I doubt great new director Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter, Mud) would deny Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T. as his inspirations for Midnight Special: the story of parents protecting a boy with strange powers from government authorities to a rendezvous point based on geographical coordinates, are obvious references. But the beauty is how tremendously Nichols elevates those Spielbergian themes, replacing Elliot/E.T. with a sincere father-son relationship, and having Close Encounters' other world not far away, but quite close by. No further spoiling, because for sci-fi fans, it'll become one of the genre's most memorable films.
PS: Thank you, Ali S. Another MoMagic! to your credit.
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