Space Sweepers making waves on Netflix
Posted : 2021-02-08 16:03
By Dong Sun-hwa
The Korean sci-fi movie Space Sweepers has become the most sought-after Netflix movie in 28 countries since its release Feb. 5.
The film, starring Song Joong-ki and Kim Tae-ri, conquered the top movies chart on Netflix in France and Vietnam, among others, according to FlixPatrol, Monday. The analytics company provides daily updates of video-on-demand charts for 327 streaming platforms in 101 countries. Points for rankings are calculated based on chart positions. Space Sweepers scored 648 points, outperforming Finding Ohana (459) and The Dig (370).
Set in 2092, the film revolves around the crew of a junk-collecting spaceship named The Victory, who collect and sell space debris. After they discover the humanoid Dorothy, later found out to be a weapon of mass destruction, the crewmembers embark on a risky deal.
SEOUL. KAZINFORM «Space Sweepers,» an outer space sci-fi blockbuster directed by Jo Sung-hee of South Korea, ranked first among Netflix films a day after its release worldwide, a chart showed Sunday.
Screenshot: Netflix
There are a lot of science fiction films attempting to tackle questions of inequality and injustice while thrilling you with big budget space action, but most of them miss the mark. It’s not for lack of trying, certainly, and not for lack of ideas, but it’s difficult to render a problem down into an easily digestible two-hour thought experiment.
And then there are movies like
Space Sweepers.
An idea brought forth by director Jo Sung-hee,
Space Sweepers starts off as a film concerning itself with all the debris that humanity has launched into space and where it might all wind up years from now. It’s a fruitful premise that often sees many of us prickling with curiosity, so that would be enough a future (set in 2092) where the Earth is dying, so ragtag crews who are not citizens of the corporation UTS must get visas to crew ships that drag off and salvage the space junk, making some quick cash to stay alive.
A still from ‘Space Sweepers’ on Netflix
The much-hyped Korean space opera film, which had a direct Netflix release is, atleast visually, a fantastic spectacle
Fifteen minutes into the film, it s tough not to think of what the big-screen viewing experience would have been like for
Space Sweepers. The much-hyped Korean space opera film which had a direct Netflix release is, atleast visually, a fantastic spectacle. The CGI is consistently top-notch, and the cinematography is excellent.
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