"Space Sweepers": A Charming Sci-Fi Adventure with a Political Message
Behind all the action, 'Space Sweepers' is a surprisingly heartfelt and progressive story about building community.

In a quiet village eagerly awaiting Indonesian Independence Day, a group of children are chosen to be the "Tim Merah Putih" to guard the sacred flag, the flag that is always flown during the annual August 17th ceremony. However, three days before the ceremony, the flag goes missing. Eight children from various cultural backgrounds—Betawi, Papua, Medan, Tegal, Central Java, Makassar, Manado, and Chinese—unite in a heroic mission: to save the mysteriously missing sacred red and white flag.
Behind all the action, 'Space Sweepers' is a surprisingly heartfelt and progressive story about building community.
The film, which focuses on an Argentinian family during an intimate birthday dinner, efficiently captures the eccentricities of each character as well as the nuances of their interpersonal dynamics.
It’s passionately protective of the women mentioned in the story or appearing on screen. Just like the article and the #MeToo movement, the film could help a trapped person find the courage to fight back.
The film is a simple love story reminiscent of stories like The Notebook released in 2004. Sylvie and Robert are rarely actually together in the film, however; time and circumstance keep them away from each other, and the audience waits with bated breath to see them find one another over and over.
After two months of refusing to see this movie, I have decided that it’s finally Morbin’ time. After its re-release as a box office bomb; I watched it just to laugh at it. But, I was also surprised, because 'Morbius' is a queer allegory.