth people before stepping back on board. But I found myself wondering what happened to all the other people who exited the mothership. Its a shame there couldn't be a sequel featuring Roy Neary's return to Earth. However, there would have to be a different actor playing him as he wouldn't have aged.....

    • @bencartwright5179
      @bencartwright5179 Před 4 lety +2

      Theres actually a story similar to this if your interested you can research Project Serpo ita basically what happened , its probably one of the best stories you'll ever hear

    • @elonmusk4694
      @elonmusk4694 Před 3 lety +1

      Ben Cart Wright i know that

  • @jeffdawson2786
    @jeffdawson2786 Před 2 lety +18

    The power of the Spielberg/Williams combination. One of the greatest films of all time. True Hollywood escapism.

  • @TheTraveler976
    @TheTraveler976 Před 8 lety +70

    I remember this when my mom took me to see this in 1977 I was 7 years old, wow how time flies.

    • @jjfallnov
      @jjfallnov Před 8 lety

      did you go see Star Wars that year as well?

    • @TheTraveler976
      @TheTraveler976 Před 8 lety +5

      Yes I had the figure toys also..

    • @a.t.6322
      @a.t.6322 Před 7 lety

      michael williams. Me too. I was in awe and its still one of my favorites

    • @southlondon86
      @southlondon86 Před 7 lety +5

      michael williams You grew up while all these classics were out in the cinema. That's awesome. And something to be real grateful for.

    • @darrylades7201
      @darrylades7201 Před 6 lety +2

      Michael W
      Yep 1977. Scared me to death, the aliens. But one of the greatest movies ever made.

  • @aytansafarli7701
    @aytansafarli7701 Před 4 lety +7

    That smile at 0:30 on both alien and people's faces cracks me up every time

  • @coolcat6303
    @coolcat6303 Před 3 lety +8

    Fun fact: A young Lance Henrikson (Bishop from Aliens) can be seen at 0:58 in one of his very first roles. Didn’t really have any lines just was a security guy for the French scientist.

  • @Muswell
    @Muswell Před 6 lety +34

    Always makes me well-up. SO emotional.
    And 40yrs on, this little fella is still so beautiful, so knowing, so intelligent, so gentle. Expect me, the most moving scene in cinema history. Wonderful.

  • @Cosmic86x
    @Cosmic86x Před 3 lety +18

    To this day, one of the best science fiction movies! Beautifully made, great writing, directing and acting, fantastic score.

  • @Steadno
    @Steadno Před 9 lety +84

    The alien is thinking... They're nice but uuuugly!

  • @markharrison5321
    @markharrison5321 Před 11 měsíci +5

    My God, Steven Spielberg. What a phenomenal film.

  • @randomamerican5065
    @randomamerican5065 Před 4 lety +5

    I bet the other aliens are like “ Melvin! What are you doing? Stop mingling with the humans and get on board!”

    • @Bubbles99718
      @Bubbles99718 Před 8 měsíci

      "And stop playing with your Space Modulator!"

  • @batmanvsjoker7725
    @batmanvsjoker7725 Před 2 lety +7

    As a French, I say it out loud:
    RIP François Truffaut

  • @mikerodriguez5260
    @mikerodriguez5260 Před 3 lety +7

    0:39 the most iconic scene of the 70s science fiction movies

    • @roquefortfiles
      @roquefortfiles Před 2 lety

      John Williams is absolutely ON FIRE in this scene. The score in this scene is nothing short of amazing. He captures a profoundly deep emotional feeling. It feels like something immensely important in human history. But wondrous and very moving.

  • @johnschewerer1313
    @johnschewerer1313 Před 9 lety +88

    I don't know why this scene makes me so emotional every time ;)

    • @piper888
      @piper888 Před 8 lety +9

      John Williams amazing score that's why🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

    • @whoopdeedoo876
      @whoopdeedoo876 Před 8 lety +1

      Me too! I just thought the same thing.

    • @StephanieLaerkeAndersen
      @StephanieLaerkeAndersen Před 7 lety +11

      H.P. Finkelmeister Agreed. Totally totally agreed. His score is incredible. The cinematography, the beautiful animatronics and special effects and John Williams score. Breathtaking.

