The crisis of humanity and it's time on earth is hotly debated of the fallibility of our existence. It's this immediacy, that screen writer Alex Garland has grasped tightly, that Sunshine relishes in. In the briefest of set ups, ship Icarus II, with eight astronauts in specialist fields, carries a bomb the size of Manhattan to re-ignite the dying sun. An after thought to Sunshine, science fiction has probably reached its creative limit. The closer Icarus II flies towards its destination, Icarus I is found as a silent satellite around the sun, and the urge to uncover the failings of the first mission, becomes all to great to ignore. Without any oracle foresight, everything goes horribly wrong, as machine and human are pushed past their limits. Only as an after thought too this creative limit, with pin point accuracy to execution, Sunshine rises to the most exhilarating experiences in the science fiction genre for many a year.
Director Danny Boyle has knowingly alluded towards his mentor Ridley Scott and his masterpiece sci-fi, horror film Alien. Yet no monster is hiding in the shadows terrorising the crew, but a constant unknown presence and the god like icon of the sun, constantly reminding the crew of their task to succeed. Sunshine molds influences of many sci-fi films, Alien the fore most, with the operatic levels of Kubricks 2001: A Space Odeyses, while blending actual science and theoretical science to create a reality in a believable realm.
Sunshine poses many questions; the future of man kind, stability of the human mind, the fragility of machine, religion and faith, are some Sunshine tackle, yet don't think for one second there'll be time to mull these over, as from the opening moment, Boyle never lets you breath, jumping from crisis to crisis, as machine breaks down, people losing their minds and their lives. Fist clenching from the start, Sunshine only tightens it's grip, ever morphing from action to horror, at gut wrenching intensity. Visually, Sunshine is a buffet to feast upon. Stunning special effects for the ship Icarus II, and engulfing effects for the sun. Auditorily, Sunshine is ground shaking, with spine chilling sound effects and music score.
Certainly not an A list cast, performances from all actors are top of their game. Rose Byrne, Michelle Yeoh, Benedict Wong, Hiroyuki Sanada, Troy Garity and Cliff Curtis are all splendid in their roles, even when character development is minimal they all deliver a complete character. Cillian Murphy brings an urgency to Capa's quite and passive persona. Surprisingly, cutting to the front of the entire cast is Chris Evans, in his most mature role of his career, showing he can draw out a dramatic role and not the constant over grown child he usually acts.
Nail biting and haunting from start to finish, Sunshine is an experience of sci-fi brilliance, burning into your memory, on one of the most breath-taking and heart stopping finales.
Director Danny Boyle has knowingly alluded towards his mentor Ridley Scott and his masterpiece sci-fi, horror film Alien. Yet no monster is hiding in the shadows terrorising the crew, but a constant unknown presence and the god like icon of the sun, constantly reminding the crew of their task to succeed. Sunshine molds influences of many sci-fi films, Alien the fore most, with the operatic levels of Kubricks 2001: A Space Odeyses, while blending actual science and theoretical science to create a reality in a believable realm.
Sunshine poses many questions; the future of man kind, stability of the human mind, the fragility of machine, religion and faith, are some Sunshine tackle, yet don't think for one second there'll be time to mull these over, as from the opening moment, Boyle never lets you breath, jumping from crisis to crisis, as machine breaks down, people losing their minds and their lives. Fist clenching from the start, Sunshine only tightens it's grip, ever morphing from action to horror, at gut wrenching intensity. Visually, Sunshine is a buffet to feast upon. Stunning special effects for the ship Icarus II, and engulfing effects for the sun. Auditorily, Sunshine is ground shaking, with spine chilling sound effects and music score.
Certainly not an A list cast, performances from all actors are top of their game. Rose Byrne, Michelle Yeoh, Benedict Wong, Hiroyuki Sanada, Troy Garity and Cliff Curtis are all splendid in their roles, even when character development is minimal they all deliver a complete character. Cillian Murphy brings an urgency to Capa's quite and passive persona. Surprisingly, cutting to the front of the entire cast is Chris Evans, in his most mature role of his career, showing he can draw out a dramatic role and not the constant over grown child he usually acts.
Nail biting and haunting from start to finish, Sunshine is an experience of sci-fi brilliance, burning into your memory, on one of the most breath-taking and heart stopping finales.