This charming little love story which spans the stars offers a delightful if simple tale and some characters that are easy to fall for. Mostly following the rom-com archetype of the meet cute with some barrier that keeps our lovers from being together, the film also builds in a science fiction background to give it a different spin.
Lost in Starlight explores a very literal distance between its characters but even that is the metaphor for the traditional love-knows-no-bounds narrative. A big part of what makes it work is that it is completely earnest without trying to add jaded elements in anyway. Perhaps the animation also helps, giving it that just slight distance so we can accept the film's premise and its thesis.
The animation here is quite beautiful. With few big set pieces Lost is Starlight isn't showy with its visuals. It finds ways to be beautiful in subtler, smaller ways. There is a sequence near the end I found breathtaking. Even without being bombastic it manages to be artistically very endearing.
Lost in Starlight
Director: Han Ji-won
Writer: Kang Hyun-Joo
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