    • @piper888
      @piper888 Před 7 lety +3

      Stephen Ogley on talk show Steven Spielberg said that John Williams directed this scene by applying the music that he did

    • @johnschewerer1313
      @johnschewerer1313 Před 7 lety +1

      indeed, brilliant Score!!!

  • @thesneakertifosi
    @thesneakertifosi Před 9 měsíci +6

    And now Mexico confirmed they look like this

  • @michaelsmith2004
    @michaelsmith2004 Před 6 lety +13

    The shot of the alien looking at them with the light and shadow. The lighting there is perfect. The score rising there, that's one of the most beautiful shots in the history of cinema.

  • @manuelbrown8733
    @manuelbrown8733 Před 10 lety +14

    Pure movie magic. Truffaut's expression,the Doglas Trumbull FX and John Williams score.

  • @fordatudefordatude4195
    @fordatudefordatude4195 Před 8 lety +157

    this alien looks innocent but earlier in the film they terrified berrys mom to Death by trying to kidnap her kid..don't be fooled by these little guys..

    • @offbeat65
      @offbeat65 Před 3 lety +16

      I used to see the friendly turn of the aliens in the film as a dramaturgical incoherence, a cop-out by nothing justified. Now I give credit to Spielberg for retaining that extremely problematic ambiguity at the center of the ufo lore, which his film is a rather remarkable summation of.

    • @victorbonilla4634
      @victorbonilla4634 Před 3 lety

      @@offbeat65 The movie definitely had its flaws but the sense of awe it gave you made up for that.

    • @Bvetrayed
      @Bvetrayed Před 3 lety +1

      @@victorbonilla4634 don't just say it had flaws...
      Point them out for me 😅

    • @victorbonilla4634
      @victorbonilla4634 Před 3 lety

      @@Bvetrayed Well, these aliens are coming in peace and yet they kidnap a little kid..big flaw there.

    • @redreadspasta6509
      @redreadspasta6509 Před 2 lety

      I mean to them it probably wasn't kidnapping

  • @astridvvv9662
    @astridvvv9662 Před 2 lety +10

    I only first saw this movie today, and it was on one of those sketchy websites where you can watch it free. The most compelling scene for me was the wide shot from the alien's POV. It made me tear up and sat with me so much that I decided I needed to see the clip again. The simplicity in it is beautiful and endlessly charming. And sweet.

  • @Welther47
    @Welther47 Před 3 lety +5

    They are not aliens, they are time travlers. That's why they look so alike to us, because they are. "Evolution, baby." - Paul

  • @lanewrobleski3819
    @lanewrobleski3819 Před 2 lety +2

    I can't believe this came out in 1977. This movie is way ahead of its time.

  • @Selcouth831
    @Selcouth831 Před 11 lety +7

    Dude the alien is so cute when it smiles. c: aaaaaaw!

  • @carlyalexa3640
    @carlyalexa3640 Před 9 lety +15

    Absolutely love this movie. Just went to Devils Tower in Wyoming two weeks ago and couldn't stop singing their little jingle! Great work on such a touching story.

  • @kerstinandersson9894
    @kerstinandersson9894 Před 3 lety +7

    this may just be me and my fear of aliens, but when i first watched this movie i refused to look at the screen because of how scared i was. i still am so i scrolled through the comments trying not to see it haha

  • @vegetasolo1221
    @vegetasolo1221 Před 7 lety +7

    The score was composed, conducted and produced by John Williams, who had previously won an Academy Award for his work on Spielberg's Jaws. Much like his two-note Jaws theme, the "five-tone" motif for Close Encounters has since become ingrained in popular culture (the five tones are used by scientists to communicate with the visiting spaceship as a mathematical language as well as being incorporated into the film's signature theme). The score was recorded at Warner Bros. Scoring studios in Burbank, California

  • @VincentGuastini
    @VincentGuastini Před 11 měsíci +1

    This is the best Alien ANIMATRONICS I HAVE EVER SEEN, RIP Carlo Rambaldi.

