Sunshine what do you see

In the name of entertainment, movies have taken plenty of liberties bending logic, doing away with a lot of smart stuff in order to make a premise work. Also, their just great movies. Close Review. A ship called Icarus I was sent to deliver an enormous nuclear bomb but disappeared and has not been heard from for seven years. The plan: drop it into the star and hope the explosion triggers a second life.

Naturally, a contentious debate breaks out about a rescue, as it would jeopardize their own mission, but the prospect of two bombs rather than one is compelling.

And a great moment is born. The Captain is Kaneda Hiroyuki Sanada , who is influenced greatly by the engineer, Mace Chris Evans , himself an extremely level-headed and mission-focused officer.

Lastly is Robert Capa Cillian Murphy , the onboard physicist who operates the bomb device and is a bit of an outsider from the group, generally lingering in orbit around them, mostly in silence. Much to his dismay though, much rides on his decision-making, and when it comes to changing trajectory, the choice falls on him. His reaction to doing so is one of great frustration. A plan is quickly formed to send two of the crew out onto the shield wearing specially-designed suits to manually repair the panels with Captain Kaneda and Capa taking the job.

Suited up and making the trek to the exposed damage, the men risk their lives as Cassie attempts to angle the ship so they remain in shadow, since the intensity of the Sun magnified on the mirrored surface of the shield would vaporize them both. The problem though is that during this angular maneuver—keeping Kaneda and Capa in the dark— it exposes the back end of the ship to the harsh rays of the Sun. It means that Kaneda and Capa are going to fry.

In addition to reinventing and revitalizing the zombie movie, it showed how low-budget, handheld filmmaking could be used to blend science fiction and horror in a way that was both emotionally compelling and scary as hell.

And although it was more science fictional than 28 Days Later , with a larger budget , Sunshine still seemed very much like a spiritual successor, bringing the same indie approach to outer space. Again and again, they confront the question of how much their lives are worth in the context of a mission that will literally decide the fate of humanity.

Luckily, the story finds its footing again, right before the end. And all throughout, it remains a source of striking imagery.