Pixar's ELIO Film Takes Inspiration From E.T., CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, and THE THING — GeekTyrant

Pixar's ELIO Film Takes Inspiration From E.T., CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, and THE THING — GeekTyrant

Pixar is no stranger to pulling emotional strings and breaking visual ground, but with Elio, the studio is doing something a little more unexpected. Yeah, it’s a heartfelt story about an outsider kid getting swept up in an intergalactic misadventure. But, behind the vibrant animation and charming alien creatures, the film actually borrows visual inspiration from film such as Steven Spielberg’s E.T., Close Encounters of The Third Kind, and John C…