Space movies are usually a great source of fascination for viewers. And if a superstar actor is added to the mix, Netflix can be proud of having found a winning formula. The Midnight Sky is no exception, even if critics have split opinions regarding story arcs and character development inconsistencies.
Some people are comparing this film to Ad Astra and other similar themed motion pictures. Basically, the movie tells the story of a regretful dying man who trudges across a declining planet, a story told in a diligent attempt to produce a sci-fi masterpiece. However, the movie has sparked controversy all around the web. There are plenty of details about this drama that fans long to understand.
10 How Is The Movie Adaptation Different From The Book?
Every big-screen adaptation bears an excruciating level of criticism when an original story has been told first in a book. And, more often than not, people who have read the book find the movie unsatisfying. The same has happened in this case and there are fans who question if, for instance, Sully and Adewole were already romantically linked prior to the movie transition.
The answer is no, there wasn't a romance nor were they expecting a child. However, in the book these two ended up deciding to start a new life together. Some minor tweaks were expected to exist.
9 Did Augustine Know That His Daughter Sully/Iris Was On That Space Mission?
One of the most talked-about issues around the film plot is whether or not the lead character was aware of the fact that his daughter was traveling on Aether. Did he know Sully was his daughter the whole time or only when she mentioned her mother’s name in the end?
Augustine must have known all along with Sully's whereabouts. If he didn’t, it would be hard to explain why he would even bother taking his "imaginary girl" from one place to another, after trying to fix a weak antenna that would allow him to speak to Sully and the crew.
8 Would Someone Be Able To Survive A Swim In The Freezing Waters Of The Arctic?
Talk about some debate around this question. There's a scene where George Clooney's character is seen drowning in these chilling waters, in the middle of the night, but then he comes to the surface and, shortly after that, he is moving his body as if nothing has happened.
From a scientific point of view, it is unlikely that this could have happened in real life since temperatures as low as those (and especially in the fragile state his body was already in) would cause anyone to get hypothermia. It's not impossible to survive it, though, but it was definitely a stretch to see Augustine getting out of it so easily.
7 How Could Jupiter Have A Moon That Is Inhabitable?
The audience learns early on in the film that this is set in the year 2049. In practical terms, this is around 30 years from where we are today. Taking into consideration that Jupiter is definitely not one of the farthest planets from Earth or even one of the less known ones in the solar system, the discovery of this moon's existence here as these characters' new home is too unrealistic.
A legitimate question that has been raised often on the web. Perhaps if it would be in five hundred years from now or on a planet that was yet to be discovered, this location detail could be better fitting.
6 What Exactly Destroyed Planet Earth?
The explanation for this answer lies in the fact that this is deliberately hidden because it is not considered relevant to the context of the story. What the audience knows is that there was an apocalyptic disaster, potentially caused by a climate change-related event or perhaps a nuclear war.
Augustine mentions an "accident" that happened and although it is not entirely clear, his character hints that there is some sort of gas that makes all life on the surface very difficult or nearly impossible. While never explicitly stating what this event was, viewers know that the time frame of the movie is set "three weeks after the event".
5 Are Sully And Adewole The Only Ones Responsible To Repopulate The Human Race In K-23?
What was meant to be just an exploratory mission for the five members of the crew traveling in Aether space shift, became a life mission. Initially, the captain stresses that the goal was to determine habitability, not start the colonization.
While it is evident that both Sully and Adewole (who are already parents-to-be) have the responsibility to go back to K-23 and "try" to survive, for some people, they wondered whether other groups of people were already stationed on this moon. The truth is: this couple is actually carrying that burden of being 100% by themselves. Even though the odds are not in their favor to be able to carry out such a task.
4 Is the "Big Reveal" (Augustine's Daughter) The Whole Point Of The Story?
One of the main controversies of The Midnight Sky is what the movie is really about. There are those who believe that the main theme centers around the sci-fi component/survival drama, while others advocate that this is a story about a redeeming father who wants to "make it right" with his abandoned daughter (hence the lack of information on scientific explanations).
This question, though, does not lessen the emotional effectiveness of the film's conclusion, which is that the burdened man was able to relieve some guilt by saving Iris from a death sentence.
3 Did The Space Crew Find Out About The Earth Apocalypse Too Fast?
Yet another question that basis on scientific data not given to the audience (whether viewers choose to see it as intentional or as an error). After repairing the broken comms and the radar, the space crew found out about the Earth's apocalypse from tapping into a satellite, soon before being able to re-make contact with Lofthouse.
Some speculate that the crew didn't need Augustine to inform them anyway of what was the Earth's status as these dialogues seemed too fast. In truth, the team indeed found out what the deal was too fast - in a spare of a couple of minutes - before Lofthouse could explain. One could argue that the astronauts didn't even need Clooney's help since they figured out Earth was really a mess on their own.
2 Could The 2 Astronauts Returning To Earth Ever Find Their Families?
This seems highly implausible. The decision that astronauts Chandler (played by Kyle Chandler) and Sanchez (Demián Bichir) took to return home is, ultimately, a decision they made based on the conclusion that they would rather die trying than to go back to K-23.
There's a scene where Chandler watches a video of his wife, where she tells him where they are being evacuated. Later on, he mentions that he promised her to come back. So, there's a sense of longing to reunite with their families but the odds of that ever happening are none or very close to that.
1 Is This A Story Of Hope Or Hopelessness About Mankind?
After watching the movie, the majority of people might have felt depressed, thinking that this is another story solely focused on where humanity is headed when considering the tremendous effects of climate change and the impact of human activities on Earth.
But in reality, director George Clooney says that the purpose of The Midnight Sky was to tell a hopeful story, not a downbeat one. He considers that his character "gets redemption and I think redemption is a really big, important thing that washes over us and gives us hope... That last moment, what makes that all so hopeful and so interesting is that there are David and Felicity and there's the moment of, 'Oh what are we going to do', but there's also the moment of 'OK, let's get to work'.
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