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Taking Earth (2017)
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[epic music] We look up at the sky... We behold the infinite stars... And we believe we are all alone. [remote beeps] Begin. [orchestral music] You're in for a treat. This is the equivalent of a juicy steak. - Beans? - Of course. Not bad. It's good. Eh? What'd I tell you? There's nothing on TV. Everything's still gone. It's clever, no one knows what's going on. What do you mean? Well, there's no way of finding out what happened. Everyone's in the dark and people are clueless without information. It's ridiculous. It makes no sense. Isn't it weird? Everybody going in the same direction. South. They're going south. But why? I don't know. Sarah told me people were saying it's safe in the south. How do you mean safe? I don't know. Less attacks? Get out of the building! Don't worry, we're safe. How do you know? Are you worried because we're indoors? Don't they get angry if people go indoors? It pisses them off if people go inside anything... Sure. But the trick is to know when they're coming. How do you know when they're coming? The sound of screaming gets louder. [music swells] Have you heard about what happened in London? The attack? It's more than an attack, they're saying it's some kind of outbreak. [power goes out] What the hell? What are you doing? [whispering] Get out. Excuse me? [elevator door opens] Get out! [grunting] [phone rings] Hello? David, baby, have you heard? Have I heard? What's up, baby? The outbreak. It's not just Washington. Now they are saying New York as well. Washington? I thought it was in London? David, it's happening everywhere. Okay, look, where are you? I'm at the office. There was an explosion. Not even two blocks from here. What's happening? I don't know. Just stay there, I'm coming to you. I'm leaving right now. Hurry. What the hell? [explosion, screams] [frantic music] Get out. [car starts] [tires screeching] [pulsing] [explosion] [whirring helicopter blades] [explosions] [jet engines] Please. Sarah! Sarah, we need to get out of the city, and I mean now. Mom! [quiet music] Look. At what? I don't see anything. Concentrate. Look. They're hidden. But it's them. I still can't believe our luck today. Those IO's literally walked straight past us. They were this close. That... could have gone very differently. Yeah, we were lucky. David, what are you planning to do next, or go next? Find Sarah. And help you find your mom. [distant explosions and screams] We need to go. Get back! [grunting] Stay! Stay. [tense music] What are you doing? Leave it! It doesn't matter. What are you doing? They'll find me, David. My blood. No they won't, no one's gonna find you! They'll know, if they taste my blood, they'll know it's me. What? What are you talking about? Who'll find you? IO's! Infected ones. They taste the blood! They're looking for me! No one's looking for you! Now calm down. [distant explosion] [pulsing] No... Shit. Dude, we need to get out - [explosion] We could stay here tonight. We should be safe. How's your hand? It's just a graze. It stopped bleeding. Cameron. What the hell? What happened? Why were you freaking out back there? I think it would be better if I didn't tell you. I think if we are going to stick together, I have a right to know. You have to promise you'll believe me. Sure, I'll believe you. But I want to know. Okay. Everything that's happened, it's not what you think. There was never an outbreak. Those things were never infected. They're being controlled. What do you mean, controlled? Controlled by who? They are being controlled by very dangerous people. They have done all of this, taken this whole planet, to find me. To find you? W-w-wait, what do you mean, taken the whole planet? Well, they're not from here, from Earth. They're here now. So, these dangerous people, they're... I don't know, aliens? Oh okay, aliens. This is going a bit differently to how I thought it would go. And these aliens have... come all this way to find you? Yes. Wow. And they're looking for you because...? Because I'm not from here either. So you're an alien too, then? I've been hiding on Earth for seven years with my Attender - my mom here. Because of a war that the people who've come here started. I'm not meeting her down south, I'm meeting her at our ship. Your spaceship? Of course, well, shit Cam, it's kind of hard finding one person out of seven billion people. It's a conundrum. You said you'd believe me. Well, I didn't know you were gonna go say this. And the blood? The IO's taste the blood. They can distinguish between human blood and... Okay, well, how do you think those IO's didn't see us today? It wasn't luck that they walked straight past us. I hid us. I hid us from them. You hid us? If I stand still and concentrate, I can hide from them. That's how they haven't found me. Oh, Cameron. Do you remember I held onto your arm and hid both of us? I hid us, David! Okay, look - [gunshots] Get back! Oh shit... Where are they? Don't move. [eerie music] I know you're here. [IO shouts] [car door slams, tires