Am I the only one? *spoiler*

Jason_kaneki1007 said:
I know Lost in Starlight is a significant achievement for Korean animation. But honestly, I just didn’t think the movie was that good. There were a lot of plot holes and inconsistencies that made it hard for me to get emotionally invested. For example, Nan-young’s motivation for going to Mars is all over the place. At first, she says she wants to complete her mother’s mission, but later she reveals she was basically pressured into becoming an astronaut. The film never really explains how or why her feelings change, so her character arc feels unconvincing.

The romance between Nan-young and Jay also felt forced and repetitive. There’s a scene where Nan-young has a dramatic realization that she loves Jay, even though she already confessed her feelings earlier in the film. This made the emotional payoff feel redundant and less impactful. On top of that, some of the characters’ decisions just didn’t make sense, like Nan-young risking her life by venturing out during a Martian tornado, even after promising to be careful. It felt like the movie was forcing drama rather than letting it develop naturally.

There are also practical plot holes, like how her mother’s underground quarters somehow survive a massive marsquake with no explanation, and the sudden appearance of life-supporting flowers in an environment that shouldn’t be able to sustain them. The film tries to tackle a lot of deep themes and metaphors, but it never really explores them in depth, so the story ends up feeling shallow despite its ambitions.

And am I the only one who didn’t cry while watching this movie? Every review I’ve seen talks about how emotional it was and how people were in tears, but I honestly didn’t find it that sad. I’m genuinely curious, what exactly made you cry? For me, the emotional moments just didn’t land, maybe because of the plot holes or the lack of depth in the character development. Did I miss something, or was it just not that moving?