THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR (2019) Visual Review

An adaptation of Nicola Yoon’s novel "The Sun is Also a Star." College-bound romantic Daniel Bae and Jamaica-born pragmatist Natasha Kingsley meet—and fall for each other—over one magical day amidst the fervor and flurry of New York City. Sparks immediately fly between these two strangers, who might never have met had fate not given them a little push. But will fate be enough to take these teens from star-crossed to lucky in love? With just hours left on the clock in what looks to be her last day in the U.S., Natasha is fighting against her family’s deportation as fiercely as she’s fighting her budding feelings for Daniel, who is working just as hard to convince her they are destined to be together. A modern-day story about finding love against all odds, “The Sun Is Also a Star” explores whether our lives are determined by fate or the random events of the universe

Release date: May 17, 2019
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures, MGM
Director: Ry Russo-Young
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some suggestive content and language)
Screenwriter: Tracy Oliver
Starring: Yara Shahidi, Charles Melton, Keong Sim
Genre: drama

Here is my visual review done in an original visual style with several graphics that work you through the film.

The couple quickly forms a romantic relationship but must struggle to keep it together in the wake of Natasha’s family facing deportation from their home. Fate, struggle, love, and choices, it is all here. Though the film is not epic, the themes are. Here is a thoughtful meditation on life’s hard realities.