How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Quote #7
[Lacombe teaches the alien the sign language signals for the 5-tonal phrase. The alien mirrors the hand motions, and the two smile at one another.]
If we haven't learned the lesson by now, Spielberg reiterates that communication is the key to relationships, proving that Crosby, Stills, and Nash were right when they wrote in "Wooden Ships": "If you smile at me, I will understand, 'cause that is something everybody everywhere does in the same language." Personally, Shmoop prefers the Jefferson Airplane version, but whatever.