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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[spoiler: Natasha never finds some legal loophole that allows her to stay in America. She and her family are deported, and, as the years pass, loses touch with Daniel.]]
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* TitleDrop: Natasha says "The sun's also a star" when discussing with Daniel stars versus the sun used in poetry (she really enjoys astronomy).

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* TitleDrop: Natasha says "The sun's also a star" when discussing with Daniel the usage of stars versus the sun used in poetry (she really enjoys astronomy).

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* CultureClash: Daniel's father is unhappy with how his sons are more individualistic than traditional Korean culture advocates. This is illustrated by the fact that the Korean family names come first, then the individual one.

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* CessationOfExistence: When talking to Daniel, Natasha indicates that she thinks death is the end.
* CultureClash: Daniel's father is unhappy with how his sons are more individualistic than traditional Korean culture advocates. This is illustrated by the fact that the Korean family names come first, then the individual one.one.
* DontThinkFeel: Daniel thinks Natasha is too insistent upon having scientific evidence for things, and should just go with her feelings. She eventually follows this somewhat.



* LoveAtFirstSight: Daniel becomes smitten with Natasha when he spots her in the crowd from above in Central Station.



* MeasuringTheMarigolds: {{Discussed}} when Natasha tells Daniel if something isn't scientifically shown it can't be a fact, and thus she doesn't believe in things like fate. She admits this is something that turns lots of people off (him included) since they feel it saps life of meaning, but to her that isn't the case.



* LoveAtFirstSight: Daniel becomes smitten with Natasha when he spots her in the crowd from above in Central Station.

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* LoveAtFirstSight: OppositesAttract: Daniel becomes smitten with and Natasha when have this in many ways. He is more likely to go with his feelings, and also believes in things like fate. She is more intellectual, disbelieving in that because there isn't scientific evidence of it. Even so, she's charmed by him and his bet that he spots can make her fall for him within an hour actually works.
* RomanticismVersusEnlightenment: This roughly describes Daniel and Natasha's views. He believes
in the crowd fate and just going with your feelings. She believes you should analyze things and go by what science shows to be true. Despite this, they both find each other attractive, and seem to learn from above in Central Station.each other.


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* TitleDrop: Natasha says "The sun's also a star" when discussing with Daniel stars versus the sun used in poetry (she really enjoys astronomy).
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The previous example doesn't really qualify that I can tell-his job is to sell hair products for black people, it's not really a cultural thing. I replaced this with what the film portrays.


* CultureClash: When Daniel introduces Natasha to his father, he gives her a free shampoo as a gift, mentioning how it will make her hair "[[FunnyAfro look less big]]". Natasha answers that she likes her hair just like that.

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* CultureClash: When Daniel introduces Natasha to Daniel's father is unhappy with how his father, he gives her a free shampoo as a gift, mentioning how it will make her hair "[[FunnyAfro look less big]]". Natasha answers sons are more individualistic than traditional Korean culture advocates. This is illustrated by the fact that she likes her hair just like that.the Korean family names come first, then the individual one.
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* BlackAndNerdy: Natasha, she studies quantum physics, and loves science in general.
* CultureClash: When Daniel introduces Natasha to his parents, his father gives her a free shampoo as a gift, mentioning how it will make her hair "[[FunnyAfro look less big]]". Natasha answers that she likes her hair just like that.

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* BlackAndNerdy: Natasha, she who studies quantum physics, physics and loves science in general.
* CultureClash: When Daniel introduces Natasha to his parents, his father father, he gives her a free shampoo as a gift, mentioning how it will make her hair "[[FunnyAfro look less big]]". Natasha answers that she likes her hair just like that.



* HopeSpot: At the end of the day Natasha has managed to build a case to avoid her family's deportation and has submitted the papers to an immigration lawyer, [[spoiler:but the next day it turned out that the judge threw her case and she still has to leave the U.S]].

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* HopeSpot: At the end of the day Natasha has managed to build a case to avoid her family's deportation and has submitted the papers to an immigration lawyer, [[spoiler:but the next day it turned out that the judge threw rejected her case and she still has to leave the U.S]].



* StarCrossedLovers: Daniel and Natasha try to keep their fledgling romance alive in the face of Natasha's deportation, [[spoiler:but in the end she has to leave the U.S., they try to maintain contact though but they find it too hard. Eventually Natasha comes back to the U.S. several years later as a [=PhD=] student and reconnects with Daniel]].

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* StarCrossedLovers: Daniel and Natasha try to keep their fledgling romance alive in the face of Natasha's deportation, [[spoiler:but in the end she has to leave the U.S., they S.. They try to maintain contact though but they find it too hard. Eventually Natasha comes back to the U.S. several years later as a [=PhD=] student and reconnects with Daniel]].
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Jamaican-born teenager Natasha Kingsley is about to be deported alongside with her family, but on her last day on New York she makes a desperate last ditch effort to remain in the U.S.; it's then when fate intervenes and she meets Daniel Bae a young student and the son of Korean immigrants. They quickly connect and a relationship blossoms, but will they be able to keep it afloat in spite of the impending deportation of Natasha and her family?