screech] [IO screams] [epic music swells] You hid us from them? And today, when they walked by us, you hid us there, too? Yes. That's impossible. You're not from here. No. This is insane. And, uh, and somewhere up there, is an invisible spaceship. Three. Three! Three invisible spaceships! So wait, I'm the first human to know that aliens exist? Welcome to Earth, dude. Thanks. So... You've never ridden a bicycle? No, never. [David laughs] This is freakin' awesome. [music swells] Is there any reason why you guys live so far from the ship? We stayed for about two years, but we were stuck in the middle of nowhere. Ellen wanted me to see your world, so year three, we moved to the city and started traveling. And then they arrived? That must have been insane for you guys. Yeah, we didn't know what to do, and Ellen wouldn't let me surrender. Surrender? Why the hell would you surrender? Well... look what happened to your planet. It's all because of me. If I surrender, then maybe... Sure but, you didn't invade us, Cameron. You didn't do this. They did. I know. But it's still happening because of me. This is screwed up. Listen, I've got to talk to you about that whole 'surrender' thing. It doesn't have to come to that. The thing is, if things get critical here, even Ellen says I have no choice but to surrender. We'll just hide you until they give up and leave. No David, they won't just leave. They'll take me as their prisoner, or they'll kill me. But how are they gonna kill you? It's a big place, like finding a needle in a haystack. What are they gonna do? They'll burn the haystack. What do you mean? If they can't find me, Devanera will destroy the whole planet. This is the most stressful conversation I've ever had. And I've dated a lot of women. We need to cover more ground faster. We can actually make up a lot of time if we cut across that mountain. It'll be harder, you okay? I will be. Okay. Don't worry. We'll sort this out. [music swells] [engines revving] Check his blood. Of course, pretty sure I saw a lion, two elephants, and a tiger walk through the camp last night. Which basically means I must have slept through my watch. We've got to keep our eyes open. Ah, Des, Human bet me one billion dollars I could not pilot this vessel. Human? Yes. I named him. This beast reminds me of Pegaus. It does not fly. You will not understand this, Des. You are a machine. Devanera's requesting an update. What should I tell him? Tell him I'm shopping. Devanera, you summoned me. I'm fairly certain I was clear in my instructions, Garabon. Why are you on the planet? I'm exploring other worlds. Besides, I made a glorious discovery. Something the humans call 'caffeine.' This is no time for sightseeing, Garabon. Irehkull... Should you not be terrorizing the Asians instead of obsessing yourself with me? I'm ahead of schedule in every stage of this operation. So you found the boy then? [laughs] No. But don't forget, this is your operation we are following. Yet there you are, parading yourself on the planet, risking our exposure to the humans. I made it quite clear - Human. - this was a weak course Someone whose sheer voice drains the life out of you. Dumbass? We should have destroyed this planet, and returned to the war. Irehkull, you are being a dumbass. What is a dumbass? Enough! Find out what a dumbass is. What is our progress? The human controls have been testing the blood. We will either find the boy, or whomever he's traveling with. It's just a matter of time. With all the destruction the human controls have inflicted, the boy could be dead already. We allowed the controls to summon the blue spheres, specifically for protection and diversion. Who knew they would want to blow everything up. Including themselves. Forty of their days, Garabon. That is all the time I gave you. We will have the boy by then. I'm done walking. I'm sorry, but I'm not a horse. I'm designed for short distances. I think we can rest here. I'll even carry one of you. But ladies, we are literally walking across a freaking country. I'm done walking. I'm going to check that house for food. I'll go with you. They better not stay indoors too long. I had another bad dream about Cameron. Oh, Ellen. I'm so afraid that something terrible has happened to him. Oh, sweetie, in situations like this, you just have to have faith. Faith he's okay. You're a good woman, Nance. I'm glad we found each other. Me too. You're next. And then your friends. [computers whirring] We have a hit. More are coming. Find the exact location. Sending coordinate control for location scan. You stay back, don't touch me! Put the stick down, old woman, or you'll make me angry! Run, Nancy, run! You think that will stop me? No. But this will. The woman they discovered is on this continent. She is not human. And the boy? He is not with her. We have sent more controls to hold her for interrogation. No, she serves the boy. If he is not with her, she will die before giving him up. I will make her take me to him. You're going personally? I would send Human, but I fear he will blow her up. Fire her up! Play nice! We've sent more