"Martian Child" is an inspiring, brilliant, tender, touching and emotional movie that will reach you to the deepest part of your heart. The movie contains a lot of drama and also a little bit of comedy. The plot is very interesting and thought provoking. This film is about a widowed writer David adopting a very difficult child whose name's Dennis. The child insists that he is from Mars, and is reluctant to have human contact. They try to find common interests and spend time together. At first, it was very hard because Dennis is unusual child; he is absolutely different from other boys. He wears dark sunglasses because he is afraid of the sun, he hides in the box because he is afraid of people. After some time when they start to live together Dennis comes out of his box to become 'normal'. Thanks to David Dennis starts enjoying his life, he is happy now. I think he behaved like a Martian child because it was easier for him to close from people. He hadn't parents, friends, nobody to help him, to show how the world is beautiful. He was a lonely child and he preferred to live in his own world. But everything has changed with the help of David. I liked this movie very much. It's so emotional and kind.

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"

"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).

A successful science fiction writer David Gordon (John Cusack) has recently lost his wife. Still suffering from the loss, he finds a boy who considers himself a Martian. The boy, who lives in the box among the stars that can be seen only by him. Social services and David's sister can't dissuade David from letting the stranger in his home and subsequently in his heart. Dennis (Bobby Coleman) is a Martian. To go outside, he needs to use sunscreen, and he is sure that must fulfill his mission and will soon return to his home planet. He is the outcast, but David's love and faith help Dennis find a way out from the box and become a normal even a kind of happy boy. This movie is unique and thought-provoking one, because it touches so many issues: the problem of identity and self-worth, child up-bringing and the feeling of responsibility. I believe that «Martian Child» is a movie that could be really useful for parents and for teachers as well. It gives the insight into the fact that so many kids are different and at the same time they are special and wonderful. Such children need the chance to live normal life among the people who love them. Yes! They are extraordinary, they don't live on the Earth, they live among the stars. Nevertheless, they need someone who can help them, who can take them to the Earth and make their trip breathtaking even within the limits of our planet. But the parents should remember one motto "Never ever, ever, ever, ever, ever give up".