Lost in Starlight Review: A Korean Love Story of the Cosmos
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Title: Lost in Starlight
Director: Han Ji-Won
Release Date: May 30, 2025
South Korea did have a couple of adult-animated movies in the past. To name a few, they released Padak, Seoul Station, and Senior Class, all of which the country introduced in the 2010s decade. The newest one of this kind is Lost in Starlight, the newest animated K-Drama movie, which is another obscure flick from Netflix! As a streaming original, it did not garner a theatrical release, but it got mixed to positive reviews. Critics praised the animation and depth, but criticized the melodrama. However, audiences were more positive, thanks to the voices and story. Although it could use improvement in some areas, Lost in Starlight is a solid space revolution of the K-Drama subgenre.
South Korea did have a couple of adult-animated movies in the past. To name a few, they released Padak, Seoul Station, and Senior Class, all of which the country introduced in the 2010s decade. The newest one of this kind is Lost in Starlight, the newest animated K-Drama movie, which is another obscure flick from Netflix! As a streaming original, it did not garner a theatrical release, but it got mixed to positive reviews. Critics praised the animation and depth, but criticized the melodrama. However, audiences were more positive, thanks to the voices and story. Although it could use improvement in some areas, Lost in Starlight is a solid space revolution of the K-Drama subgenre.
Summary
"When an astronaut leaves Earth for Mars, the vast infinite space divides star-crossed lovers that crosses the cosmos." - Google
"When an astronaut leaves Earth for Mars, the vast infinite space divides star-crossed lovers that crosses the cosmos." - Google
Reasons
The flowers from Lost in Starlight are the animation, romantic chemistry, and story. First, the art style may require some time getting used to, but it looks fit for a K-Drama movie. The real catcher is how the color palette, filled with bright lights and vibrancy, gives the sci-fi atmosphere a pop in the universe. Just like with many anime, it pays close attention to detail in the backgrounds and objects. Another notable thing from the movie is the romance. Nan-young and Jay's chemistry is realistic for all the small and big moments they share. Their respective careers, space and music, act as their love languages. Moving on, the story explores emotion and ambition at the same time. Although it is not an entirely original idea, the concept of an astronaut and musician did make for a beautiful love story. The film even builds up the emotional impact up to the climax.
In the movie, Lost in Starlight also has the constellations: soulful music, real dialogue, and satisfactory execution. None of the artists involved, except for maybe Kim Daniel, were even that popular. Yet, their songs, like "Bonvoyage" and "Life Goes On," were surprisingly awesome. Besides, movies should represent indie artists like this one did. Next, the dialogue is, writing-wise, poetic and down-to-earth. The conversations between Nan-young and Jay are real enough to be romantic. Alongside those, what the characters say in the in-universe videos is sweet. As the last item from the three points, the execution is great. Albeit it does have a few suggestive materials, it is still gentle enough to get a PG rating, making it appropriate for tweens to watch this movie. Similar to some popular animated movies nowadays, it also makes some visual details that show some important points from the story.
Even though Lost in Starlight is a beautiful movie, it also has sluggish pacing, messy logic, and a questionable art style. In the emotional parts, the movie slows down too much to focus on how the characters would develop from a certain situation. Honestly, it did not work for a 1 hour and 38 minute runtime. The other thing to point out was the logic. Besides a few continuity errors in plot, the movie also has contradictory points from real life, especially when it comes to Mars and Earth's communication. Last, the art style needs some time to get used to. It's not that bad, but to be honest, most of the characters look more like Americans instead of Koreans.
Conclusion
Lost in Starlight is a space romance that has pretty flowers and constellations as part of its planet. It's surprising that Netflix has been mostly flopping in spring, much thanks to The Electric State, but they are now making some comebacks for the summer. This is one of those movies that has both style and substance: colorful animation and realistic romance mixed together. The movie does have its flaws, but it is about the same level as Plankton: The Movie. Let's give Netflix props on KPop Demon Hunters, another South Korean animated movie, which will release two weeks later. If you are subscribed to Netflix, do not let this movie's obscure status disinterest you, because this is more than just some random Netflix original.
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