  • @toucansam3
    @toucansam3 Před 9 lety +126

    Will they ever make movies like this again? Is it even possible to make movies like this again?

    • @SaleemFrazer
      @SaleemFrazer Před 8 lety +21

      Clutch Cargo Alien movies today don't take on the realistic and emotional reaction to actually experience and witness the spectacle of aliens landing on Earth. Instead we only see a horror, war, or action film. That's what makes this film so special. It shows you another side to the idea of extraterrestrials making contact with Earth. It's a beautiful science-fiction film and one of the greats overall. I love a good alien invasion film, but nothing has emotionally impacted me on the level as this did to me as a kid.

    • @SaleemFrazer
      @SaleemFrazer Před 8 lety +7

      You know what? I'm a complete moron for not mentioning one of my all time favorite modern day science-fiction films regarding aliens making contact on Earth, District 9. Such a gem of a film that easily gets overlooked despite its positive reception.

    • @toucansam3
      @toucansam3 Před 8 lety +3

      Saleem Frazer That movie did get a lot of good reviews and even got nominated for best picture, but I was one of the few people who didn't like it. I thought it tried too hard to shove its message down the viewers throat. I just couldn't get into it, though it was much better than its follow-up "Chappie". Now that was awful.

    • @SaleemFrazer
      @SaleemFrazer Před 8 lety +2

      Clutch Cargo I decided not to see Chappie after the trailers. What did you think about Elysium? That's the real follow up so to speak to District 9.

    • @toucansam3
      @toucansam3 Před 8 lety

      Saleem Frazer I liked Elysium a lot actually. I think reviews were mixed on it, but I thought it was a good story.

  • @rocketman772
    @rocketman772 Před 9 měsíci +3

    This movie match perfectly to the Mexico ufo reveals

  • @jamiejune2163
    @jamiejune2163 Před 7 lety +2

    that alien is so cute:)

  • @superturkeylegs
    @superturkeylegs Před 10 lety +16

    Beautiful music, beautiful movie.

  • @zalabit927
    @zalabit927 Před 3 lety +3

    0:31 Dear god the alien's smile is warming asf.

  • @randomrock4707
    @randomrock4707 Před 7 lety +17

    I hope real aliens would be like that.

    • @druidboy76
      @druidboy76 Před 5 lety +2

      Random Rock so you hope they will kidnap children, destroy families, cause people to die and then just let people go after decades have passed with just so much as a wave?

  • @budekins542
    @budekins542 Před 7 lety +87

    Best moment in cinematic history.

  • @lucaca-vd7fh
    @lucaca-vd7fh Před 11 měsíci +2

    The score of this scene makes me appreciate how rare the earth and humans are. We have to care for and protect this planet.

  • @Nightshift10000
    @Nightshift10000 Před 8 lety +10

    Gawd I wish real aliens had this desire to make contact with us.

  • @Trashcanman81
    @Trashcanman81 Před 9 lety +29

    Probably the most aww inspiring film I've ever seen and I'm only 32 years old. This btw was based on the hollaman Airforce base incident which truly happened.

    • @LetThereBeLoud
      @LetThereBeLoud Před 9 lety +5

      32 ain't that young, bud. But I agree, inspiring.

    • @jpx8793
      @jpx8793 Před 9 lety +2

      James Kaleb Wolfe Nothing wrong with that. You are quite young. Wouldn't matter what age you are, there's no "wrong" age to feel inspired/touched.

    • @DeanStrickson
      @DeanStrickson Před 8 lety +1

      Good grief, I wish I was 32 again. I could conquer the Universe!

    • @RejectedRecords1998
      @RejectedRecords1998 Před 4 lety +1

      No it didn't.

    • @sotyfan73
      @sotyfan73 Před 3 lety +1

      I'm 25, and this is my all time favourite movie. I love many movies from different genres, different eras. But this film is my N0.1 always will be. And since being a young kid, I've always wanted to experience this movie in the cinema. I finally got my wish when it was the film's 40th anniversary. It was great seeing parents taking their kids to see this in cinema as well and enjoying the film. A day I'll never forget.

