Star-Crossed
2014
Original language: English
- sci-fi & fantasy
- drama
The story
Passion and politics threaten the peace and an epic romance ignites between a human girl and an alien boy when he and eight others of his kind (The Orion 9) are integrated into a suburban high school 10 years after they and hundreds of others landed on Earth and were immediately consigned to an internment camp where they’ve been imprisoned ever since.
What it’s like
Bright, sun-washed suburban daytime with a high-school palette of lockers, football fields and pastel-lit corridors, set against the flatter, grayer shadow of an internment camp. Star-Crossed (2014) is a sci-fi teen drama whose look leans on clean network-TV photography: warm, even light, mostly medium shots and two-shots, with handheld movement reserved for crowd scenes and confrontations. The score sits in swelling strings and soft electronic pulses, often rising under longing glances. The mood is earnest, romantic and quietly anxious rather than dark, with a steady hum of social unease about who belongs where. Pacing is brisk and episodic, built around school days, secret meetings and political flashpoints, and the emotional core is a teenage girl and an alien boy slowly testing what their attraction costs them and the people around them. Intensity is mild: some scuffles, prejudice-driven hostility and tense confrontations, with no gore and little graphic violence. Suits a weeknight comfort watch or a sincere, low-stakes sci-fi romance for viewers who like forbidden-love teen drama with a speculative edge.
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