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I think I developed multiple personalities watching this one
tech geek, movie buff, sci-fi aficionado
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FEB
22
2008
I was pleasantly surprised by the well crafted visuals of the movie. On that front, it far exceeded my expectations. The story was, for the most part, straight forward though it definitely had undercurrents of crew members on the verge of losing their sanity as their several year trip to the sun wore on. At times, the undercurrent was subtle, and at others it was hallucinogenic. Sunshine itself was cast as a character in the movie (how could it not be with the movie being named for it). It was presented as a force that could both be savage at times, yet cleansing and nurturing at others. Something that we take for granted here on earth, but without which we could not survive.
The movie was full of contrasts - extreme heat of the sun coexists with the shadowy dark frozen vacuum of space, a puny space ship with a payload to reignite the sun traveling towards the incredible large orb of the sun, and the epic two year journey to the sun by the spaceship and its inhabitants contrasted with the eight minute journey of light from the sun to earth. It just seemed that everything human was a struggle against the odds, while the power of the sun effortless.
There were echoes of 2001 A Space Odyssey - in the way the ship's crew members orally communicated with ship's computer that would answer in an overly calm voice appending the crew member's name at the end of the sentence, the way that the ship took over control of the ship disregarding commands from its human occupants not to do so, and of course the flashback sequences that grow in frequency as the movie progresses. But don't despair, Sunshine does not devolve into an incomprehensible acid trip at the end...well at least not on the scale of 2001.
I think somewhere along the way of watching Sunshine, a part of my mind detached itself and got sucked into the diegetic of the movie while the rest remained ensconced in my head. The movie does take some twists and turns that play with your mind.
Bottom line - it was an entertaining and well crafted piece of cinema, but not intriguing enough to warrant a return visit.
To be fair I should mention that my wife who watched this movie along with me was asking for her two hours back - she would rate Sunshine one star (no pun intended).
Last edited on Feb 22, 2008
Sunshine is recommended by vytas
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