Spielberg answered that he did not intend the film to be a religious parable, joking, "If I ever went to my mother and said, 'Mom, I've made this movie that's a Christian parable,' what do you think she'd say?
Spielberg je odgovorio kako nije htio napraviti religijsku parabolu, rekavši u šali: "Da sam ikad otišao svojoj majci i rekao 'Mama, snimio sam film kao kršćansku parabolu', što mislite što bi rekla?