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Today I'll show you a science fiction action film: "Kin"
Spoiler ahead, watch out and take care
Kin is a sci-fi action film
that has an underlying message of "blood is thicker than water" scattered throughout the film
We can see this clearly with the relationship between Eli and Jimmy,
whose difference in race and status in life did not stop them from taking care of each other
This message is also seen in the main villain's relationship with his brother,
which is a driving point for the villain's goal throughout the film
at the end of the film,
this is made evident with Eli's interaction with the futuristic soldiers, as well as with Milly
While that is the message of the film,
the film's central moral lesson is that the best thing to do when encountering hard situations in life,
is to always do the good thing, something which their father had imparted upon them
Overall, the film delivers what it promises within its genre of science fiction and action,
but it also provides its audience with a drama story, mixed with an element of road trip films,
making it a truly feel-good film
The film begins with Eli, a Black teenager that collects and sells scraps to the junk shop
One day, while rummaging for scraps in an abandoned building,
Eli stumbles upon the aftermath of what appears to be a deadly and chaotic battle,
as both bodies and weapons are seen on the ground
However, what is noticeable is that both the men and their weapons appear to be futuristic
Eli picks up one of the guns to examine
Upon touching one part of it, Eli unknowingly activates the weapon
Shortly after, the lying dead body beside the gun comes to life, and attempts to touch Eli
Eli jumps off in fear, immediately running away to his bike to escape the site
After getting home, Eli is noticeably pondering about what happened earlier
His adoptive father, Hal, learns about his suspension,
and asks for his help transferring wood boards off of his car
While doing this, Hal asks Eli about his constant involvement in fistfights
Eli tells him that his opponent is talking about his dead mom
Hal advises him, and then tells him to prepare for his brother's arrival from jail
Upon arriving, Eli's stepbrother, Jimmy, greets him warmly
Jimmy then tells Hal that he will only be out for a week or two
Upstairs, Jimmy talks to Eli about his old shoes,
and Eli tells him that he is saving up for a new one
While eating dinner, Jimmy asks Hal to give him a job
but Hal refuses because he is an ex-con
Jimmy steps out of their dinner, apologizing to Eli for leaving early
That night, Jimmy goes to a house to meet with a man named Taylor
Taylor and his brother are loan sharks,
and Jimmy wants to inform them that he still does not have their money
Disappointed by this, Taylor threatens to "collect" the money from Jimmy's family
but Jimmy tells them that what he meant is that he still does not have the money at this current place
Taylor smiles at this
Meanwhile, Eli has nightmares about the chaotic scene,
that he had seen earlier on the abandoned building
Because of this, he decides to return there that night even though it is already late
When he gets to the building, however, he sees no dead soldiers and weapons
Upon inspecting the site, he sees a futuristic gun,
the single evidence that he is not simply hallucinating earlier
He closely examines the gun, activating it again
only this time, he goes further,
when he extends the box-shaped gun to reveal its elongated rifle form
Afterwards, Eli goes home and sneaks to his room
Downstairs, Hal and Jimmy talk about Jimmy's job
but Jimmy insists on talking about something else
Jimmy then reveals that he has a large sum of money to pay; and he is asking Hal to lend him some
Hal refuses, to which Jimmy responds by saying that his father had erased every trace of him,
replacing him with Eli instead
As a result, Jimmy is kicked off of the house
The following morning, Hal gives Eli a list of chores to do while he's gone
After his father leaves, Eli plays around with his newfound gun
Meanwhile, Jimmy stays at a motel
That night, Hal shows a box full of scraps, intending to ask Eli about its existence
Eli tells him that he has been scrapping
and Hal, not wanting his son to be stealing off of properties,
wants his son to apologize to every property developer of these abandoned buildings
Initially, Eli refuses, but eventually follows his father
Eli vents to his father at the car that he is just Jimmy's replacement;
but Hal reassures him that he is nobody's replacement
When Hal gets out of the car, he notices that the gate has been forcefully opened
Armed with only a crowbar, he tells Eli to stay in the car, and then proceeds to the building
There, he spots Jimmy with Taylor, his brother, and another man stealing money from the safe
Hal tells them to return the money; but Taylor shoots Hal instead to kill him
In turn, Jimmy tries to disarm Taylor,
with Taylor's brother and the other man getting hit in the process, killing them as well
Jimmy runs off to his father's car, and gets shocked to see his brother there
Jimmy then tells Eli that Hal wants them to leave, because he is stuck in a workplace accident
They return home
Meanwhile, a furious Taylor and his gang immediately head to Jimmy's house
Jimmy tells Eli an excuse, saying they will have a road trip to Lake Tahoe,
and their father will catch up with them soon
He then tells Eli to pack up because they will leave immediately
Eli secretly brings with him his futuristic gun
After this, they leave in a hurry
Shortly after, Taylor and his gang arrive at their place
In the next scene, the sun is already rising, while Jimmy and Eli are en route to Lake Tahoe
Eli wakes up; and his brother welcomes him to Iowa
They decide to have breakfast at some roadside diner
There, Eli plays in the arcade, while Jimmy secretly steals a car plate
That night, Taylor mourns his brother's death
After telling an anecdote to the rest of the gang,
Taylor orders his gang to find and kill Jimmy and Eli
Meanwhile, in a motel, Eli checks his futuristic gun in the bathroom
Afterwards, he goes to bed to see a new pair of shoes from his brother
That same night, futuristic soldiers return to the abandoned building to search for their missing gun
