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Spielberg's Reflection on Editing E.T.

In his recent statement, Spielberg admitted that it was a mistake to remove guns from E.T. and replace them with walkie-talkies, asserting, "That was a mistake. I never should have done that." He contended that E.T. captures the cultural climate of its time, suggesting that films should be preserved in their original form as a reflection of the era they were created. He emphasized that "no film should be revised based on the lenses we are in now," whether driven by intentional decisions or peer pressure.