Okay, so I know that Astranova’s character is a play on the urban myth about alien contact with ancient civilizations, and I know about the EAH/wishing star theory…
But does anyone else think that Astranova might also be a reference to Close Encounters of the Third Kind?
For context, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) is a Steven Spielberg movie where an ordinary man has an encounter with a UFO and over time becomes obsessed with the image of a mysterious mountain (the mountain the aliens land on at the climax of the movie).
In the movie, scientists communicate with the aliens using a five-note tonal phrase. In Boo York, Ghoulia also uses a set of notes to communicate with Astranova’s ship.
In CE3K, music is the only way humans are able to communicate with the aliens. In her diary, Astranova starts off not understanding any Earth language, but connects with them through music.
In the climax of CE3K, the cast groups with the scientists to talk to the aliens using a giant musical keyboard. In Boo York, the school also watches Ghoulia make contact with Astranova using her own keyboard.
And the alien’s mothership lights up to the music, kinda like how Astranova’s comet does in the movie and playset! Both even have similar silhouettes.
Also off topic - this is just something funny I noticed - but Astranova trying to contact her home with music notes kinda reminds me of “ET phone home” lol
This is probably all a huge coincidence, especially since a lot of alien movies follow similar themes/tropes. But, MH also does love their pop culture references.
I’ve never seen anyone talk about this before, which is why I’m bringing it up here lol
So what do you all think?
















