Sunshine: A thoroughly thought provoking, confusing, and ultimately slightly disappointing sci-fi thriller.
I recorded the film a couple of weeks ago (or months, I'm not exactly sure). It must have been around the same time I watched Shallow Grave because it was part of the Danny Boyle season on Film4.
The basic concept of the film is that of a spaceship sent with a payload of a huge stellar bomb which they have to deliver into the sun to re-ignite the dying star. The most interesting bits of this films are the psychological elements, the cabin fever of the crew and the fact that ultimately the humanity of Capa was what caused their downfall.
Where the film fell down was in the final part where it became a little less tense and a bit more horror film like. The idea that was involved wasn't intrinsically a bad one, but was handled badly and seemed out of tone with the rest of the film. The science involved lacked verisimilitude and it was disappointing to end like that.
The very final scene however was simple and effective, Capa being absorbed into the sun with the bomb and the sunrise on earth: "So if you wake up one morning and it's a particularly beautiful day, you'll know we made it."
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