  • @jorgealexis6569
    @jorgealexis6569 Před 6 lety +3

    The movie is absolutly beautiful

  • @TheZeldaplayer99
    @TheZeldaplayer99 Před 7 lety +37

    Is it wrong that the smile on the Alien's face scared me as a child?

    • @respt46
      @respt46 Před 7 lety +16

      the guy with the beard smiling scared me more as an adult.

    • @batfleckforever3594
      @batfleckforever3594 Před 7 lety +5

      +respt46 Bob Balaban? From Seinfeld?

    • @a.t.6322
      @a.t.6322 Před 7 lety +2

      Danny wolf. LOL! the alien was given the name Puck and is based on the little boy Barry in the film

    • @Tantive
      @Tantive Před 5 lety +7

      Its possibly a dip into the uncanny valley. He's mimicking human expressions, but not entirally as a human. Smiling is a human expression, and with some animals. Any other life forms smiling is baring the teeth, and a threat.

  • @Wis_Dom
    @Wis_Dom Před 10 měsíci +3

    We make Aliens violent in most movies because we naturally envision them to be like us. And human ego can't imagine anything to be better than them.

  • @Kehwanna
    @Kehwanna Před 4 lety +3

    Oh! So they can invent advanced space crafts but not clothes!?

  • @christophermunoz2004
    @christophermunoz2004 Před 4 lety +2

    "...goodbye..." 😢 1:38

  • @walrus2561
    @walrus2561 Před rokem +1

    It's so adorable, I just want to give it a hug and keep it

  • @ralphg2771
    @ralphg2771 Před rokem +3

    The alien is thinking "these simple minded beings, a simple smile is all it takes to gain their trust. We will rule this world shortly......"

  • @coolcat6303
    @coolcat6303 Před 3 lety +4

    Fantastic scene. And it still gets me choked up even after seeing it, as a little kid, in the theater 44 years ago.

  • @angelaandersons7918
    @angelaandersons7918 Před 6 lety +2

    This makes me cry like a little girl!

  • @telmaalexandra8283
    @telmaalexandra8283 Před 3 lety +2

    The alien smile warms my heart 😊💗

  • @mattsa9540
    @mattsa9540 Před 5 lety +6

    When the alien smiled it almost seems like it's their first time seeing other life just like earth is seeing other life for the first time

  • @CIVILDEFENSEBUNKER
    @CIVILDEFENSEBUNKER Před 9 měsíci +4

    Who's here after Mexican alien disclosure 2023?

  • @maureengilligo1960
    @maureengilligo1960 Před 3 lety +2

    Cried my eyes out

  • @joshuamoore4537
    @joshuamoore4537 Před rokem +2

    That is an adorable Alien👽

  • @dakritic
    @dakritic Před 3 lety +5

    I LOVE this film.

  • @dianethomson57
    @dianethomson57 Před 8 lety +9

    loved this film another Spielberg classic this is a good scene were the extraterrestrial being appears from the UFO and all the missing people also appear that were abducted

  • @Chase_baker_1996
    @Chase_baker_1996 Před 3 lety +1

    I've already been to the Devil's Tower twice and I wouldn't mind going a third time

  • @hiyetu34
    @hiyetu34 Před 3 lety +2

    This is beautiful

  • @iainbeech9524
    @iainbeech9524 Před 3 lety +3

    I don't know what it is but Steven Spielberg has the ability to tap into our emotions whether it's through the genius of writing, producer or directing...he has the ability to make fans cry and this could be tears of joy, tears of pain...he is a genius filmmaker and he pulls fans in emotionally and he can really tug on the heartstrings...I don't know if anyone relates to this but he's done this with his movies with me...Close Encounters, E.T., The Color Purple, even Empire of the Sun, Schindler's List, Amistad and list goes on and on!

  • @ultrakool
    @ultrakool Před 4 lety +4

    0:11 look..it's mike pence..

  • @Beth9228
    @Beth9228 Před 4 lety +2

    I still love this movie. From the first time I watched it on ONTV back in the early 80’s before cable. Still a good Sci-fi movie.

