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Title: The Space Between Us (2017)
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Sarah Elliot
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Harrison Lane
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Scott Hubbard
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Tom Chen
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Alice Myers
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Kendra Wyndham
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In this interplanetary adventure, a space shuttle embarks on the first mission to colonize Mars, only to discover after takeoff that one of the astronauts is pregnant. Shortly after landing, she dies from complications 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 in Colorado named Tulsa. When he finally gets a chance to go to Earth, he's eager to experience all of the wonders he could only read about on Mars - from the most simple to the extraordinary. But once his explorations begin, scientists discover that Gardner's organs can't withstand Earth's atmosphere. Eager to find his father, Gardner escapes the team... Written by STX Entertainment
This movie had the feel of an old and outdated Disney flick. The movie was neither bad nor good, it was interesting but just a little bit off.
If you provide the money for a film production you the right to shape how the movie gets made, what cultural values the film portrays, the tone of the film, and the substance of the story and the characters. This story had a few uplifting moments, it was filmed well, it had interesting characters, it had a weak story from a science fiction point of view, but something was foreign about the sense and sensibilities of this production. The film was "culturally foreign" because it was produced by Chinese money.
Will Chinese movies that are produced in America be able to improve?
I don't think a modern American teenager would find anything in common with this movie. The movie was culturally connected to China and thus it was totally disconnected with American realities.
Perhaps this movie would play better in China.
I am of the opinion that this film was misshaped by the lens of the funding source, in this case a major Chinese production company that has bought up a good swath of Hollywood. To draw and analogy with food; this movie did not taste "American" nor as a "foreign-film: was providing us with authentic or even good "Chinese food."