I honestly thought this would be another corny streaming movie, but it's surprisingly wholesome, mature, and resonant. The film is about Nan-Young, an astronaut who wants to go to Mars to follow her mother's path, whom she had lost when she was young. She continues to deal with this trauma until she finds Jay, a guy who fixes retro gadgets. Their meeting each other and Nan-Young discovering that Jay was the one who sang her favorite song were a bit coincidental. Nevertheless, they were still enjoyable to watch. Speaking of retro gadgets, I really like how it is so plausible that in the future, people will stop using some gadgets we use nowadays, turning them into more expensive artifacts for collectors. Anyways, the film is about two souls trying to help each other with their troubled pasts, moving forward, and fulfilling their dreams with each other. I did wish the ending had more. I wanted a longer ending and epilogue of what happens after.
The characters are really well done. It's mostly just Nan-Young and Jay, but seeing them overcome their fears because of each other was pretty nice to watch despite the characters being just limited to them. I really enjoyed their talks and late-night walks about life. I felt it was superior to them speaking about Nan Young's astronaut life.
The animation is pretty well done. I thought this being a streaming movie may affect the animation, but it seems to be very well drawn. However, some CGI parts look rough and rushed. I honestly wished this got a theatrical release to increase the budget and the quality of the animation.
Beautifully drawn, wholesome, and emotional, Lost in Starlight is a good romantic sci-fi adventure that might just tug a cold heart. Not too cliché and corny, it offers a good enough perspective of how to love someone despite the distance, even if its premise is a bit too coincidental.