controls to the location. This is not something we can entrust to the human controls. Let me do this my way, Devanera. Deep down, you know I'm always right. Just find me the boy. [intense music] Where is Garabon now? He is en route to the woman's location. He is exposed. We need to see this as an opportunity. The Collective beings serve Devanera, commanding the power of the blue light. Now Nulsa Mathium sustains the veiling of our ships, hiding them from the humans. But it is his brother Harbien Gium who is able to weaponize the might of the blue light, he maintains our hold over the human controls. We are harnessing their power to disperse the NOCC's from our three ships. Not many get to witness the little ones at work. We've modified these NOCC's to taste the blood of the people, letting us know whether they are human or not. Have you sent them all over the planet? No, dear. They were designed to inoculate the warriors during battle. They move as the warriors move. That's why we keep the people grouped together. Baby, what are you doing? It's for when I'm not with you, and I'm missing you, wearing that. Stop it, you're embarrassing me. Don't be embarrassed, you're beautiful! Now say something nice. Like what? Like, I don't know. 'I love you, David.' I love you, David. [burning grass] SARAH! This is awesome. This is awesome! Cameron! Buddy! Let's not try to let all the IO's where we are. [far-off explosions] We need to move. [yelling, screaming] [screaming, gunshots] Shit... Okay, dude, it's time to hide us now. Cameron! [music swells] Get in! The world is ending and he runs off! You need to get in now! It's gonna blow! Crap. Shit. We're gonna have to run. No, no, just get in the car. - What? - Look, if you want to live you need to trust me. Get in! Here you go. So what, are you both insane? I'm talking about staying indoors like this. Are you both slow? Uh... Do you have any idea what they'll do if they find you away from the crowds? Aren't you away from the crowds? Oh and another thing! I still want to know how you hid us back at the plane. You're smiling, why are you smiling, Cameron? Shit, sorry... You're just so intense. You're changing the subject. How did you hide us? The sunlight at that time of the day can 'occlude.' Uh... Go ahead, tell her. You mean, tell her... everything? She might as well know what's going on. Okay. Everything that has happened, it's not what you think. There was never an outbreak. Those things were never infected. My mom, the one I told you about, she's not my real mother. But, to understand the story, we need to go away from here. David? I love our life. Me too baby. Never leave me. Never. [shouting] I feel safe with you. Always. [melancholy piano music] Come out. I know you're there. It's scary meeting strangers, because you don't know who they'll be. We're four women, it would be good if we could join your group. Look, I understand. We are stronger if we stick together. Okay, we'll meet you at the edge of the forest. When we get there, I'll give you the signal. Good. Stay safe. And Ellen, what's the signal? [bird calls] Okay then. Ellen. Hi Richard. These are my ladies. Hi, Ellen, Fran. Pleased to meet you. Hello, Ellen. I'm Graeme. Hi, Graeme, nice to meet you. Ellen! [ominous music] [quiet piano] These people that have come for you, maybe they'll give up and leave. Leave you. They're not that kind of people. No, I suppose not. Have some water. Thank you, Fran. Thanks. Thanks, sweetie. This is fantastic. So, everyone here is looking for someone? Of course! Aren't you, sweetie? Yes, of course... My dad, Devan. He's an unpleasant man. Dreadfully annoying, but what can we do. And we have to live with him day after day after miserable day. We have to love them, no matter how horribly old they are. It's harder for the older generation. They fought wars to keep the world safe. And then the world changed right under their noses, and they didn't fit in anymore. Granny B, I don't know you that well, but may I say, you are quite delightful. Thank you Graeme, and I think you're a dish. [laughter] Well, laughter keeps us sane, I suppose. It sedates all the worrying! You and your son were separated? Yes, Cameron. Where do you imagine he is now? Well, I don't really know where he is. But you know where he will be. That's the only thing keeping me sane right now. We had a plan in case we were separated. A place where we would meet, about two days from here. Well, two days is not too big of an ask. That's cutting it close, Garabon. I'm just going to have faith that he's okay until I find him. We should all try and get some sleep. We've got a long day tomorrow. Yes. We need our rest. [thunder] You still up? Hm? A storm's coming. I like it when it rains. [thunder crashes] I wish I didn't have to leave. Me too. Looks like it might rain later. [adventure music] I'm believing he's going to be at the site tomorrow. For your sake, I do too. But you should not go alone. Oh, I have to. I mean, everyone's trying to find their families. Eventually, we're all going to head off in different directions. Look, I know I'm not going