Dont continue reading if you havent seen the movie take shelter by jeff nichols um, midnight special anyone. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Midnight special looks like a scifi chase for the ages. Live, produced by crisis hopkins, starring sam shaw and dan foley, directed by jamie wright. Even in shotgun stories, a film about adult brothers abandoned by their father and their war with the fathers other family, is more about the aggressive masculine response to an emotional situation than it is about that relationship with the father. Superman mythology parallels with the birth of the christ child. Midnight special, jeff nichols latest film, is the emptiest kind of nostalgia. To this cult, alton is the second coming, sent to save us. Released march 18th, 2016, midnight special stars michael shannon, joel edgerton, kirsten dunst, jaeden martell the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min, and received a score of 76.
They also appeared in the hbo tv series boardwalk empire 20102014, and have appeared in two stage plays. The film midnight special is a sequel to the 1985 film. In midnight special, its about how a child affects a father. If you havent seen the movie, i would recommend watching it, even if just for the last three minutes of the film. Midnight special 2016 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Dark and grainy, set on rural backroads, i felt like i was in a low budget 70s movie. The midnight special is an american latenight musical variety series originally broadcast on nbc during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by burt sugarman. Watch midnight special online stream full movie directv. Midnight special 2016 soundtrack complete list of songs. Apr 27, 2016 the ascension theory of midnight special. Well, you wake up in the mornin, you hear the work bell ring and they march you to the table to see the same old thing aint no food upon the table, and no pork. Midnight special filmmaker jeff nichols is telling american.
Well thats what happened and i chose to watch midnight special. Jeff nichols shines a light on midnight special, michael shannon. Midnight special comes close to greatness is undeniable its first hour is a deliriously inventive, utterly arresting cosmic thriller that keeps its cards very close to its chest. The government and a group of religious extremists pursue a man michael shannon and his son jaeden lieberher, a young boy who possesses special powers. John fogerty the midnight special lyrics genius lyrics. When thelma and louise drive off that cliff, its a great climax for a movie but a terrible ending for a road trip. Midnight special filmmaker jeff nichols is telling american stories his way. His latest, midnight special, sees nichols dipping his toe into the studio well. The film stars michael shannon, joel edgerton, kirsten dunst, adam driver, jaeden martell, and sam shepard. Part scifi, part action, part chase, part religious, part speculation.
Its also a movie in which a topgrade bunch of actors get stuck in with self. In midnight special, on the run with a highly unusual child. There were other movies released on the same date, including the divergent series. Midnight special2016 alton leaves scene alton goes back to his people midnight special is available on digital hd, bluray, and dvd i do not own nor take credit for the clipsscenes uploaded. All 26 songs from the midnight special 2016 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions.
Warner bros initially set the film for a release on november 25, 2015, but in july 2015 moved the date back to march 18, 2016. Apr 01, 2016 people want a spielberg movie and instead they get a nichols movie. Midnight special is a 2016 american science fiction film written and directed by jeff nichols. Midnight special as a superman origin story film inquiry. Midnight special is a 2016 scifichase movie written and directed by jeff nichols alton meyer, an 8yearold boy with supernatural abilities, has been reported missing. But nichols has never attempted anything quite like the conclusion to his latest movie, midnight special. And with that in mind, alton is obviously a christ figure supernatural, and natural simultaneously. Mar 28, 2016 without seeing the trailer beforehand, midnight special would play as a piece of realism rather than scifi until about the twentyminute mark.
Midnight special starring michael shannon, joel edgerton, and adam driver, follows a boy named alton and his father on the run from the. The midnight special more 1976 23 bonus stand up comedy george carlin by 111blanandrive. So if you want to go in blind, this is a good place to stop reading. Midnight special ohio players love rollercoaster by. Midnight special delivers superb scifi for all ages by jon negroni the modern blockbuster is beholden to many rules that put a greater emphasis on writing, dialogue, and pure spectacle. Midnight special is a 2016 american science fiction film written and directed by jeff nichols, and produced by sarah green and brian kavanaughjones. Midnight special starring michael shannon, joel edgerton, and adam driver, follows a boy named alton and his father on the run from the government and a religious cult. The song refers to the passenger train midnight special and its everloving light sometimes everliving light. The blockbuster masters films were about a fathers legacy, how his actions present or not impact the life of the child. Midnight special is the first movie of the director to be produced by a major studio warner bros. Mar 16, 2016 jeff nichols candidly admitted that he was inspired to write midnight special after his own son nearly died at a tender age, and the fear of losing him completely paralyzed the filmmaker. Mar 18, 2016 jeff nichols brilliant midnight special weaves relatable themes of parental responsibility and faith in that which is traditionally unexplainable into a scifi road movie, with echoes of john carpenter, steven spielberg, and stephen king bouncing throughout. In the scifi thriller midnight special, writerdirector jeff nichols proves again that he is one of the most compelling storytellers of our time, as a father, he goes on the run to protect his young son.
