Midnight Special

2016 science fiction movie about a boy with special powers being sought by the government, and his family who think he's a religious prophet or something.
==First watch (3rd July 2016)==
===Format===
At home
===Journal===
I started following a YouTube channel called 'Digging Deeper' which offers in-depth analyses of films which are sometimes a bit off the deep end, but the first couple of minutes of his video about Midnight Special in late June 2016 made me keen to watch it.
It was fascinating to watch it building up. Initially there's this premise of a crazy religious cult kidnapping and protecting a 'special child', hiding him from the authorities, hoarding weapons, shooting a cop, and refusing to take him to a hospital despite his worsening health, all the sort of thing I occasionally read happening in real life which made it fascinating to watch in action. But then the boy exhibits real powers which was surprising and fun to watch escalate.
I'm not sure the ending was that great, really, but the journey was and I'd recommend it if you've got the patience to sit through a film that's not all explosions and action every second.
===Rating===
1, maybe 2
Category:2010s films
Category:Films watched in 2016
Category:Science fiction films
Category:Films with 1 rating