to find my father, he's already up there somewhere. No, Graeme, don't say that! The point is, I will go with you. I will help you find your son. So where exactly are you meeting him? Uh... Over there! Those hangers. We should find food and water. Chocolate, I hope they have chocolate. Aren't we lucky! We keep finding abandoned supplies! Yes, very lucky. What's wrong? [music intensifies] We are not alone. Ellen, run. Protect the women! Run! Run, it's a trap! Nance? The blows are fatal. There are not enough men. They are attacking me! Call off the IO's chasing the woman. Do it now! She still has not told me where the boy is! Are you hurt? Are you suggesting you did not allow this to happen? Don't be foolish. It was your decision to masquerade as a human. These people are supposed to be under our control! Have the controls been called off? They have pulled back. She had better not be hurt. Don't let this happen again, Devanera. Find who allowed this to happen, and don't let it happen again. Protect my son! Graeme? May I have a word with you? Of course. Graeme, I'm sorry to ask you this now, but... I've got to find my son. Too many people are dying. I thought I could do this alone, but now... You said you would help me. Please. I don't know what else to do. Of course, Ellen. I will help you find Cameron. Two groups. One has an age-appropriate male. What do you want to do? Test the blood of the boy first. Bring him to me! Devanera has received your progression course. The deadline is noon today. [gunshots] They're resisting. Kill the man! Bring the boy! Shanna! [gunshots, shouting] David. Cameron! What happened to good old-fashioned blue spheres? Now, they're packing freaking machine guns. David, don't move. You gotta teach me how to do that. Let's just get the hell out of here. Stay down! I think I saw another! [gunshots] Got him, he's down. That should be it. What? That's insane! Whose stuff was that? Come on. [ominous music] We are aligned to Devanera. Devanera, it is time. Your deadline is upon us. Garabon's efforts are commendable. I do wish he had succeeded. I'm still searching for the one responsible for Garabon's attack. A truly shameful act. What is shameful is what I intend to do to them when I find them. Of course. We await your firing command. Cameron! This is our spot. Cameron! Where is he? I don't know. I thought he'd be here before I was. I don't understand. Maybe he is hiding. He'd come if he heard my voice. Cameron! You said he would be here. Uh... I don't know, Graeme. Maybe he's... Maybe?? I don't want to hear 'maybe, ' Ellen! I'm sorry if I upset you. Looking for this? You said he would be here! Who are you? I am the one you are running from. You are Neran...? I am Garabon. You are insane. Yes. [communicator beeps] Search this area. Check for any life forms. All of this is because of you! This will all become ash, because Camiru was not where you said he would be. This is all because of you! You have killed everyone! Me? How many people have died for this cause? This obsession? There are casualties in war, Ellen. You know this. This is not their war. The moment you landed your ship here, it became their war. It is noon. Return to your ship, Garabon. I'm here now. Give me time. The boy should be close. Return to your ship. Prepare for my fire command. Listen to me, we have been on this planet for forty days. Give me a few more hours. I am commanding you to return to your ship. You will obey me! It's out of my hands. This world will end. [music swells] [thunder, crackling electricity] What the hell? Cameron! Shit! [ships engines starting] That's where I was supposed to meet Ellen. Do you think she was there? What happens if they found her? What happens if they killed her? No, look, don't think about that. Shit, it's happening. They're going to destroy the planet. David, we can go to them in my ship. What? Come on! My ship's in that mountain, we can go up there and I'll surrender! What? What do you mean, 'we'? Well, if it doesn't work, you won't die down here. Wait, what about Shanna? Cameron, if this doesn't work, it won't matter. Come! [ship engines humming] It is safe to proceed. Garabon is secure aboard the ship. Go. You did not deserve to die. And my son? Camiru is not your son, Ellen. He is everything to me. Then I am truly sorry, for he will not survive this. Clear. Open. [music intensifies] This is freakin' awesome. Are you okay? This is my first time flying in a spaceship. There we go. Woah... Core is aligning. Prepare for the alignment initiation. [weapon powering up] Prepare for the firing sequence. How long will it take us to get there? Just a few minutes. This is insane. [haunting music] Run from this. Cameron, you need to land this thing! We won't make it! You killed us! Let him go! [screams] [music swells] I felt them. Ellen, what's wrong? That's impossible. No! Hey! Enough of you! What is happening? Why are the Collectives in distress? I don't know, they've never reacted this way before! I need control of them to fire the cannon. They are still conformed despite this disturbance, Devanera. Whatever is happening