It's the year 2057 and our Sun is dying. Sunshine follows the mission of the spaceship Icarus II, whose goal is to reignite our dying Sun by detonating a large bomb within the Sun's core.
Sunshine is pretty much as close to a "pure" science fiction film as you can get. I say "pure" sci-fi in that the emphasis is more on science than fantasy with an attempt at a futuristic story that contains some degree of scientific validity. One of the principal themes (I thought) was the ascension of the power of science to a similar status level as that of nature.
Overall, I found the story to be engaging, the characters interesting, and the film's themes thought-provoking. Sunshine is also very beautiful at times, featuring a fantastic musical score and outstanding visuals.
Another theme of Sunshine is that of the Sun representing the power of nature, a sort of natural God if you will. Some of the imagery involving the Sun was stunning. There's a particularly beautiful scene that involves the Sun and Mercury. You'll know it when you see it.
However, Sunshine isn't perfect. I won't spoil it, but the film takes a bit of a turn close to the end and I found a few of the later scenes to be somewhat jarring in contrast to the rest of the movie. I can understand where the director was coming from, but I thought these later scenes could have been executed a little better..
Regardless, still a great film. 8/10
Sunshine is pretty much as close to a "pure" science fiction film as you can get. I say "pure" sci-fi in that the emphasis is more on science than fantasy with an attempt at a futuristic story that contains some degree of scientific validity. One of the principal themes (I thought) was the ascension of the power of science to a similar status level as that of nature.
Overall, I found the story to be engaging, the characters interesting, and the film's themes thought-provoking. Sunshine is also very beautiful at times, featuring a fantastic musical score and outstanding visuals.
Another theme of Sunshine is that of the Sun representing the power of nature, a sort of natural God if you will. Some of the imagery involving the Sun was stunning. There's a particularly beautiful scene that involves the Sun and Mercury. You'll know it when you see it.
However, Sunshine isn't perfect. I won't spoil it, but the film takes a bit of a turn close to the end and I found a few of the later scenes to be somewhat jarring in contrast to the rest of the movie. I can understand where the director was coming from, but I thought these later scenes could have been executed a little better..
Regardless, still a great film. 8/10
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