The year is 2049. Thirteen-year-old Zenon is living a unique life in a spaceship in outer space. She knows what to do each day and knows everyone on the ship.

At some point, the band, Proto Zoa, is coming to the ship to perform. They select Zenon as their winner to dance on stage with them.

As excited as she is, Zenon keeps ending up in trouble. First, she puts on an astronaut suit and goes outside of the ship. That annoys her parents since they were worried about her safety.

But later, Zenon sneaks out in the middle of the night because her teacher, Mr. Lutz, is doing something that she is suspicious of. She gets caught by the authorities and her parents. Her parents punish her by sending her to Earth, which she dreads.

After entering Earth, Zenon meets her aunt, Judy, who takes her out to eat and into her home. Zenon attends the local public school, but unfortunately, some of the kids there are not nice to her. The exception is a boy named Greg.

After school, Greg teaches Zenon things like how to ride a horse, how to ride a bike, and much more. Zenon develops feelings for Greg and learns that Earth isn’t so bad after all.

However, not long after, she discovers that her spaceship is in danger. She needs to go back there since she is the only one who can save everyone.

Will she get there in time?

I was impressed with this movie, especially the worldbuilding. The ideas of how things would be in 2049 were well-thought out for the late 90s. One example is how in that year, Chelsea Clinton was president.

However, when 2049 actually happens, I’m sure it’ll be nothing like what the film portrayed. But people could not have predicted changes such as smartphones and digital streaming of shows and movies back then. Yet, it was still creative.

Another aspect I admired about the movie was that people in the spaceship sometimes used different words and phrases than those on Earth. They also used the metric system instead of the English one.

And I must not forget about the main character, Zenon. She is depicted as a believable and relatable teenage girl, especially with her friends. I loved how she got excited about the band, how she spoke to her friends, and how she wanted her parents to trust and believe her. Her relationship with Greg was also sweet.

All the characters were memorable and well-developed. The pacing of this movie was neither too fast or too slow. And there were some twists and turns, as well.

Overall, I enjoyed Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century. It is a fun watch that people of all ages can enjoy. It actually first aired on the Disney Channel and not in the theaters.

I give it 4.5 out of 5 stars.