The Darkest Minds is produced by the people who brought us Stranger Things. Though, if you watch the trailer, I am a bit skeptical that it will be as good if not better than Netflix’s hit series.
Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and based on the YA novel by Alexandra Bracken, the movie follows sixteen-year-old Ruby, played by Amandla Stenberg. She is one of the ablest and powerful teenagers ever encountered.
There are teens, like Ruby, who mysteriously develop powerful abilities. The government declares them a threat and detains them. Ruby escapes her camp and joins a group of runaway teens seeking safe haven.
Soon her friends become her newfound family, in a world in which the adults in power have betrayed them, running is not enough and they must wage a resistance, using their collective power to take back control of their future.
The movie is streaming and the Blu-ray/DVD is released, so you can watch the movie in the comfort of your own home or on your device. The movie clip “Camp Dance” hit the Internet concurrently with the releases. The clip shows a cool way to charm a mind reader during a camp dance.
The movie also stars Mandy Moore, Harris Dickenson, and Gwendoline Christie.