The following day, Eli tries to call his father because, in his mind, he thinks Hal is still alive
This is proven to be disastrous as Hal's phone is in Taylor's possession;
and Eli has just told Taylor where they're going
The following morning, Eli wakes up Jimmy, telling him they are supposed to check out earlier
After learning that Eli does not know how to drive,
Jimmy teaches him, bonding together in the process
Afterwards, they leave again, stopping this time in a strip club
There, they watch the performance of a lady named Milly
After performing, Jimmy approaches Milly to befriend her, telling her that it is for Eli's sake
Soon after, Eli, Jimmy, Milly, and other girls have fun by drinking
Afterwards, Milly gives Eli advice, and Eli gives her a bunch of money in return
Eli then tells Jimmy that he has a feeling that he does not fit anywhere
He also asks Jimmy about his relationship with Hal
but Jimmy dodges the question by going to the stage to dance with Milly
However, this is not allowed; and Jimmy gets beaten up by the owner and his men
To stop them, Eli takes out his newfound gun,
and fires upon an empty pool table, blowing it up to pieces
As a result, Milly, Jimmy, and Eli leave the place immediately;
the futuristic soldiers, on the other hand, trace the gun being used,
directly heading there via motorcycles
In an empty field, Eli demonstrates the capabilities of his futuristic gun in front of Jimmy and Milly
They are all amazed;
but Jimmy remembers that he had left the money he took from Taylor at the strip club,
which means they are now back to square one
And so, they stay at another motel
At the motel,
Milly tells Eli about her past abuse, that she left home when she was about the same age as Eli,
and that is how she wound up in her current situation
Meanwhile, Taylor and his gang stop at a gas station,
revealing to the audience that they are catching up to where Eli, Jimmy, and Milly are going
Outside the motel, Jimmy and Milly talk to each other, with Jimmy asking Milly why she joined them
Milly tells him that she joined them because she is stuck at the club
She then tells him that she knows a way to get Jimmy's money back,
but on the condition that she has to have a cut on everything
Later on, Jimmy asks Eli for help
At first, Eli is hesitant; but after Jimmy urges him, he eventually accepts
That same night, the three go to where the owner is staying, which is a cow farm
There, the brothers proceed with caution before eventually stumbling to a group of men playing poker
Jimmy takes the owner, while Eli stays with the gun pointed at the group
After a while, Jimmy takes the money, and the two run off immediately to their car,
but not before Eli fires at the owner's car
The three happily escape
Meanwhile, the two futuristic soldiers arrive at the club to examine the scene and how things unfolded
Jimmy, Eli, and Milly drive off to Nevada instead of Lake Tahoe, staying at a hotel
Jimmy is supposed to tell Eli about the truth
but they get interrupted by Milly's sudden entrance
After Jimmy has left, Eli and Milly decide to eat downstairs
After Eli asks to borrow Milly's phone,
he suddenly sees the news about his father's death on the television,
as well as pinning the two brothers as the perpetrators of the crime
Eli is overwhelmed by emotions; and Milly promptly takes him away from the place
Eli, however, confronts Jimmy in the gambling place of the hotel,
angrily asking him why he has not told the truth earlier
Afterward, the security guards of the said hotel arrest the two
After the incident, Jimmy gets taken to jail, while Milly silently says goodbye to Eli
The brothers are then taken to Sulaco County Jail
Jimmy is incarcerated while Eli, a minor, is only kept at the facility
After being given only ten minutes to talk, Jimmy tells Eli the truth;
and Eli walks away from his brother for it
Afterwards, Taylor and his gang arrive at the jail to forcefully take Eli and Jimmy
The gang learn about their incarceration there through the news,
which is why they arrive there seemingly out of nowhere
They then start a shootout with the intent of killing every police officer there
While this is happening, a wounded police officer enters the room where Eli is;
and Eli asks him the bag's whereabouts
The wounded police officer then gives him the keys
After killing the wounded police officer, Taylor finally finds Jimmy, which he takes outside his cell
He asks Jimmy where his little brother is; but Jimmy refuses to answer
Outside the facility, an FBI agent, Morgan, arrives at the scene to meet with a few deputies
But they are immediately met with heavy gunfire from one of Taylor's men
Taylor leaves Jimmy to his men to check what is happening outside
Just after he has left, Eli arrives at the scene carrying the futuristic gun,
and fires upon Taylor's men, incinerating them instantly
Eli tries to shoot the other surviving man of Taylor;
but he accidentally fires at the ceiling instead
The agent and deputies outside see this and wonder what it is
Eli is finally able to take the man down after trying again
As both of them talk to each other about surrendering to the police,
Taylor appears and points his gun at Jimmy
While that is happening,
the two futuristic soldiers arrive at the scene without caring for the police
One of the soldiers throws a bomb to where Eli, Jimmy, and Taylor are
The bomb is actually a time-stopping device,as it freezes time;
and Eli is the only one that can move
The two futuristic soldiers reveal themselves to Eli,
telling him that Eli is one of them, which is why he can use the gun
One of the soldiers reveals that Eli was hidden on Earth, because their world is at war
He then tells Eli that when the time comes, he wants Eli's help in the future
Before leaving him, the two help redirect the bullet that Taylor fired upon Jimmy,
killing Taylor when time regularly moves again
The two are then re-arrested
Eli asks Agent Morgan what will happen to his brother;
and Morgan tells him that he's going to be okay, provided that he cooperates
The agent asks Eli where the weapon is; but Eli does not answer
The movie ends with Milly returning and waving at Eli
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