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* RealityIsOutToLunch: When [[spoiler:Alton starts influencing the world]], things won't respect the rules of reality any more. Especially [[spoiler:at the end when meeting the people like him.]]
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** Lucas trying to reason with a state trooper,who Roy then shoots establishes their characters; shooting him when he's forced to, but only in the chest, where he's supposed to have a flak jacket. Establishes him as a law-abiding citizen, reluctant to hurt anyone else, but ready to do it if needed. It later echoes when he explains that [[spoiler:his own job ''is'' also being a state trooper.]]
** Royis the telling Lucas to "just shoot him", several times. Establishes him as a PapaWolf determined to do whatever he has to, while Lucas is a law-abiding man reluctant to hurt anyone else.for Alton.
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* [[spoiler:AlienGeometries: The ending, with its {{Bizarrchitecture}}.]]
* AppliedPhlebotinum: [[spoiler:The buildings that are revealed by the end are certainly made of this.]]
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* InspectorJavert: NSA Agent Paul Sevier, who becomes the de facto leader of the search for Alton. [[spoiler: Upon realizing that Alton should not be treated as a weapon by the government, he helps him escape and returns him to the Tomlins.]]
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* TwentyThree: Sarah's mother lives at number 23.
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* BlueIsHeroic: Alton's powers are color-coded in blue. He, Roy and Sara wear blue outfits all while they're protecting their son from the FBI and the cult members.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: It's been suggested that the Netflix series ''Series/StrangerThings'' acts as one to this. Both are heavily inspired by 80s sci-fi movies and feature empowered children. What's more is that this deals with parents stopping the government from taking their child - while ''Stranger Things'' has parents trying to ''find'' their children.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Once [[spoiler: Alton masters his powers, he can pretty much use them to do anything he likes]].
* UnnaturallyBlueLighting: Shows up in a few places, usually when Alton is about to use his powers.
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* BulletProofVest: Lucas has two, and they were put to good use throughout the movie.
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* Determinator: Roy, Lucas and Sarah are dead set on getting Alton to safety.
* DiabolusExMachina: Lucas was driving without incident with the light off, and almost crash into a car (whose driver was unconscious and possibly forgot to use the parking brake, leaving her car to slide to the middle of the road). He narrowly avoids the collision, but a truck then crashes into said car. Moments later, a state trooper shows up, leading to a confrontation.
* DiabolusExMachina: Lucas was driving without incident with the light off, and almost crash into a car (whose driver was unconscious and possibly forgot to use the parking brake, leaving her car to slide to the middle of the road). He narrowly avoids the collision, but a truck then crashes into said car. Moments later, a state trooper shows up, leading to a confrontation.
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* PlethoraOfMistakes: Roy and Lucas, due to stress, make several mistakes allowing the members of the Ranch to catch up to them. When they get to Sarah's place, they switch to her car, but did not clear out Elden's van. The Ranch members find his registration and pay him a visit. Then we realize that Roy did not kill Elden or at least force him to leave his house and lay low for a while, allowing the Ranch members to learn where they are headed.
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* AmbiguousEnding: The last shot of the movie is [[spoiler: Roy looking off into the distance, his eyes glowing with a faint light. It's implied the government is testing him to see if he's like Alton]].
* ApocalypseMaiden: [[spoiler: Alton has the power to cause earthquakes and bring satellites down. But once he gets control of his powers, he's fine]].
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Alton rejoins his people, leaving both his parents as fugitives. Although Roy and Lucas are now in custody, Sarah is on the run and it's left open whether Alton can ever see his parents again]].
* ApocalypseMaiden: [[spoiler: Alton has the power to cause earthquakes and bring satellites down. But once he gets control of his powers, he's fine]].
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Alton rejoins his people, leaving both his parents as fugitives. Although Roy and Lucas are now in custody, Sarah is on the run and it's left open whether Alton can ever see his parents again]].
* DamselOutOfDistress: As noted below, Sarah is briefly knocked out and cuffed to a shower handle. She quickly regains consciousness and frees herself.
* DyeOrDie: [[spoiler: The last we see of Sarah is her cutting and dyeing her hair to conceal her identity]].
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Alton is a rare male example - who is notably the only pale-skinned, dark-haired character in the film.
* FiveManBand: Subverted. Roy would be TheLeader, Lucas TheLancer and TheBigGuy, Sarah TheChick and Alton a TagAlongKid. [[spoiler: Paul Sevier]] offers to go with them as TheSmartGuy but he is turned down. However, once [[spoiler: Alton gets control of his powers]], he technically fills the role of TheSmartGuy.
* FourElementEnsemble: Downplayed, but every time Alton uses his powers corresponds to one of the elements. He wrecks Elden's house in an earthquake (Earth), causes a satellite to come crashing down (Air), [[spoiler: gets control of his powers by seeing the sun rise for the first time]] (Fire) and [[spoiler: rejoins his people]] while in the middle of an everglade (Water).
* FriendshipMoment: Roy offers Lucas a chance to leave them. [[spoiler: He doesn't]].
* DyeOrDie: [[spoiler: The last we see of Sarah is her cutting and dyeing her hair to conceal her identity]].
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Alton is a rare male example - who is notably the only pale-skinned, dark-haired character in the film.
* FiveManBand: Subverted. Roy would be TheLeader, Lucas TheLancer and TheBigGuy, Sarah TheChick and Alton a TagAlongKid. [[spoiler: Paul Sevier]] offers to go with them as TheSmartGuy but he is turned down. However, once [[spoiler: Alton gets control of his powers]], he technically fills the role of TheSmartGuy.
