Sunday, June 19, 2011

Movie Synopsis - I Am Number Four


Movie Review - I Am Number Four
Movie Trailer - I Am Number Four

John Smith (Alex Pettyfer),an alien from planet Lorien was sent to Earth when he was small together with eight other toddlers to escape from an invading race known as the Mogadorians. The Mogadorians destroyed their home planet Lorien and is now on Earth tracking each of them, killing them one by one. He came to earth with his protector, Henri (Timothy Olyphant). As he grow, his abilities developed in him and he grew stronger.

The Mogadorians, led by the Commander (Kevin Durand) had already killed three of them and John being Number Four, is naturally their next target. When they killed Number 3, John could felt the pain. He told Henri about it. He and Henri then moved from Florida to Paradise, Ohio, to hide from the Mogadorians. At his new home, John befriended Sam Goode (Callan McAuliffe), a dog named Bernie, and fell in love Sarah Hart (Dianna Agron).

During the spring carnival, Mark James (Jake Abel) and his friends captured Sarah and tried to beat John up. However, under desperation, John used his powers to defend himself and rescued Sarah. Sam witnessed the event and confronted John. John had no choice but to tell him his true identity. Mark who was also there to witness John's power told his dad, the local sheriff about him being attack by John. The sheriff then went over to John's house and interrogated Henri. While on the way out of the house, the sheriff noticed that the house was equipped with high-tech surveillance system. Henri then ordered John that they must leave at once because he attracted too much attention. However, John told him that he didn't want to because he's in love with Sarah.

Meanwhile, another alien from Lorien, Number Six (Teresa Palmer), decided that she should go after the Mogadorians instead of running away from them. The Mogadorians eventually found John. They used two conspiracy theorists to lure Henri to their place and captured him. John and Sam went to rescue him and found out that it was a trap set by the Mogadorians to kill him. The Mogadorians started attacking them but they managed to run away. During the attack, Henri was injured and died. John and Sam escaped with some Lorien artifacts, inclusive of a blue rock that was used to track other Loriens. Sam found the rock very familiar and remembered that his father also had one. Sam's father is a conspiracy theorist who disappeared while hunting for aliens in Mexico. While Sam searched for it, John went to say goodbye to Sarah at a party. At the party, John found out that he was framed by the Mogadorians for the murdering the conspiracy theorists. Mark saw John and called his father. The police came and chase after John and Sarah. While running from the police, he revealed his powers to Sarah. They met up with Sam and Bernie. They went to their high school.

Meanwhile, The Mogadorians Commander arrived at Paradise and were blocking the exits with his trucks. Mark and his father confronted him. Mark's father was injured by the Commander and he forced Mark to show him where John was hiding. Mark took him to the school.

Upon reaching the school, the Mogadorians started to attack John, Sarah, and Sam. The Mogadorians released two giant monsters to hunt for the trio. Number Six arrived in time to help them. John's "dog," Bernie was actually a good Chimera, which can shapeshift. Bernie was sent by his parents to protect him. Bernie changed into his true form and fought with one of the Mogadorian's monster. He fought bravely and killed the monster. John and Number Six formed a partnership and managed to fend off the attacks. In the final fight with the Commander, they made full used of their abilities and defeated him. Bernie eventually shapeshifts back to a anjured beagle.

On the following day, John, Number Six, Sam, and Bernie united their blue rocks and they managed to locate the other four surviving Loriens. After John said goodbye to Sarah, the four of them left Paradise to look for the other Loriens.

The film ends as John narrated that Paradise was the first town he left without Henri, but also the first one where he had a reason to come back to.

Movie Review - I Am Number Four
Movie Trailer - I Am Number Four

No comments: