ET in Pop Culture

ET…Home….Phone….

Aliens have held a place in pop culture’s heart for a very long time.

At times they’ve served as our villain. At times, our friend. They’ve been childlike and cute. And they’ve been the butt-end of the campiest of jokes.

Today we explore these evolutions throughout the decades. Beginning as a one-dimensional, emotionless monster in the early 20th century, we’ve watched their Pop Culture stereotypes evolve into something a bit more identifiable, hopeful and compatible with humanity as we’ve moved into the 21st. 

Based on cinema’s trend, can we presume a peaceful paradigm shift if first contact were to ever become a reality? Or are the early stereotypes too deeply rooted in our Societal Psyche - detrimental to our understanding and ultimately, our acceptance, of the ET and UFO Phenomenon?

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Sources & References:

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The Infamous “War of the Worlds” Radio Broadcast was a Magnificent Fluke: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/infamous-war-worlds-radio-broadcast-was-magnificent-fluke-180955180/ 

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Batteries Not Included, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batteries_Not_Included

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The Iron Giant, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Iron_Giant

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