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The Space Between Us

Science fiction film

Literary Analysis

07/30/2018

The Space Between Us is a 2017 American romantic science fiction film directed by Peter Chelsom and written by Allan Loeb.

The film follows a teenage boy, born on Mars, who travels to Earth.

Plot Summary

Literary Analysis

In this interplanetary adventure, shortly after arriving to help colonize Mars, an astronaut dies while giving birth to the first human born on the red planet – never revealing who the father is. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Gardner Elliot – an inquisitive, highly intelligent boy who reaches the age of 16 having only met 14 people in his very unconventional upbringing. While searching for clues about his father, and the home planet he’s never known, Gardner begins an online friendship with a street smart girl named Tulsa. When he finally gets a chance to go to Earth, Gardner is eager to experience all of the wonders he could only read about on Mars. But after his explorations begin, scientists discover that Gardner’s organs can’t withstand Earth’s atmosphere. Gardner joins with Tulsa on a race against time to unravel the mysteries of how he came to be, and where he belongs in the universe.

Characters

Characters

  • Gary Oldman as Nathaniel Shepherd, Sarah’s love interest and Gardner’s father

  • Asa Butterfield as Gardner Elliot, Nathaniel and Sarah’s son / The Narrator

  • Carla Gugino as Kendra Wyndham

  • Britt Robertson as Tulsa, Gardner’s love interest

  • B. D. Wong as Genesis Director Tom Chen

  • Janet Montgomery as Sarah Elliot, Gardner’s mother and Nathaniel’s love interest

Setting

Setting

Mars Colony

New Mexico, United States

Theme

  • Melodramatic romance by tragedy

Theme

Exposition

  • Gardner yearns to visit Earth, specifically the United States and wants to track down his father and his online chat mate Tulsa.

Exposition

Rising Action

  • Eventually, Gardner gets to visit Earth, even though his physiology, which has developed in Martian gravity, is ill-suited for Earth's atmosphere.
  • Upset, he stages a daring escape with Tulsa to help him find his Father.

Rising Action

Climax

  • Gardner discovered that the man beside his mother's picture is not his father; he is Sarah's Brother.
  • Nathaniel arrived at Elliot's place to rescue Gardner from drowning himself and reveals that he is Gardner's Father.

Climax

Falling Action

  • Nathaniel, Kendra and Tulsa rush Gardner to outer space to stabilize his declining health. Free of Earth's gravity, Gardner is revived.

Falling Action

Denouement

  • Gardner boards a space shuttle to Mars with his Father Nathaniel and is glad to be back home where his physiology fits

Denouement

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