Category: Movie

Artwork: Space Sweepers 2021 (South Korean Movie)

1.What is it about?
Answer:
The movie takes place in the year 2092 where the planet earth is no longer habitable for human
beings. This means that everyone has moved into Earth’s orbit, where an entire civilization has
been built consisting of space stations and elevator systems that look like something out of
Futurama.
All of these people being up there mean there is a lot of space junk to salvage and Space
Sweepers follows a ragtag crew of Junkers that chase down valuable space garbage in hopes of
finding that big score.
One day searching through the debris for something worth some money, they stumble upon a
small girl who turns out to be a humanoid robot classified as a dangerous weapon of mass
destruction. Thinking this could be their big payday; they arrange a deal that doesn’t go as
planned, resulting in one wild, action-packed space adventure.

2.What is it made of?

Answer:
Space Sweepers is a 2021 South Korean space Western film directed by Jo Sung-hee starring
Song Joong-ki, Kim Tae-ri, Jin Seon-kyu and Yoo Hae-jin. The four main casts who make up the
crew of a space junk collector ship called Seungri (means Victory in Korean) oozed with wit and
belligerence. This movie is a
webtoon based and is the very first Korean-Made space sci-fi and space opera film. It was
released on Netflix on February 5,2021.
3.What is its style?
Answer:
In most movies that are set in foreign places or universes, characters often speak one language,
and that is the language in which the movie’s main characters speak. If there are characters with
different nationalities, then they’ll speak with an accent. This is more prominent in space flicks.
Because most of them are made in Hollywood, we almost think that the default is English.

But this is where Space Sweepers, a Korean space blockbuster, moves away from the default.
Instead of having its supporting characters speak in Korean, the movie lets them speak their own
language. And they do so in a way that feels natural because, in this universe, people wear a
device that allows them to translate and communicate in the language of their choice.

Their decision to do so is almost groundbreaking even though the concept is simple and it simply
takes away from real life. In real life, we do speak different languages, but there’s a language
barrier that can only be alleviated if you learn multiple languages or use Google translate. Space
Sweepers takes advantage of its futuristic setting and concocts a device that allows its characters
to understand each other. The result is an ensemble of diverse characters that confidently speak
their own language without the worry of not being understood.

4.How good is it?

Answer:
This is an excellent sci-fi movie. It isn't easy to pull off the balancing act needed to make an
incredibly thoughtful, exciting, and entertaining epic sci-fi movie and then maintain that balance
for over two hours. Space Sweepers does just that.

The structure, the pacing, the acting -- all of it's excellent. Like the best of science fiction, it's a
movie that can be enjoyed on many levels, and should reward repeated viewings. If there isn't a
sequel already in the works, there should be.