  • @KauBloxBra2006
    @KauBloxBra2006 Před 2 lety +2

    a classic that will never be forgotten this film revolutionized cinema in many ways, A story that holds you in front of television.

  • @juggsmcbulge82
    @juggsmcbulge82 Před 8 lety +11

    I loved the music at the end. There so many questions. What did Barry grow up to be? What did Barry and his mom do after this? What happened to Roy?

    • @chooseyourpoison5105
      @chooseyourpoison5105 Před 4 lety +3

      Well, in real life, child actor Cary Guffey (Barry) is now a California stockbroker, married with two kids. Apparently people still recognise him from Close Encounters! Bless.

    • @iMaxAL
      @iMaxAL Před 3 lety

      A chestburster killed Roy unfortunately

  • @Koskinen2000
    @Koskinen2000 Před 5 lety +8

    We need more friendly aliens

  • @garcia-buckner7702
    @garcia-buckner7702 Před 3 lety +5

    The aliens are creepy as hell.

  • @ttanza4004
    @ttanza4004 Před 8 lety +29

    0:58..........That's Lance Henriksen!

    • @jasongradyphstiger6179
      @jasongradyphstiger6179 Před 4 lety +9

      Yeah you are right that's Bishop from Aliens.

    • @ultrakool
      @ultrakool Před 4 lety

      @@jasongradyphstiger6179 can't be him. he didn't get gored by this sweet looking, kidnapping alien, like he has in those other movies🤣

    • @jasongradyphstiger6179
      @jasongradyphstiger6179 Před 4 lety +1

      @@ultrakool yeah but it is him and he voice Admiral Hackett from the Mass Effect games.

  • @jackmacdonald7636
    @jackmacdonald7636 Před 8 lety +3

    Such a peaceful scene, peaceful leader, notice the warm smile too

  • @axelramirez9074
    @axelramirez9074 Před 5 lety +8

    I hate how nowadays,when directors make alien movies,its always about alien invasions or aliens killing or abducting humans,i hate how they portray aliens as evil beings who have no feelings and like to kill,this and E.T are the only alien movies where you see that aliens can have feelings and be peaceful and have curiosity.Because the way the alien looks at them in curiosity and wonder,you can also see that he smiles a little bit,this movie is a masterpiece.
    Edit:yes,they did ruined people's lives,they did kill and abduct,but im talking about the fact that they atleast didn't come with extreme aggression and just wanting to kill everybody and take over our world,you can see that even if they abducted/killed people,in this scene you can tell that they have curiosity and dont lack emotions

    • @stevelucky7579
      @stevelucky7579 Před 4 lety +1

      You doo ok realize they abducted humans in this movie too right? At least 30 years worth for most of them. Family members dead. Lives ruined. The lucky one was the kid who was kidnapped and torn out of his mother’s arms through a doggy door. I’m not sure what kind of movie did you watch?
      Did you ever think that’s how they show a threat is by having an open smile?
      Did you forget about starwars?

  • @edwardbliss8931
    @edwardbliss8931 Před 8 lety +26

    When those soldiers are returned and walk out, I don't know too many WWII soldiers who have 1974 hair-cuts

    • @piggsy20
      @piggsy20 Před 7 lety +3

      Edward Bliss well they're veterans. they're not going to keep their war cuts

  • @john172867
    @john172867 Před rokem +3

    I have the album of the movie soundtrack. Some really eerie tracks but the finale is incredibly beautiful.

  • @jacobsnodgrass1888
    @jacobsnodgrass1888 Před 5 lety +9

    You must be this tall to declare war

  • @jailbotmark1379
    @jailbotmark1379 Před 9 lety +128

    AYYYYYY LMAO

  • @riverplate0101
    @riverplate0101 Před 6 lety +1

    Every time I see a huge truck on the highway at night in the rear view mirror with all those lights I always remember this movie.

  • @nicolasmaillouxorgue
    @nicolasmaillouxorgue Před 3 lety +1

    0:15 ... that music ... so much emotion

    • @DjLou82
      @DjLou82 Před 3 lety +1

      music we need again in new movies... a good score makes the movie 100 times better