to them will not affect your command. David, we are still falling! Oh my shit! Pull up on the controls, hurry! I don't know how to fly this! We're gonna crash! You need to take both controls and pull up - gently! - What's happening with you? I don't know! Gently! Crap! Okay now pull up, pull up! Pull up hard now! Gentle, hard, what the hell Cameron? That was awesome. You were awesome. You cannot be certain it was him. It was Cameron. He summoned the pure light and it obeyed him. Do you even know what that means? I cannot stop this firing command, Ellen. When the vortex is aligned, the cannon will fire. All this time, and the prize is within your grasp... The prize, being Camiru? Better he lives as your prisoner, than he dies in this genocide. Stop this, an entire world is about to be destroyed! You fill my head with chaos! We, too, are fighting for survival, Ellen! My world is dying because Camiru's father refuses to save it. He is quite prepared to let my people die. Forget using Cameron for a ransom. Darmirruan is old, unyielding and stubborn. Garabon, Cameron summoned the pure light. He is succeeding his father. The vortex is aligned. Prepare to engage the firing sequence. He can save your world. [melancholy music builds] [remote beeps] Inform Devanera he is to abort the firing command. I am returning to the planet. David, you flew the ship. I crashed the ship. What's wrong with you? I don't know. I quelled the blue light. Yes you did. Cameron... What? What's wrong with me? Something's wrong. I don't feel good. [labored breathing] You touched the blue light. You did too. I know. It turns out I can. You were amazing. David... I'm so proud of you. David, the blue light's in you. I think it's killing you. I know. This is all my fault! No, hey! They did this, remember! They did! Cameron, the cannon, you gotta stop them from firing! It's too late... No, not for you. You quell blue spheres! Get up there and quell those old guys! The Collectives? Stop them. Stop them, Cameron. You can save everyone. You can save... You can save Sarah. Save her for me. David... I can feel you. I know you feel me. And you've been looking for me. Here I am. [screams of pain] [music picks up] Where is Reahveniah?? Why have you not connected me to Devanera? We cannot contact Devanera's ship. We are no longer connected to the central grid. What? Hail all frequencies, including Irehkull and get me Devanera. What if I cannot make the connection? Then I will be dead, and you will be to blame. Oh. Move! This is a level one priority, all Genead's respond. Inform Devanera to abort the firing command on Garabon's order. Stop the communication! I did, as you commanded. We are the only ones hearing this. Did he find the boy? I don't know. And the firing command? It is still active. Could it be? What about the message? Garabon is returning to the planet. Hold the message. You will die in the blast. What are we waiting for? Fire! Fire now! Go! [pulsing blasts] Why isn't it working? It'll work when you're older. Possibly an old man. Camiru, remember what I taught you. Commanding the power this way limits the power to your own strength, but if you command it like this, the power has no limit. You will be mighty. [swelling music] [screams of pain] What is doing this?? [crashing equipment] The core is failing! [explosion] [fading music] David... You, you're okay? How? I don't know, Cameron. But when you did what you did, pulling spaceships out of the sky, I felt you doing it. I felt the blue light lifting. I feel great! Thank you, thank you. For what? For living. You're welcome. Now dude, you need to go and find Shanna. You'll be okay? I'll be fine, go! [ship speeds by] Ellen, prepare yourself. I will be taking Cameron back with me. Am I a mother, that I will trade my son's life to save it? I do not know. I think a mother would do anything to protect her children. Certainly I would die for Cameron. And so this is the outcome of these years hiding on Earth. There are different kinds of people in this world. Which one am I? I know who Cameron is. The one for whom the sun recedes, able to cast light on the darkest shadow. He saved a world today. It gives us tomorrow, another chance, another day. Shanna! The power of the Collectives has been quelled. How? How is this possible? It has to be the boy. Garabon's ship was pulled from the sky. We were fortunate to be so far away. General Garabon has secured the Miruan boy. Prepare your return course to Nera. Camiru, I am Garabon. You will return with me to my ship. Garabon, my mom... Allow her to stay here on Earth. You are a prisoner, Camiru. Enough demands. She cannot be imprisoned. My father will place no value on her. It was an act of love, no doubt. This was not farewell, it was good-bye. These moments together were possibly our last. I love you, mom. I love you, my son. So what are you going to do now? Find Sarah. Protect my boy, Garabon. You have my word, no harm will come to him. [rising music] So what did you think of Earth? [motorcycle engine] You're okay! You're safe! 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