{"id":627433,"date":"2024-07-12T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/watch-a-soap-opera-that-thinks-its-a-space-opera\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T07:00:00","slug":"watch-a-soap-opera-that-thinks-its-a-space-opera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-a-soap-opera-that-thinks-its-a-space-opera\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch A Soap Opera That Thinks It&#8217;s a Space Opera"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27ee908b12a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27ee908b12a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-a-soap-opera-that-thinks-its-a-space-opera\/#%E2%80%9CWatch_Online_A_Soap_Opera_That_Thinks_Its_a_Space_Opera%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Watch Online A Soap Opera That Thinks It&#8217;s a Space Opera&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-a-soap-opera-that-thinks-its-a-space-opera\/#%E2%80%9CA_Soap_Opera_That_Thinks_Its_a_Space_Opera%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;A Soap Opera That Thinks It&#8217;s a Space Opera&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWatch_Online_A_Soap_Opera_That_Thinks_Its_a_Space_Opera%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Watch Online A Soap Opera That Thinks It&#8217;s a Space Opera&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CA_Soap_Opera_That_Thinks_Its_a_Space_Opera%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;A Soap Opera That Thinks It&#8217;s a Space Opera&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    There\u2019s ambition exceeding your grasp, and then there\u2019s \u201cLumina.\u201d The brainchild of writer-director-producer Gino McKoy, who also wrote several songs <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earing on the soundtrack, this alien-abduction drama could have used more time on the mothership. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    The film itself can be likened\u00a0to a low-flying spacecraft assembled from mismatched parts belonging to other, more fully realized sci-fi flicks. Where \u201cClose Encounters of the Third King\u201d hovers gracefully, \u201cLumina\u201d crash-lands. Its ambitions are lofty, but they\u2019re also undermined at nearly every turn by chintzy visual effects that prove more distracting than immersive and uniformly wooden performances. It wants to be a space opera but is closer to a soap opera, albeit one that would air on Syfy rather than CBS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    The first few scenes alternate between spacey sci-fi and earthbound relationship drama, initially in a way that leaves you guessing as to how these narrative strands are connected and whether they even belong in the same movie. They do, but it takes so long for them to intertwine that you might lose interest by the time it happens. At the heart of it all are Alex (Rupert Lazarus) and Tatiana (Eleanor Williams), a couple whose romantic idyll is upended first by the arrival of his former flame Delilah (Andrea Tivadar) and then by lights in the sky that beam Tatiana up and leave no trace of her behind. He\u2019s understandably distraught, but \u201cLumina\u201d gives us little reason to be similarly invested in her fate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    That\u2019s in spite of some truly schmaltzy musical cues that work hard to communicate what the actors can\u2019t, but here as elsewhere, \u201cLumina\u201d overplays its hand. At the other end of the spectrum is a recurring musical motif that sounds suspiciously similar to the main theme from \u201cSicario\u201d \u2014 another instance of the film\u2019s attempts at emotional captivation having the opposite effect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    It is unintentionally funny at times, however, as when, a few minutes after the disappearance, enough time has passed for Alex to be sporting a depression beard so comically bushy it would make Jeremiah Johnson blush. After receiving little help from the authorities, he decides to look for her himself \u2014 an ostensibly reasonable idea that Patricia and Delilah react to as though it\u2019s the worst plan they\u2019ve ever heard, which in the conspiracy-laden world of \u201cLumina,\u201d it may well be. He eventually comes to believe that she\u2019s been taken to a deep underground military base, which one might also refer to by its acronym: DUMB.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Special mention is owed to Eric Roberts, chewing scenery in the single-scene role of a sagacious cowboy claiming to be privy to top-secret information that They don\u2019t want the rest of us to know about. He\u2019s responsible for the crucial second-act exposition dump, which in this case doesn\u2019t actually clarify much. One gets the impression that the actor was on set for a single day and is responsible for an outsize portion of the budget, which might explain why the special effects look the way they do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    The film makes its intentions explicit by ending with an intertitle about alien-abduction statistics, making it the rare message movie about UFOs, extraterrestrials and what happens to those who dare to seek out answers. And while the truth may be out there, it certainly isn\u2019t in \u201cLumina.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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