Saturday, January 12, 2008

Sunshine: A Review

Danny Boyle's "Sunshine" is one of those rare films that engaged me both philosophically, and aesthetically. This is a truly impressive film and one that inspires me to make film. So rarely do those two states come together that I have to marvel at it. To write too much about "Sunshine" would give away too much of the journey. The plot involves a team of astronauts on a mission to re-ignite our dying sun. As it turns out, this is actually the second mission as the first one failed for mysterious reasons.

I recommend "Sunshine" to everyone who loves science fiction, movies, and stories. This, to me, is what filmmaking is all about and I heartily include it with other sci-fi greats like "2001: A Space Odyssey", "Solaris", "Dark City", and "Alien".

Grade: A+

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