The midnight special in the song is, strictly speaking, a train, but its also a symbol of redemption, one of many. Midnight special was backed and primarily distributed by warner bros. Both are beings with extraordinary abilities sent to earth, raised by normal human parents, and grow up to have a purpose to protect and save humanity. So many modern blockbusters err on the side of handholding, underlining their. The heartbreaking story that inspired jeff nichols to.
Pictures, and entertainment one handled uk distribution. The film midnight special by jeff nichols is a sequel to cocoon. Shannon plays a father that abducts his biological son with the assistance of his friend, lucas joel edgerton. Jun 08, 2016 spoiler alert by the ending of the movie, im guessing you mean literally the last two seconds. The spring of 2016 saw the release of the latest jeff nichols film, midnight special, starring nichols regular michael shannon. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Jeff nichols candidly admitted that he was inspired to write midnight special after his own son nearly died at a tender age, and the fear of losing him completely paralyzed the filmmaker. Its not the greatest of films, but it held my interest for the entire movie and thats a good thing. Mar 17, 2016 all 26 songs from the midnight special 2016 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. In the film cocoon we have a race of aliens who are beings composed of light. Writerdirector jeff nichols latest movie is midnight special.
Midnight special was released in 2016 on friday, march 18, 2016 in limited movie theaters. The film midnight special is a sequel to the 1985 film cocoon. Midnight special 2016 stream and watch online moviefone. Midnight special, while superbly acted and paced at just the right speed, has a bold message to deliver for humanity, however, most of the journey through the two hours of run time is watered down. The story revolves around roy tomlin and his biological son, alton meyer, escaping from both the government and a cult, after discovering that alton has special powers. If anything, nichols sees midnight special as a kind of critique of organized religion. Midnight special goes off its own narrative cliff, capping a compelling story with a thirdact resolution so misguided thats its the dramatic equivalent of punching the gas and plunging into. Everything you need to know about midnight special movie 2016. It premiered as a special on august 19, 1972, then began its run as a regular series on february 2, 1973. In general, what happened was that, for whatever reason, the boy is just more a part of that other world than he is a part of our world, and he go. Mar 18, 2016 midnight special filmmaker jeff nichols is telling american stories his way.
They are members of a very advanced society traveling to earth in order to study humanity. Behind the astonishing midnight special ending buzzfeed. Sep 23, 2017 midnight special2016 alton leaves scene alton goes back to his people midnight special is available on digital hd, bluray, and dvd i do not own nor take credit for the clipsscenes uploaded. Mar 19, 2016 midnight special, jeff nichols latest film, is the emptiest kind of nostalgia.
What does the ending of the movie midnight special mean, if. The midnight special is a passenger train from houston. Watch midnight special starring michael shannon in this drama on directv. There was real joy in experiencing the movie for the first time. Its light shines into the sugar land prison in texas. Nichols drops us into the middle of a chase and demands us to pay attention and figure out whats going on. Us treasury secretary steven mnuchin has a substantial resume filled with popular movies from his time as a producer. The heartbreaking story that inspired jeff nichols to write. Ending explanation for the movie take shelter taylor. Mar 12, 2016 in the scifi thriller midnight special, writerdirector jeff nichols proves again that he is one of the most compelling storytellers of our time, as a father michael shannon, goes on the run to protect his young son, alton jaeden lieberher, and uncover the truth behind the boys special powers. Unfortunately, its impossible to give an opinion on the movie without spoiling some important plot points. In reality, his father roy, along with roys lifelong friend lucas, have taken the boy from the religious compound where he previously lived and gone on the r.
Parents need to know that midnight special is a scifi drama that writerdirector jeff nichols made to help process his feelings of becoming a father. Midnight special filmmaker jeff nichols is telling. Some of the movie s story ideas may seem very familiar, but its more about emotions than special effects or thrills. Their films together include blackbird 2007, the missing person 2009, return 2011, mud 2012 and midnight special 2016. He pointed to the character of doak bill camp, who is tasked by the leader of the ranch sam shepard to. Midnight special is a traditional folk song thought to have originated among prisoners in the american south.
Alton meyer is a boy unlike any other in the world with bizarrely powerful abilities and strange weaknesses. But midnight special is a chase movie, and like all chase movies it runs the risk of losing all narrative momentum once it arrives at a destination. Reviews of midnight special were divided when the movie debuted. So it was with great anticipation i went to midnight special. The lyrics of the creedance clearwater song are about. Its this kind of hook that lures you into midnight special, a movie with tinges of 1980s. The film began a theatrical release on march 18, 2016, by warner bros. Jeff nichols, the director of mud, talks about his new scifi movie, midnight special. Why that midnight special ending makes perfect sense. I have people who really love my movies and hate my endings.
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