the sun is also a star by nicola yoon summary

And when it all comes to a thudding finish and fades to black, three words flash up on the screen: “Five Years Later.” The resulting groan you heard the other night was probably mine. another flashback and another montage is all it takes for them to be in each other’s arms again! There’s nothing in this film that even hints at emotional reality.

There are more flashbacks, more montages, and an extended scene in a norebang - a private Korean karaoke space, with room for just two, where Daniel breaks into a listless rendition of Tommy James’ 1969 hit “Crimson and Clover.” But never fear, Tommy James fans, the soundtrack segues into the real song as the film devolves into a sappy fantasy sequence about Natasha and Daniel’s future life.Īll is well, till she comes to her senses, spills the beans about the immigration authorities, and runs away. Yeah, right.ĭestiny, or something like it, comes knocking, and 10 long minutes later, they do see each other again. He saves her, they have coffee, they chat, she doesn’t tell him anything about her family problems, she says to him how nice it was to meet - buh-bye - he predicts that they’ll see each other again. Her brother is the only one in their family that is a U.S.

She receives the news that her family is going to be deported from the United States since they are illegal immigrants. Before saving her, Daniel was on his way to an admissions interview for Dartmouth College, even though he’d be happier as a poor poet than as the rich doctor his father wants him to be. Written by Raji Soundarya and other people who wish to remain anonymous. tomorrow!īefore almost being hit by a car, Natasha was on her way to one more last-ditch effort appointment to prevent the deportation. Natasha and her Jamaican family are undocumented immigrants. citizens (though that’s never discussed in any detail). Daniel and his South Korean family are apparently long-established U.S. But, no, wonder of wonders, everyone in the film remains healthy. But because everything so far is so formulaic, all there is to do is speculate when either Natasha or Daniel will start to show early signs of some terminal disease. The only thing he believes in is love.ĭaniel: “I can get you to fall in love with me in one day.”

The sun is also a star by nicola yoon summary