Entergalactic: an animated love story

The movie Entergalactic balances storytelling with visuals and a soundtrack that could have easily taken over had the story not been so strong.

The story follows the key storytelling guidance similar to Pixar’s 6 Rules of storytelling Pixar’s 6 rules of storytelling and hits the mark for “Great stories are universal”. The love story between the two main characters is very natural and real, built organically through chance meetings.

The story spine can also be found intact in this film:

Once upon a time there was an artist that has recently moved into a swanky apartment in Manhattan after being hired by Cosmic Comics to turn his original character into a comic book series.

Every day the artist grapples with his newfound success and the everyday life of friends, ex-girlfriends, and the general excitement of the city.

One day he bumps into his neighbour while she is playing loud music during a party at her apartment while he is trying to sleep and experiences love at first sight.

Because of that he struggles to balance these feelings of love with trying to stay focused on a successful life that doesn’t seem to have time for romance.

Because of that he has a hard time expressing his true love for his neighbour which allows a misunderstanding to grow into the pair parting ways.

Until finally friends and family force the two to realize that they are truly in love and it is worth the effort. A quote from the main characters sister sums it up perfectly. “Love is the easiest thing in the world when it happens by accident, but it doesn’t get real until you do it on purpose.”

The movie uses strong visuals and an amazing soundtrack that support the story, with a flowing animation style and “As a sort of psychedelic outgrowth of a studio album, Entergalactic hits its marks. quoted in this review Craig Jenkins New York Magazine / Vulture

As Ashley Fell discusses in her Tedx talk we are living in an era of message saturation and digital disruption, it can be difficult to cut through the noise and capture attention and make our voice heard. The soundtrack and animation in Entergalactic sets this romantic comedy apart from the classic romantic comedies. The visuals create interest and involve the watcher in the art, the story instructed us by immersing the viewer in the day-to-day life of the main character and his struggles all on a backdrop of the animated cityscape that added depth. The story also inspired the viewer with a true love story that was real and relatable. No rich businessman falling in love with a prostitute, no million dollar pay out for a night with one’s wife, no emails written by sons of widowed fathers just chance encounters, romantic connection and the daily realities of modern life.

In the book by Scott Meslow called From Hollywood with Love: The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of the Romantic Comedy the author writes “There is something just fundamentally pleasing and satisfying about the arc of love. It’s a story that many, many people can relate to in one way or another. It’s enjoyable to watch people spar and banter and fight about what they really want. And when they come together, I mean, that’s as satisfying as it gets,”

This movie artfully adds visuals and soundtrack to elevate this romantic comedy above the standard Rom-Com fare.