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Otherwise, beautifully shot, good acting. Usually war trauma stories, but my time was not wasted. There's one season that I won't spoil, was emotionally disturbing, but without being visually exploitive. There's some quiet/unspoken devastation, coming from the culture or the war trauma, that I found grilling.

I first saw Rudolph Maté's 1951 film When Worlds Collide when I was maybe 8 and it was then that I was first made aware that the world could possibly end, that space travel and other worlds was an idea. I've been a fan of sci-fi and apocalyptic movies ever since. The Midnight Sky may not be a sci-fi or apocalyptic movie, although there are elements of that and that's what made me feel nostalgic for the movie I saw when I was 8 and the way I felt. It certainly helps that I'm a father and that I saw Oppenheimer the day after while still thinking of Midnight Sky. Sure it leaves details out, I believe it's better for it, it leaves it to one's imagination. Those who felt it was "slow" probably need immediate and relentless action is my guess.

I feel quite strongly about this as this is my first review after years of lurking.