Director: Danny Boyle
Genre: Science
Fiction/ Thriller
Runtime: 107
minutes
Year:
2007
Starring: Cillian Murphy,
Chris Evans, Michelle Yeoh, Rose Byrne, Cliff Curtis, Mark Strong, Benedict Wong
Hiroyouki Sanada
Description: A team of
international astronauts is sent ton a dangerous mission to reignite the dying
Sun with a nuclear fission bomb in 2057.
I WATCHED THIS MOVIE FOR MY 2025 MOVIE CHALLENGE.
WEEK 22: A FILM FROM 2007
Review: It’s 2057. The sun is about to go out. A team of scientists is sent to the
sun to restart it with a heavy bomb, and thus save humanity from extinction.
Sounds like the lpot of a silly B-movie? Except this sci-thriller is directed
by Danny Boyle and for that reason alone “Sunshine” should pique the interest
of any self-respecting film love. And you will see, that it’s a great movie.
There has been a previous
attempt to reignite the sun. In “Sunshine” we follow the crew of Icarus II,
which means there must have been an Icarus I. However, for reasons as yet
unknown, this mission never succeeded and the ship was presumed lost. When the
crew of the Icarus II pick up a distress signal from their mysteriously
disappeared predecessor and decides to take a look at the ship, you really know
things are probably not going to end well.
The atmosphere is palpable,
because of the claustrophobic setting. And the cast is great. There are so many
big names in this film. What also stands out is the soundtrack, by Underworld.
It adds to the dramatic effect and the tension.
The film is a bit messy at
times, but it’s easy to forgive. Because I do believe “Sunshine” is an excellently,
underrated sci-fi thriller.
Rating: 4
/ 5
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