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Jamaican-born teenager Natasha Kingsley is about to be deported alongside with her family, but on her last day on New York she makes a desperate last ditch effort to remain in the U.S.; it's then when fate intervenes and she meets Daniel Bae Bae, a young student and the son of Korean immigrants. They quickly connect and a relationship blossoms, but will they be able to keep it afloat in spite of the impending deportation of Natasha and her family?
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!''The Sun is Also a Star'' provides examples of:

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!''The !!''The Sun is Also a Star'' provides examples of:
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Jamaican-born Natasha Kingsley is about to be deported alongside with her family, but on her last day on New York she makes a desperate last ditch effort to remain in the U.S.; it's then when fate intervenes and she meets Daniel Bae a young student and the son of Korean immigrants. They quickly connect and a relationship blossoms, but will they be able to keep it afloat in spite of the impending deportation of Natasha and her family?

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Jamaican-born teenager Natasha Kingsley is about to be deported alongside with her family, but on her last day on New York she makes a desperate last ditch effort to remain in the U.S.; it's then when fate intervenes and she meets Daniel Bae a young student and the son of Korean immigrants. They quickly connect and a relationship blossoms, but will they be able to keep it afloat in spite of the impending deportation of Natasha and her family?
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''The Sun is Also a Star'' is an American teen romance movie released in 2019.

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''The Sun is Also a Star'' is an American teen romance movie released in 2019.
2019 based on the book of the same name by Nicola Yoon, author of ''Literature/EverythingEverything''.
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* BigBrotherBully: Daniel's brother, Charles, he constantly teases him and mocks him for falling in love with a black girl. [[spoiler:SubvertedTrope, later when Natasha arrives to Daniel's parents shop looking for him, and Charles gives her his phone number. [[BigBrotherInstinct And warns her not to break his heart]]]].

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* BigBrotherBully: Daniel's brother, Charles, he constantly teases him and mocks him for falling in love with a black girl. [[spoiler:SubvertedTrope, later when Natasha arrives to Daniel's parents parents' shop looking for him, and Charles gives her his phone number. [[BigBrotherInstinct And warns her not to break his heart]]]].



* StarCrossedLovers: Daniel and Natasha, try to keep their fledgling romance alive in the face of Natasha's deportation, [[spoiler:but in the end she has to leave the U.S., they try to maintain contact though but they find it too hard. Eventually Natasha comes back to the U.S. several years later as a [=PhD=] student and reconnects with Daniel]].

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* StarCrossedLovers: Daniel and Natasha, Natasha try to keep their fledgling romance alive in the face of Natasha's deportation, [[spoiler:but in the end she has to leave the U.S., they try to maintain contact though but they find it too hard. Eventually Natasha comes back to the U.S. several years later as a [=PhD=] student and reconnects with Daniel]].

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* BigBrotherBully: Daniel's brother, Charles, he constantly teases him and mocks him for falling in love with a black girl. [[spoiler:SubvertedTrope, later when Natasha arrives to Daniel's parents shop looking for him, and Charles gives her his phone number. And warns her not to break his heart]].

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* BigBrotherBully: Daniel's brother, Charles, he constantly teases him and mocks him for falling in love with a black girl. [[spoiler:SubvertedTrope, later when Natasha arrives to Daniel's parents shop looking for him, and Charles gives her his phone number. [[BigBrotherInstinct And warns her not to break his heart]].heart]]]].


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* NoAntagonist: The film has no villain whatsoever, only the circumstances which bring Natasha and Daniel together and how those now threaten to separate them.
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''The Sun is Also a Star'' is an American teen romance movie released in 2019.

Jamaican-born Natasha Kingsley is about to be deported alongside with her family, but on her last day on New York she makes a desperate last ditch effort to remain in the U.S.; it's then when fate intervenes and she meets Daniel Bae a young student and the son of Korean immigrants. They quickly connect and a relationship blossoms, but will they be able to keep it afloat in spite of the impending deportation of Natasha and her family?

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!''The Sun is Also a Star'' provides examples of:
* BigAppleSauce: The entire film takes place in New York city.
* BigBrotherBully: Daniel's brother, Charles, he constantly teases him and mocks him for falling in love with a black girl. [[spoiler:SubvertedTrope, later when Natasha arrives to Daniel's parents shop looking for him, and Charles gives her his phone number. And warns her not to break his heart]].
* BlackAndNerdy: Natasha, she studies quantum physics, and loves science in general.
* CultureClash: When Daniel introduces Natasha to his parents, his father gives her a free shampoo as a gift, mentioning how it will make her hair "[[FunnyAfro look less big]]". Natasha answers that she likes her hair just like that.
* EducationMama: Daniel's parents are revealed to be this, putting him under a lot of pressure to get into medical school, and never asking him about what he really wants.
* HopeSpot: At the end of the day Natasha has managed to build a case to avoid her family's deportation and has submitted the papers to an immigration lawyer, [[spoiler:but the next day it turned out that the judge threw her case and she still has to leave the U.S]].
* MaybeEverAfter: [[spoiler:Natasha returns to the U.S. several years later as a [=PhD=] student and reconnects with Daniel]].
* LoveAtFirstSight: Daniel becomes smitten with Natasha when he spots her in the crowd from above in Central Station.
* StarCrossedLovers: Daniel and Natasha, try to keep their fledgling romance alive in the face of Natasha's deportation, [[spoiler:but in the end she has to leave the U.S., they try to maintain contact though but they find it too hard. Eventually Natasha comes back to the U.S. several years later as a [=PhD=] student and reconnects with Daniel]].
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