Jonah

 

A fictional movie released this year known as "Jonah" is about alien abduction and researchers. Over the past two decades you have many celebrities and researchers going out and filming supernatural and paranormal stories. Ancient Aliens, UFO Highway, Jack Osborne, Skinwalker Ranch, and others have fueled many "new researchers" into the alien and UFO/UAP narrative.

Jonah follows the story of a mother and child who live in a secluded area in the wilderness, a few miles away from a local town. One night, the child Jonah, is abducted by Aliens. Since then his health has declined and their is a change is his personality. His mother who is stressed with her own struggles tries to care for her son.

The next two are Ozzie and Darren, two research journalist who are working on various stories. One story mentioned is interviewing a guy heading a ponzi scheme and another who is an energy worker. Darren is the film and sound guy interested in just filming, while Ozzie does the interview. Ozzie comes off as a non-believer and stays impartial on things. Darren seems to be a free spirit.

When we get into the movie the mother, Margot, has gotten in touch with Ozzie production agency and wants to tell her son's story. At first Ozzie doesn't want to do the story, but a nightmare convinces him that perhaps he should take the assignment. We have hints that Ozzie may be an abductee from a childhood flashback. When they arrive Ozzie's gut instinct is that there is something amiss with Margot and her son. His instincts are on point as Margot is paranoid and under tremendous financial stress which causes her to loose perspective on things, and the Close Encounters has definitely pushed her over the edge.

Encounters ranging from CE1-CE5 are shown; a UAP is seen by the mother and son, there is a radioactive crater on the property from the craft, electrical interference, the son say a being, the son was abducted for a few hours and deposited back miles away from the home, and the Centauri communicate through Jonah and talk with Ozzie. A lot of evidence builds up, but  Ozzie is convinced that Margot is mentally unbalanced and is a danger to her son. He definitely believes child abuse is going on despite the paranormal and questionable events are happening.

Margot is revealed to be mentally unstable, as she has been observing both Jonah and Darren via her home security cameras and faked being drunk. She also in a panic ties up and gags Jonah, fearing police will come for him or child protective services. She goes as far as killing Darren and sets up Ozzie for something...but decides to attempt to kill him. Of course Ozzie manages to escape and tries to rescue Jonah. They make a run for the forest where Margot attempts to stop them, but then the alien ship comes and takes both Ozzie and Jonah away...... roll credits.

So I found the movie interesting at first, as we see the narrative of a researcher in their investigation into the paranormal. A generic child Alien Abduction story occurs.......kid.. woods... possessed by an alien intelligence...stressed parent. The doubt of the researchers seem genuine which makes it compelling, but it goes overboard with Margot and her mental breakdown. It makes no sense that Margot would commit double homicide and "abuse" her child. I get the subplot of her drowning in debt, but there is no payout in selling an abduction story. The movie starts great...but falls apart pretty fast. Even the nonsense spewed by Jonah/Centuari is tired.... "Human destroy the Earth....the Seas boils.. War...blah..blah blah". Generic prophecy from aliens as usual and again the biggest lazy point on how a child in the middle of nowhere will change things with this message. If this was a real thing... why not go to the Government, Shareholders, and Business executives who can actually do something.

Another angle this movie seems to show is that the aliens have sleeper agents among us. Children who have Centauri Souls in them that live on Earth and need to be awakened..... so they know of the horrors to come and need to be recalled home. First this is cruel to the individual who is brainwashed and to the parents.... it makes no sense. The movie is ok....but falls short....as it is not a horror movie or drama. Its is just a waste of time, despite the great job of the actors.