The 5th Wave (film)
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| Directed by | J Blakeson |
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| Based on | The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey |
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| Music by | Henry Jackman |
| Cinematography | Enrique Chediak |
| Edited by | Paul Rubell |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time
| 112 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $38 million[2] |
| Box office | $108.6 million[3] |
The 5th Wave is a 2016 American science fiction thriller film, directed by J Blakeson, with a screenplay by Susannah Grant, Akiva Goldsman, and Jeff Pinkner, based on the novel of the same name by Rick Yancey. The film stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, Alex Roe, Maria Bello, Maika Monroe and Liev Schreiber.
Development began in March 2012, when Sony picked up the film rights to the trilogy, with Graham King's production company GK Films and Tobey Maguire's Material Pictures. Filming took place in Atlanta, Georgia from October 2014 to January 2015.
The 5th Wave was released on January 22, 2016 in the United States by Columbia Pictures. It received negative reviews from critics, but was a moderate box-office success and has grossed more than $108.6 million worldwide.
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[hide]Plot[edit]
Cassie Sullivan, armed with an AR15, emerges from the woods to raid an abandoned gas station. Upon entering, she hears a male voice calling for help. While searching the store, she hears a man, who points a gun at her, but they each put their weapons down. His right hand is in his jacket and as he takes out his hand, she sees a glint of metal and kills him. He was holding a crucifix and the screen cuts to black to show her backstory.
At home, the news reports a strange city-sized hovering structure over their home in Ohio, containing invading extraterrestrials referred to as "The Others". Ten days later The Others cut the power off, causing Cassie's classmates' cars to crash into each other and a plane to fall from the sky. After this First Wave, Cassie and her family pack up and leave the house. The Second Wave sees The Others drop a large metal rod on to the Earth's fault lines causing tsunamis to kill those living in coastal cities. While at a new refuge location, Cassie and her younger brother Sammy go to collect water as the the area is struck by earthquakes and floods, and they climb a tree to avoid the flood.
For the Third Wave, The Others genetically create a deadly virus using three million birds to carry a disease. Cassie then reunites with her mother, Lisa. Cassie's mother warns her to take her brother to safety to avoid the plague. Cassie's mother then dies from the plague and her family create a memorial in their backyard.
In search of a safe community, Cassie leaves with her father and brother and eventually stumbles upon a refugee camp in the woods. A few days later, an army rolls into the camp, and places all of the children on a bus. The army claim that there is an imminent threat, and that they want to take the children to a safe place first, before coming back for the adults. Cassie gets separated from Sam, and from a distance, she watches as her father and other survivors are killed in a massacre by the army after resistance from refugees being told they would never see their children again.
Cassie scavenges her way toward the Wright-Patterson Army Base to find her brother, but is shot in the leg by an unseen enemy when she walks out onto the debris-filled freeway. Cassie attempts to flee into the woods as blood gushes out of her leg, and passes out before reaching safety. Five days later, Cassie wakes up in a bed inside of a house, and meets Evan Walker. She learns that Evan saved her from bleeding to death on the freeway, and has been taking care of her. When Cassie asks about her gun, Evan claims that he didn't see one on the freeway. Later on, Cassie finds her gun hidden underneath the floorboards in Evan's room, and quickly packs her belongings up and runs from the house. She trips on a wire which sets off a home made alarm, and gets chased down by Evan. He pins her down as she tries to escape, but she stays silent as she realizes that an enemy sniper is hunting close to them. Afterwards, Cassie leaves to find Sam, and Evan accompanies her to help her. Cassie eventually kisses him after he bandages her leg again, but later learns that he is an Other in humanoid form. She leaves on her own to go find Sam, but not before Evan tells her that Colonel Vosch and the army are actually Others, and that the Fifth Wave will use children to eliminate the rest of Earth's survivors by misleading them.
The only thing that keeps Cassie going is the hope that she can save her brother from the training camp established by the army. Ben Parish (Cassie's crush before the First Wave) and her brother are in the same squad and Ben learns of The Others' plans. When Cassie and Ben are confronted by two army soldiers, Evan falls through the ceiling and kills the soldiers. He tells Cassie that he chooses to be human and to help the human race, and kisses her. Evan tells Cassie and Ben to go find Sam before he then blows up the training facility. The Others are in the process of evacuating and deploying the children to other cities. When they find Sam, the three of them run and get into Ringer's car as the facility explodes, leaving them with the question of whether Evan survived or not. Ben and his squad are enjoying their meal with Cassie, who ponder hope as humanity's driving force for survival.
