{"id":10221,"date":"2017-05-06T11:58:41","date_gmt":"2017-05-06T09:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=10221"},"modified":"2017-05-06T11:58:41","modified_gmt":"2017-05-06T09:58:41","slug":"the-space-between-us-starring-gary-oldman-asa-butterfield-britt-robertson-and-carla-cugino-an-uplifting-love-story-with-space-elements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/the-space-between-us-starring-gary-oldman-asa-butterfield-britt-robertson-and-carla-cugino-an-uplifting-love-story-with-space-elements\/","title":{"rendered":"The Space Between Us starring Gary Oldman, Asa Butterfield, Britt Robertson and Carla Cugino: An Uplifting Love Story with Space Elements"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Space Between Us. Image via impawards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

East Texas is scientist\/businessman Nathaniel Parker (Gary Oldman<\/a>)\u2019s brainchild: A group of astranouts will go to live on Mars for four years. He couldn\u2019t be prouder. But when it turns out his lead astranout Sarah Elliot is pregnant on space, a difficult consensus is reached to save the baby: He should stay on Mars as a journey to Earth could be deadly.<\/p>\n

Baby Gardner grows up to be a smart and resourceful teenager (Asa Butterfield).
\nHis only connection to our planet – managed without the help, consent, or the knowledge of the astranauts who raised him – is a high school student named Tulsa (Britt Robertson). As far as world-wary and street-smart Tulsa knows (and doesn\u2019t believe a word of), Gardner is stuck living in a NY penthouse due to a rare disease. Gardner is the one thing about Earth that doesn\u2019t seem to piss Tulsa off.<\/p>\n

But as much as astranout Kendra (Carla Cugino) loves him like a son, Gardner longs to go to planet earth. And while a trip to Earth can be physically detrimental, being here isn\u2019t doing Gardner\u2019s psychology any favors. Despite Parker\u2019s protests, Gardner is treated for bone density, goes to physcial therapy and finally arrives on Earth…only to find out more tests await. A discouraged Gardner manages to escape, with only two goals in mind: to meet Tulsa and find his father.<\/p>\n

Tulsa and Gardner get along swimmingly, minus some understandable disbelief on Tulsa\u2019s part. But as the two teens grow closer, so do Kendra and Gardner to finding them. And as much as we want Gardner to have the time of his life, we also know the two adults are only concerned about saving Gardner\u2019s life. Can Gardner find his father and collect enough memories before he has to go back? And will Kendra and Parker find him before it is too late?<\/p>\n

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The Space Between Us is the perfect drama romance adventure. But the focus of the movie is on the connection and love between human beings, and while the romance of Tulsa and Gardner takes focus, there is also a lot of paternal love going on.<\/p>\n

Despite being a writer, I\u2019m a lot like your average viewer. When I love a movie to bits, I don\u2019t notice flaws. So if this one has any, you are going to have to let me know in the comments.<\/p>\n

Yes, I\u2019m a romantic. And I\u2019m really sick of the same old sick kid love story. But Gardner isn\u2019t originally sick. He is just literally raised on another planet. Whatever health problems arise, it arises due to different gravity and his heart responding negatively. It\u2019s a pretty original (and logical) health problem right there.<\/p>\n

Then, there is one or two minor twists that you might or not see coming, which serve as sweet additions to an already sweet story.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s refreshing to see \u201cantagonists” that are really just concerned about a kid\u2019s well-being. It\u2019s hard not to root for both\u00a0sides, which makes it all the more fun and emotional to watch.<\/p>\n

Yes, we want Gardner to find love and experience many, many firsts- including feeling the wind on his face and the rain on his body. But we also don\u2019t want a 16-year-old to die. We want a loving, caring man (Parker) to fix his mistake. We want Kendra to save her surrogate son. We want Tulsa to finally be happy, and we definitely don\u2019t want her to lose her favorite thing about Earth, which is understandably Gardner.<\/p>\n

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\nI WILL SPOIL THE ENDING \u2013 Meaning, I\u2019ll tell you if it is happy or sad.<\/p>\n

Of course, I tend to have a sweet spot for Allan Loeb stories, he is one of the co-writers, and I\u2019ve always had a bit of a crush on the awesomeness that is Gary Oldman. So I\u2019m positively biased.<\/p>\n

So I\u2019m warning you. It\u2019s a love story. It\u2019s about different kinds of love. It\u2019s a road trip film. It\u2019s fighting for someone\u2019s survival vs. someone\u2019s happiness. And in the end, spoilers ahead, optimists and romantics win. So there. I told you. The ending is all warm and fuzzy. I loved it. It\u2019s also embrassing, but I didn\u2019t see the twist coming.<\/p>\n

Loved the cast, visuals, and the soundtrack<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The film was directed by Peter Chelsom, and written by Allan Loeb, Steward Schill and Richard Barton Lewis. It is currently rated at 6.4 on IMDB.<\/p>\n

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