What is the basic plot of this movie?
Klara and the Sun (Ishiguro's 2021 novel, which Waititi adapts) is narrated by Klara, an "Artificial Friend", a solar-powered android who is bought to keep a sick teenager, Josie, company. Klara watches people closely and tries to understand them, and she comes to believe the Sun can help Josie get better. Josie's family, her mother especially, is anxious about her illness and about what the future holds, and Klara's place in the house is shaped by their hopes and worries. I'm describing the novel's setup; I haven't checked how the film changes it. The plot's later turns are where the book's real force sits, so if you want more, read the first few chapters before anything else. Spoiler warning: the ending is more emotional than the premise suggests, so I'd come to it fresh.
