Knowing Page #6

Synopsis: In the fall of 1959, for a time capsule, students draw pictures of life as they imagine it will be in 50 years. Lucinda, an odd child who hears voices, swiftly writes a long string of numbers. In 2009, the capsule is opened; student Caleb Koestler gets Lucinda's "drawing" and his father John, an astrophysicist and grieving widower, takes a look. He discovers dates of disasters over the past 50 years with the number who died. Three dates remain, all coming soon. He investigates, learns of Lucinda, and looks for her family. He fears for his son, who's started to hear voices and who is visited by a silent stranger who shows him a vision of fire and destruction. What's going on?
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Alex Proyas
Production: Summit Entertainment
  1 win & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
41
Rotten Tomatoes:
33%
PG-13
Year:
2009
121 min
$79,948,113
Website
2,046 Views


That's where we've got to go.

- Don't do this to me. Please.

- I know how it sounds.

You want us to head toward the place

where this is supposed to happen?

Are you insane?

It's a chance we gotta take

or we're all gonna die!

Stay where you are! I'll be right there!

No! If we go to the caves,

we have a chance!

You said the sun can't reach that far!

The caves won't save us! Nothing can!

The radiation will penetrate a mile

into the Earth's crust! Do you hear me?

Our only shot is to go

where the numbers want us to go.

- It's what we're meant to do!

- No, I don't believe you!

I'm taking the children!

We have to save the children!

Don't you move, Diana! Caleb is my son,

and I'll decide where he goes!

Diana! Caleb! Are you there?

Abby!

Abby! Abby!

Help! Somebody took my daughter!

Abby!

Damn it!

Where did she go?

Everyone needs to do this immediately.

We are facing a natural threat

of global proportions,

and there is very little

that this government...

Same thing happened with Y2K.

They are gonna wake up tomorrow morning

feeling pretty stupid.

Thirty minutes ago there was

a woman here. She was screaming!

She was with a kid! He was on your

pay phone! He's a nine-year-old kid!

Some guy took the lady's car

with the kids inside. Drove right off with it.

- The woman, where'd she go?

- That way!

Go lock the door! Stop that, you crazy...

You've got to pay for that! Hey, stop!

You need to

seek protection from the sun

and it needs to be immediately.

We're facing a deadly threat.

Get out!

- I didn't see you!

Hey! Get out of here!

- Is she... Where are the children?

- We can't help you now, sir.

Calm down, all of you!

Just calm down!

Charge.

Clear.

Again.

Clear.

- Okay, call it.

- 12:
00 midnight exactly.

There's a man down. We need help.

Diana.

I'm sorry.

Caleb!

Where is he?

Where's Caleb?

I want my son!

I want my son!

Now!

Dad, don't!

Are you hurt? What did he do to you?

It's okay, Dad. I'm okay. This is my friend.

They said I can keep him.

Caleb, I want you to come with me.

We're going now.

But we have to go with them.

They won't hurt us.

Abby, are you okay?

- Your mom wanted to be here, honey.

- I know.

The whisper people told me

that Mommy's safe now.

They've been protecting us all along, Dad.

They sent a message ahead of them

to prepare the way,

and now they've come for us.

Who are you?

It's time to go, Dad.

They've chosen us so we can start over.

So everything can start over.

What do you mean? I don't understand.

Why is he saying that, Dad?

What?

What's he saying, Caleb?

He's saying only the chosen must go,

those who heard the call.

Please.

I can't go with you, Caleb.

I mean, I can't go with you.

They've chosen us to go.

They haven't chosen us, Caleb.

They've chosen you, both of you.

You have to take care of Abby now.

You have to be strong for her.

No. I don't want to go without you.

They could've taken you away from me,

but they didn't,

because you have to make

this decision yourself.

But you promised.

You said we'd be together forever.

We will be. We will be. I'm not leaving you.

But you gotta go with them.

You gotta go. You gotta go with them.

Caleb, Caleb, listen to me, Caleb.

Stop, stop. Stop. Listen to me. Listen.

We're gonna be together.

We're all gonna be together.

And Mom's gonna be with us, too.

I know it. I know that now. I know it.

Look. Here. Take this.

Take this. Keep it with you.

One day, you'll know what it means.

I love you, Daddy.

Where's Caleb?

Caleb's safe.

We're going to stay on the air

for as long as possible.

All we can say is what

we've been repeating all morning.

Get to any kind of underground shelter.

We've been told the satellite...

This isn't the end, Son.

I know.

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Ryne Douglas Pearson

Ryne Douglas Pearson (born August 15, 1964) is an American novelist and screenwriter. more…

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