John Carpenter, famous for horror, took a totally different approach with "Starman". And a really good one at that. Jeff Bridges plays an alien who lands on earth and materializes in the form of a woman's (Karen Allen) deceased husband. As happens frequently, the government then comes after him.
Part of how I interpreted this movie was the time when I watched it. I saw it in October 2001, right after the September 11 attacks. Whereas the country was in a state of fear, this film promotes tolerance, and it was good to see something like that in the midst of xenophobic fear-mongering.
But even aside from that, it's a really mesmerizing story. To reverse what the Rolling Stones sang, I got satisfaction through this movie. Also starring Charles Martin Smith (Toad in "American Graffiti").
Part of how I interpreted this movie was the time when I watched it. I saw it in October 2001, right after the September 11 attacks. Whereas the country was in a state of fear, this film promotes tolerance, and it was good to see something like that in the midst of xenophobic fear-mongering.
But even aside from that, it's a really mesmerizing story. To reverse what the Rolling Stones sang, I got satisfaction through this movie. Also starring Charles Martin Smith (Toad in "American Graffiti").