A Wrinkle in Time(2018)

Plot Summary

• Thirteen-year-old Meg Murry (Storm Reid) struggles to adjust to school and home life ever since her father Alex (Chris Pine), a well-renowned scientist, mysteriously disappeared while he was studying astrophysics. Both Meg and her mother Kate (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) believe he solved the question of humanity's existence and theorize he was Teleported to another world.During the night, Meg's younger brother Charles Wallace (Deric McCabe) welcomes a stranger in a large white dress named Mrs. Whatsit (Reese Witherspoon) into the Murry family house. She mentions the Tesseract, a type of space-travel Alex was working on, is real, and leaves soon after. The next day, one of Meg's classmates, Calvin O'Keefe (Levi Miller), joins them to go to the house of Mrs. Who (Mindy Kaling), another strange woman who only speaks in quotes and seems to know Charles Wallace.When Calvin joins Meg and Charles Wallace in their backyard, Mrs. Whatsit appears with Mrs. Who and another woman, Mrs. Which (Oprah Winfrey), the oldest and appears as a giant. The three reveal themselves as astral travelers (They say that they heard a human distress call in the universe and followed it to Earth to its destination. They suspect that the call is coming from Meg's father who has traveled far into the universe, but maybe in trouble), and lead Meg, Calvin, and Charles Wallace through a Tesseract taking them to a distant planet named Uriel. Mrs. Whatsit transforms into a beautiful green creature, and takes the children up into the atmosphere, where they see a dark shadow known as The IT (David Oyelowo). Mrs. Which tells Meg her father's experiments resulted in his being captured by The IT, a malevolent entity plotting to take over the universe. Gaining the women's trust, Meg and the others travel to another planet where a seer known as the Happy Medium (Zach Galifianakis) resides.The Happy Medium shows them Meg's father is trapped on a planet called Camazotz, The IT's home world. Mrs. Which also explains The IT represents all of the greed, anger, pride, selfishness, and low self-esteem in the world. Showing them examples of these characteristics, Meg learns that while Calvin is popular at school, he is neglected and bullied by his father and her school enemy Veronica Kiley (Rowan Blanchard) is extremely self-conscious. The three Mrs. propose they travel back to Earth to regroup, but Meg's refusal messes with the Tesseract, and they travel to Camazotz instead. Upon arriving on Camazotz, Mrs. Which, Mrs. Whatsit, and Mrs. Who are unable to stay because Camazotz's evil is stronger than their light. Before they depart, they bestow gifts upon Meg; these include Mrs. Who's glasses, the knowledge of Meg's faults, and the command to never separate.The trio treks through Camazotz's hazardous traps before reaching a crowded beach where they meet the IT's bodyguard, Red (Michael Peña). He offers the starving children food and tells them Alex is safe and happy. He reveals to them there is nothing to worry about here, but Calvin and Meg realize something is wrong when Charles Wallace proclaims all of the food tastes like sand. When Red starts repeating the times tables, Charles Wallace is hypnotized by the rhythm, allowing the IT to take full control of his mind.When Meg and Calvin pursue Charles Wallace, they find themselves in a seemingly empty room. Using Mrs. Who's glasses, Meg finds an invisible staircase leading to the room where her father is being kept prisoner. After bringing him out of captivity, the IT's power allows Charles Wallace to forcefully drag them to finally meet his master. As Calvin and Meg fall under the IT's power, Alex opens another Tesser and prepares to leave with the children, abandoning Charles Wallace. Meg refuses and projects out of the Tesser herself, leaving her alone. When she confronts Charles Wallace in corruption, she realizes the IT uses deception and hatred for power. Using her love for her brother and the knowledge she is imperfect; Meg frees Charles Wallace from the control of the IT and releases the control of Camazotz from the evil entity. The three Mrs. return and tell Meg her time is here to Tesser for herself.Returning home, Meg thanks the women for their help and for rescuing her father and they part ways, while Veronica became nice to her. The film ends with the Murry family celebrating a joyful reunion and Calvin going home to confront his father.

Storyline

• Following the discovery of a new form of space travel as well as Meg's father's disappearance, she, her brother, and her friend must join three magical beings - Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which - to travel across the universe to rescue him from a terrible evil. 13-year-old middle school student Meg Murry struggles to adjust to both her school and home life ever since her father Alex, a renowned scientist, mysteriously disappeared while he was studying astrophysics when she was very young. Both Meg and her mother Kate believed he solved the question of humanity's existence and theorized that he was into another world. During the night, Meg's younger brother Charles Wallace welcomes Mrs. Whatsit, a red-haired stranger in an extravagant white dress, into the Murry family house. Mrs. Whatsit claims that the Tesseract, a type of space-travel Alex was working on, is real and leaves soon after. The next day, one of Meg's classmates, Calvin O'Keefe, joins them to go to the house of Mrs. Who, another strange woman who speaks only in quotations and seems to know Charles Wallace.. After the disappearance of her father, Meg Murray and her brother Charles Wallace are visited by three mystical beings. They claim to know where her father is, so Meg, Charles Wallace, and her friend go on a journey through time and space to find him.