| − | |A boy named David Scott Freeman is abducted by a UFO and then wakes up in a ravine, only to discover that he's been transported 8 years into the future. The series contains strong pro-family themes as David's parents are shown to be filled with overwhelming joy and happiness after seeing David for the first time in 8 years. David's little brother, Jeff, has an antagonistic relationship with David early in the movie but when David disappears for 8 years, a now-16-year-old Jeff regrets the way he treated his brother and reconciles with him. When David goes back in time at the end of the film, he learns to have more appreciation for his family, including Jeff. The film also depicts government bureaucrats in a negative light, as NASA treats the UFO and David as mere science experiments and is unsympathetic to David's situation. | + | |A boy named David Scott Freeman is abducted by a UFO and then wakes up in a ravine, only to discover that he's been transported 8 years into the future. The series contains strong pro-family themes as David's parents are shown to be filled with overwhelming joy and happiness after seeing David for the first time in 8 years. David's little brother, Jeff, has an antagonistic relationship with David early in the movie but when David disappears for 8 years, a now-16-year-old Jeff regrets the way he treated his brother and reconciles with him. David's family is very supportive in helping him adjust to his situation. When David is in the hospital for testing to find out why he hasn't aged, one of his family stays with him at all times so he won't be alone. When David goes back in time at the end of the film, he learns to have more appreciation for his family, including Jeff. The film also depicts government bureaucrats in a negative light, as NASA treats the UFO and David as mere science experiments and is unsympathetic to David's situation. The agents take David away from his family and put him in an isolated, locked room. David's father becomes enraged when he finds out how NASA has been treating David. The agents later place the whole family under House Arrest. When David goes to his family's home in 1986, the NASA agents are there to take him away again, and that's when he decides to go back in time to 1978 despite the ship's computer, Max, insisting that it's potentially dangerous. |