* FourElementEnsemble: Downplayed, but every time Alton uses his powers corresponds to one of the elements. He wrecks Elden's house in an earthquake (Earth), causes a satellite to come crashing down (Air), [[spoiler: gets control of his powers by seeing the sun rise for the first time]] (Fire) and [[spoiler: rejoins his people]] while in the middle of an everglade (Water).
* FriendshipMoment: Roy offers Lucas a chance to leave them. [[spoiler: He doesn't]].
* HollywoodDarkness: Averted. Rather than just throwing a blue filter on, much of the movie takes place at night and has careful uses of light and shadow to reflect it.
* MamaBear: When Sarah is cuffed to a shower handle, the moment she hears someone after her son, she rips it off the wall.
* TheMessiah: The people from the ranch felt Alton was one.
* MissingMom: The other members of the ranch say that Sarah "abandoned" her son. From what she tells Lucas, it appears that Alton was taken off them to be raised by Calvin. And she eventually left the ranch because she couldn't bear to see someone else raising him.
* PapaWolf: Roy will stop at nothing to protect his son. Lucas appears to have this by proxy.
* RapunzelHair: Sarah and the rest of the female cult members have long hair down to their waist that they keep braided.
* TheMessiah: The people from the ranch felt Alton was one.
* MissingMom: The other members of the ranch say that Sarah "abandoned" her son. From what she tells Lucas, it appears that Alton was taken off them to be raised by Calvin. And she eventually left the ranch because she couldn't bear to see someone else raising him.
* PapaWolf: Roy will stop at nothing to protect his son. Lucas appears to have this by proxy.
* RapunzelHair: Sarah and the rest of the female cult members have long hair down to their waist that they keep braided.
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* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: [[spoiler: Alton's people only appear as shapeless masses of light from Sarah's perspective]].
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Sarah's mother is seen answering the door to two henchmen from the ranch looking for Alton. She's never seen, nor mentioned afterwards. She could have been killed, but it's entirely possible she was left alone once they found that Sarah wasn't in her house.
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'''Midnight Special''' is an upcoming sci-fi/chase movie written and directed by Creator/JeffNichols.
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The movie stars Creator/MichaelShannon, Creator/JoelEdgerton, Creator/KirstenDunst, Jaeden Lieberher, Creator/AdamDriver, and Creator/SamShepard. It will be released was given a limited release beginning on March 18. Trailers can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zuQTmVCEn4 here]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UU_CC81aGM here]].
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* SensoryOverload: Alton has to wear dark goggles, noise-cancelling headphones, and travel mostly at night due to his hypersensitivity to light and sound.
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'''Midnight Special''' is an upcoming sci-fi/chase movie written and directed by Creator/JeffNichols.
Alton Meyer, an 8-year-old boy with supernatural abilities, has been reported missing. In reality, his father Roy, along with his childhood friend Lucas, have taken the boy from the religious compound where he previously lived and gone on the run. Meanwhile, they are being pursued by members of the religious sect and agents of the FBI and NSA, both of whom are pursuing Alton for their own ends.
The movie stars Creator/MichaelShannon, Creator/JoelEdgerton, Creator/KirstenDunst, Jaeden Lieberher, Creator/AdamDriver, and Creator/SamShepard. It will be released on March 18. Trailers can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zuQTmVCEn4 here]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UU_CC81aGM here]].
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* CIAEvilFBIGood: Zig-Zagged. Adam Driver's NSA agent is working in conjunction with the FBI to track Alton, and while the government has shady intentions in regards to Alton, they aren't portrayed as being fully good or bad.
* {{Cult}}: the religious compound where Roy, Sarah, and Alton used to live, which is raided by the FBI at the outset of the movie.
* GlowingEyes: Alton's eyes glow with an unearthly light, and offer supernatural visions to people who look at them.
* TitledAfterTheSong
* SensoryOverload: Alton has to wear dark goggles, noise-cancelling headphones, and travel mostly at night due to his hypersensitivity to light and sound.
* ShowDontTell: Jeff Nichols explicitly described the movie as an exercise in explaining as little as possible.
* WeakenedByTheLight: See SensoryOverload
'''Midnight Special''' is an upcoming sci-fi/chase movie written and directed by Creator/JeffNichols.
Alton Meyer, an 8-year-old boy with supernatural abilities, has been reported missing. In reality, his father Roy, along with his childhood friend Lucas, have taken the boy from the religious compound where he previously lived and gone on the run. Meanwhile, they are being pursued by members of the religious sect and agents of the FBI and NSA, both of whom are pursuing Alton for their own ends.
The movie stars Creator/MichaelShannon, Creator/JoelEdgerton, Creator/KirstenDunst, Jaeden Lieberher, Creator/AdamDriver, and Creator/SamShepard. It will be released on March 18. Trailers can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zuQTmVCEn4 here]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UU_CC81aGM here]].
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* CIAEvilFBIGood: Zig-Zagged. Adam Driver's NSA agent is working in conjunction with the FBI to track Alton, and while the government has shady intentions in regards to Alton, they aren't portrayed as being fully good or bad.
* {{Cult}}: the religious compound where Roy, Sarah, and Alton used to live, which is raided by the FBI at the outset of the movie.
* GlowingEyes: Alton's eyes glow with an unearthly light, and offer supernatural visions to people who look at them.
* TitledAfterTheSong
* SensoryOverload: Alton has to wear dark goggles, noise-cancelling headphones, and travel mostly at night due to his hypersensitivity to light and sound.
* ShowDontTell: Jeff Nichols explicitly described the movie as an exercise in explaining as little as possible.
* WeakenedByTheLight: See SensoryOverload
