The Sci-Fi Ending That Terrifies Spielberg

Is Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind secretly a story about escaping the mundane traps of modern society? In this clip from our channel's deep-dive, we analyze the controversial arc of Roy Neary. While many modern critics attack the film because Roy chooses to abandon his family at the ending, a deeper psychological reading reveals a brutal truth. Just like the iconic glasses scene in Roddy Piper’s They Live or the painful isolation in Lost in Translation, finding a truth this massive completely shatters the world around you. Why does society demand we put the blinders back on, ignore our grandest awakenings, and just go back to the cubicle to pay the cable bill? Let's talk about why Spielberg's original 1977 masterpiece works perfectly exactly the way it is. 🎬 JOIN THE FILM CLUB Get deep cinematic analysis that goes way past the surface and join our core community on Patreon! Every single month, I run an exclusive raffle for Film Club members where I give away DVDs and Blu-rays, mailing them right to your door. Join the club here: 👉   / troydramos   #CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind #StevenSpielberg #FilmTheory #MovieAnalysis #SciFiMovies #JohnWilliams #UFOFilmmaking #PsychologyOfFilm #CinemaHistory #TroyDRamos