Info in Movie News | Get ready to fall in love across time and space with Lost in Starlight, Netflix’s newest animated feature landing on May 30. This visually rich film tells the story of two young souls who meet in an unexpected corner of future Seoul, where analog nostalgia and high-tech innovation live side by side. Directed by Han Ji-won and with the voices of Kim Tae-ri and Hong Kyung, the Lost in Starlight movie presents a gentle, emotional, and extremely engaging perspective on futuristic love.
The scene of action is the futuristic Seoul of 2050 that is quite stylized and the beginning of the film showcases this with a dreamy pink and starry sky color palette. People are living in the world close to the time of the movie where space travel is possible, when a vinyl crackle sound is to be listened to and not just background noises. The crowded city space is divided into a mixture of neon and floating structures, while the old buildings are taken back by nature, so the city gains a sort of cyberpunk yet warm tone deserved by the film.
The plot moves forward when a young woman, Nan-young, who is still holding on to the memory of her mother through the old record player, pays a visit to an audio repair shop. There she runs into Jay, a technician who is shy but very kind. It seems that this only encounter has begun the two's deeply hidden connection. Music has been their meeting ground, while a shared curiosity has been a kind of unspoken language that helped to know each other better little by little.
As they become more attached, the audience is invited to watch a succession of captivating scenes where the couple is trying to find their way through hidden paths of Seoul. Their quiet but very deeply emotional and personal romantic journey takes them all the way from Sewoon Plaza to a submersible bridge and then to the surreal beauty of a submarine world. The director gives them time to develop the relationship in which every moment and glance between Nan-young and Jay has meaning in it.
Yet the journey isn't smooth-sailing. Nan-young gets an invitation to be part of a Martian research mission and has to move together with Jay the Earth behind him. The film then explores a deeper emotional terrain, how do you hold onto love when the distance is no longer just emotional, but planetary? It is a story not only about love, but about longing, choices, and the bittersweet nature of chasing dreams.
Voice work by Kim Tae-ri and Hong Kyung brings realism and sensitivity to the characters. The movie fans might know both the actors for their emotionally varied performances, and their voices make the film seem so sincere following the setting's fantasy.
The movie's plot is also heavily concentrated on musical sound. The soundtrack that contains original music written by well-known Korean musicians adds depth to the viewing experience. The power of songs is utilized to magnify the significance of moments and also to demonstrate the human experience of feeling connected to the past.
Acclaimed director Bong Joon-ho praised the film as “a visual masterpiece that travels the universe,” and the early teasers suggest he is not exaggerating. The hand-drawn style of Han Ji-won provides an intimate feeling to every frame. It is like he is pulling the viewers into a future, which seems to be alive with a blend of technology and humanity.
If you love science fiction, are a romantic to the core who never gives up on love or just want something completely out of the box, Lost in Starlight could be the film that gets you thinking about it week after watching it. Catch it on Netflix only from May 30th.
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