Sunshine (2007)

Directed by the well respected Danny Boyle, the creator of Twenty Eight Days later and Slumdog Millionaire and with his skills to the science fiction film Sunshine he doesn't let his guard down. Sunshine is not just a science fiction film, it could easily mix itself in to the horror genre of the loneliness of space, the realities and dangers that just one mess up can create and that we don't need any aliens in space for it to be a horror which hundreds and films and directors have relied on many times and failed miserably.

The story of Sunshine, our sun is dying along with the human races hope, with one already failed mission from the Icarus I for their plan to re-ignite the sun with the payload to create a star within a star they have one last chance to set things right with the Icarus II , a crew of eight  with the same mission.  It's their and only chance they have left to set things right for the human race where they will question their hope and sanity in the darkness reaches space which action will become their only way of survival. I would say itself that its the story is what makes this film, I am gratefully glad that it wasn't like any other typical science fiction film where people try and rip-off Alien, what I would say for this is that it's what Event Horizon should have been or at least Event Horizon left its mark on Danny Boyle to create a more realistic story.  Religion comes in to this film which I thought it was a great idea to add to its story and the direction of the film making it feel even more realistic and the reality of what space can do to such people.

The effects in this film are beyond brilliant, you could almost be hypnotised by the suns effects which are show in the film many times.  It is beautiful and amazing and I can understand why the sun has an effect on such characters in the film.  I said at the beginning at this film it could be classed as a horror film and it can be for many reasons, it is spot on showing how lonely space is and what that can have on the physiological effects on people. This leaves this film to be very dark and thought provoking to what people go through when astronaut's go in to space and the reality of space is like.

Music is another greatness to this film, it grasps you really well to what the person is feeling without using script or words in some of the important bits of the action in the film which leaves the hairs stick up and tingle all afternoon and gets you really enthralled in the film.

All the actors give a spot on performances in the film, they bring you in the film and make it reality. It is probably some of the best acting I have seen from Chris Evans and Cillian Murphy, especially Chris Evans which at many times throughout I felt quite sorry for him because if they had listened to him none of the problems which occur would have never really have happened. What a bunch of *****

Overall a dark but beautiful film which I think is quite underrated and is a must see to anyone.