elenaleader The first 20 minutes were kind of rustic, so I was like "not more than 6, probably". Somewhere after "Winston Churchill" quotation it started getting more and more fascinating, and I thought "well, all is not lost, I might give it 8 after all". The last 15 minutes made me cry as hard as I possibly could. So it's 10. This wondeful movie deserves even more, but that's all I can give to it."Martian Child" is a story about a little boy, Dennis (Bobby Coleman), who strongly believes that he is from Mars and claims that his parents will soon come to get him home and a newly-widower, David (John Cusack), who stuggles with untimely demise of his wife and decides to adopt little Martian child to honour his wife, who also once was an orphan and has always dreamt of taking an abandoned child.Dennis was marveoulsly potrayed by very talented young actor, Bobby Coleman, who managed to create an image of an "extraterrestrial creature". At the beginning of the movie, we can see Dennis inside the box - both, explicitly and implicitly. But, gradually, he learns how to be a "human" and goes out of the box. The audience understands right from the start, that Dennis, imagining himself being from Mars, is only hiding from the real truth - he was rejected by his parents and they will never come back again. But Dennis. He lives in his own world. For him, being a Martian is a new norm, so, he doesn't understand why adults want to convince him he is just making up things.David is a best-selling author of a sci-fi book about the space adventures. At the end of his novel all the main characters die, but his editor wants him to write a sequel, which is, obviously, impossible. So, David writes a story about his aqquentance with Dennis and tells the readers about the way he teaches this young creature to be a "human". The editor doesn't like even the idea of the book and asks David a question, which is a culmination of the whole movie - why can't you be what we want you to be? David is also a Marian child. A bit older, but also rejected by the society. They help each other. A little boy helps an adult to make first steps after his wife's passing away. A little boy shows him that the most important thing is to be yourself, no matter what they say. An adult makes little boy believe that love exists. An adult promises little boy to accept him as he is, as, by the end of the day, it's the only thing that matters. P.s. Many thanks to the people who created the script. "Loving one, which is already here" "Sometimes we just reach out and expect nothing in return" "You should never ever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever give up. Winston Churchill said that, I think" "I have found out that I can love an alien, and he can love a creature"

dashkor-49308 "Martian Child" is a 2007 American family drama film directed by Menno Meyjes and written by David Gerrold based on his 1994 novelette of the same name. John Cusack's excellent portrayal of a writer, David, who decides to adopt a young boy, Dennis (played by Bobby Coleman), who thinks himself to be an alien from Mars. The film was released on November 2, 2007. The film puts in great efforts to show the difficulties of upbringing a child. The merge of an "alien" nature of Dennis and the adult, reasonable nature of his guardian David is depicted in a wonderful, not-too-sappy-and-not-too-casual way. You will find yourself smiling, crying, freaking out and laughing while watching them bonding and developing trust and love to each other. Another significant theme of "Martian Child" is finding yourself and your true identity. Shall we stand out and allow ourselves to let out all our weirdness once in a while or should we blend in as much as possible? Is there any so called "right way" to be a human? It wouldn't be that much of a spoiler to say that the film has a clear answer to all these questions: however "normal" the facade you maintain around other people to stay safe and not made fun of may be, people who truly love you will appreciate all the little dorky features you have. To sum up, watch "Martian Child" at your own risk - at the risk of having a good time, discovering something awfully kind and maybe even shedding an embarrassing amount of happy tears (but only if you're in the mood for that).

kirichenko_elena First of all, I liked the soundtrack Guster - "Satellite", playing during the Martian dance of David and Dennis. Whatever they say about the excessive simplicity of the film, it touches on the eternal theme of fathers and children, and the problem of misunderstanding of society. They have to make a difficult choice: to become like everyone else or to keep their own I, while losing the people's disposition. As a result, the father and son find the right decision for themselves, love subordinates everything in the world, even the disobedient little Martian. I don't think that adults will discover here something new for themselves, but for children it will be incredibly boring. And this is far from fiction. On the contrary, the film is incredibly realistic, but it will definitely leave a mark on your soul. I liked the film. All these moments of life of the main characters are so exciting. Probably because they play very well. In the film, they show real love, real grief, and real life. This picture will be remembered for a long time.

ladygagabla The film Martian Child after reading the title gives a lot of ideas what it is going to be about. Either it is about space, or an astronaut or a child doing something unusual. My third idea was pretty close to the content of the film. I liked the film very much. It brought so many thought to my mind, made me cry and persuaded that there is always a hope, even for a little creature on the Earth to find that right person. The genre of the film is drama plus comedy. You can laugh at the actors or you can cry at the emotions they evoke. The film is about an orphan Denis, who as he says came from Mars and a man, a writer, who decided to adopt Denis. He was left by his parents when he was very small and probably he told everybody that he was from Mars because he believed that his parents were there. He tried to conceal the pain that he understood when he grew older that in that orphanage he was absolutely alone and tried to convince himself that there, on Mars, he has somebody. He was the alien on the Earth and didn't have anyone to rely on. So the film shows all the problems and obstacles that can appear between adults and children, the sorrow that can experience a person and how this person struggles against it, loneliness and the fear to stay alone. I adored acting by the starring actors John Cusack and Bobby Coleman. They were so plausible and sincere, so emotional and persuading that they made the film even tenderer. So, I would say that this is a typical drama with happy ending that make people believe in good. I would recommend watching this film with your family to have good time and experience some new emotions. The rating I would give is 8 out of 10.