While his health progressively takes a turn for the worse, Lofthouse has one hast conversation with Sully, who reveals that she was inspired by him to join NASA, as her mother Jean had worked with him at some point. Having turned back on his child once before, Lofthouse decides to go on a search for a bigger antenna in order to establish communication and help the child reunite with her family. However, this turns out to be untrue, as Lofthouse later finds out that he did have a daughter, but despite this knowledge, had chosen not to reach out to her or Jean when he had the time and the opportunity.
In the past, Lofthouse had chosen his work over Jean, who in turn, had lied about not being pregnant in order for him to be able to move on. The two bond in endearing ways, despite the fact that Lofthouse is initially hesitant to take up the responsibility of the child, saying that he is “ the wrong person.” This hints that a deep-seated personal trauma, mired in guilt and self-deprecation, which is later revealed through a flashback concerning his partner Jean, and the child they had together. In conjunction with the space storyline, Lofthouse experiences his own emotionally jarring arc when he encounters a child named Iris in his Arctic stronghold, who seems to have been accidentally left behind by the evacuation team. Battling a serious illness that requires him to administrate routine blood transfusions, Lofthouse is acutely aware of his numbered days and is keen to make the most of this time in attempting to help out those unaware of the events on Earth. Right from the opening frame, Lofthouse is posited as a solitary figure, whose self-inflicted loneliness lies in stark contrast to his massive, empty Arctic base. In The Midnight Sky, the year 2049 marks a mysterious cataclysmic event on Earth that wipes out most of the population, spurring Lofthouse to work in the Arctic in an attempt to warn any space missions about the situation on earth.
The Midnight Sky is now available in theatres and can be streamed on Netflix. What is the significance of George Clooney’s sci-fi drama, The Midnight Sky? Based on Good Morning, Midnight, Lily Brooks-Dalton’s 2016 novel, The Midnight Sky chronicles the tale of a once-ambitious scientist, Augustine Lofthouse (Clooney), whose work centers around researching habitable planets for possible human colonization.
Warning: Spoilers Ahead For The Midnight Sky
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