Sunshine
January 26th, 2008, 8:44 am · Post a Comment · posted by Charlton Wiggins
Take a heaping helping of 2001: A Space Odyssey, throw in a good portion of Event Horizon, some Mission To Mars and add a pinch of Red Planet and you’ll be served up with a platter of Sunshine, the 2007 Danny Boyle sci-fi epic tale of a mission to jump start our dying sun in the year 2057.
If you missed this one when it came out in theaters then you’re in good company. It was only released in a small handful of cities across the U.S. even though it garnered more than favorable critical acclaim.
Sunshine is an intense ride with well-defined characters and diverse psychological profiles. As the impending conclusion of their mission objective draws near the flaws and the strengths in each character begin to emerge.
Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) as Corazon, the ships botanist and charged with maintaining the oxygen producing on-board gardens is likely the most recognizable name in this cast but it is Cillian Murphy (Batman Begins, 28 Days Later) who is perhaps the most recognizable face as Robert Capa, the ship physicist who is responsible for the payload (a massive bomb the size of Manhatten).
Sunshine is a thinking film and you must follow everything that happens closely for it to make sense. Wonderful special effects transmit the enormity of the space craft and sun while simultaneously compelling the viewer to acknowledge the miniscule proportion of man to the universe. Sunshine is an engaging piece of cinematic artistry.
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