Cast[edit]
- Chloë Grace Moretz as Cassie Sullivan[4]
- Nick Robinson as Ben Parish/Zombie[5]
- Ron Livingston as Oliver Sullivan[6]
- Maggie Siff as Lisa Sullivan[6]
- Alex Roe as Evan Walker[5]
- Maria Bello as Sergeant Reznik
- Maika Monroe as Ringer[7]
- Liev Schreiber as Colonel Vosch[8]
- Zackary Arthur as Sammy Sullivan[9]
- Tony Revolori as Dumbo[10]
- Talitha Bateman as Teacup[6]
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
In March 2012, Columbia Pictures picked up the film rights to the trilogy, with Graham King and Tobey Maguire attached as producers.[11][12] On April 15, 2014, it was officially announced that Chloë Grace Moretz would star as Cassie Sullivan, and that J Blakeson would direct from a script by Susannah Grant.[4][13] Nick Robinson and Alex Roe joined the film as Ben Parish and Evan Walker, respectively.[5] Liev Schreiber was cast as the villain.[8] On August 11, Maika Monroe was cast as Ringer.[7] The following months, Zackary Arthur,Tony Revolori, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, and Talitha Bateman joined the film.[6][9][10]
Filming[edit]
Principal photography began on October 18, 2014, in Atlanta, Georgia.[14][15] Three months later, on January 11, a planned explosion of a bus in downtown Macon, Georgia for the film went awry when it spread wider than planned, blowing out more than forty windows on Cotton Avenue, collapsing ceilings, destroying store fronts, setting one building on fire, and leaving soot on the brick buildings as well. The production company promised to cover all damages caused by the 3:45 am incident, but the work that was done was done badly and remains incomplete nearly fourteen months later.[16][17] Filming officially ended on January 17, 2015.[18]
Music[edit]
In April 2015, it was announced that Henry Jackman would compose the music for the film.[19]
Release[edit]
Columbia Pictures originally set the film a release date for January 29, 2016.[20] On April 30, 2015, they pushed the release date forward to January 15, 2016.[21] In December 2015, they moved the release date to January 22, 2016.[22][23] It was released on January 14, 2016 in Australia, Germany and the Middle East.[24]
Marketing[edit]
An international trailer for the film was released on Sony Pictures' official YouTube account on September 1, 2015.[25]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
As of March 20, 2016, The 5th Wave has grossed $34.7 million in North America and $73.8 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $108.5 million, against a budget of $38 million.[3]
The film was released in North America on January 22, 2016, alongside Dirty Grandpa and The Boy. The film was projected to gross $10–14 million from 2,908 theaters in its opening weekend.[26] It made $475,000 from its Thursday night screenings and $3.5 million on its first day.[27] It went on to gross $10.3 million in its opening weekend, finishing 6th at the box office.[28]
Critical response[edit]
The 5th Wave received mostly negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the critics' approval is a 17%, based on 118 reviews, with the average rating of 4.2/10. The audience score on the site is 43%, with an average audience rating of 3/5. The site's critical consensus reads, "With unimpressive effects and plot points seemingly pieced together from previous dystopian YA sci-fi films, The 5th Wave ends up feeling like more of a limp, derivative wriggle."[29] Metacritic gives the film a score of 33 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[30] On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "B–" on an A+ to F scale.[28]
Rob Vaux of the Sci-Fi Movie Page gave the film one star out of five, saying, "The YA adaptation craze hits a low point with this aimless, purposeless alien invasion story that wastes a fine cast."[31] In the San Francisco Chronicle, Mick LaSalle wrote, "rarely does a movie that fails so utterly start so well", falling apart ahead of the fifth wave. As to a possible trilogy, "if we’re not really vigilant, and look to the skies, and prepare, they’re going to make at least two more of these things. We’ve got to beat back the invasion now".[32]Eddie Cockrell of Variety gave the film a mixed review, saying, "The 5th Wave is an effectively decent post-apocalyptic, young adult, world-in-the-balance survival thriller" with an "arrestingly original spin on trendy genre tropes", although he suggested that fans of the book may have "issues with what has been edited".[33]
Brian Truitt of USA Today gave the film a positive review, rating it 3 out of 4 stars, stating that it "is an inviting sci-fi invasion", and praising Moretz and Robinson as "equally strong" co-leads. Shannon Harvey of The West Australian also gave the film a positive review, writing, "It’s actually got a lot going for it, from acting prodigy Chloe Grace Moretz as the kind of tough but fragile heroine you can cheer for to handsome production values, several plot twists".[34] Michael Patterson of Moviepilot gave the film a positive review, rating it 9 out of 10, and calling it a "thrilling story of survival".[35]
Possible sequel[edit]
While the general critical reception to the film overall has been negative, the film's box office nearly tripled its budget of $38 million. The profit and mild popularity of the film may see Sony consider another film in the franchise. Some journalists say that the film's protagonist, Cassie Sullivan, is to be "the next Katniss Everdeen." [36]
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