{"id":2496,"date":"2007-08-01T09:25:16","date_gmt":"2007-08-01T14:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cgm13.net\/wordpress\/?p=2496"},"modified":"2007-08-01T15:11:38","modified_gmt":"2007-08-01T20:11:38","slug":"sunshine-my-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theboywonder.net\/?p=2496","title":{"rendered":"Sunshine: My Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sunshine\"
\n\"Sunshine\"
\nOh my God, did this movie rock. Yeah it’s stylish and pretentious (Franke assured me of that) but it works.<\/p>\n

The year is 2057 and the crew of the Icarus II has been sent to restart the dying sun. A mission that is undertaken because the Icarus I disappeared seven years previous. What happened to Icarus I? Will the crew of Icarus II be able to complete their mission?<\/p>\n

I don’t quite get the comparisons to “2001” (or “Solaris” for that matter) that have been made. This is sci-fi but not quite “arty” sci-fi like those films are. For me, “Sunshine” doesn’t have some greater message to put forth other than “the few sacrificing for the many.” Plus, I suspect folks are trying to read a little too much into the religious theme that pops up late-ish in the film.<\/p>\n

The script gives us a nice set of believable characters and the cast of the film is excellent in these parts (especially Cillian Murphy and Chris Evans). And the special effects\/visuals are quite awesome considering the small budget of the film.<\/p>\n

I will say that I am a little disappointed with the fact that Searle’s character didn’t head where I thought it was going to. I figured that he was gonna turn into what ultimately Pinbacker is when he makes his appearance late in the film. It would have been nicer (and a wee more streamlined) to have had that religious element come from Searle and not some rogue element.<\/p>\n

But with that minor quibble aside, I will say that I, for one, *loved* it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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