But once John Williams’ signature score for Steven Spielberg’s masterful E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial kicks in, I stop caring about WHY these two childhood icons are back together, and just start enjoying their reunion. As Henry Thomas says to his alien cohort, a lot has changed since last he was on this planet, and we feel the weight of the time that separated them. Yes, technology changed. But Elliott also went and had kids of his own. Speaking about the commercial, in quotes provided by Xfinity, Henry Thomas elaborated:
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