Let's see, where were we? Okay, first off we've been through two of the three films produced by the team first off, The Beach, a Psychological/Philosophical Drama, and secondly, 28 Days Later, A pure and simple(well, not simple) Horror film. That's a pretty big leap to take in film genres, which brings me to my next point. Sunshine is a Science Fiction and Psychological thriller dealing with advanced scientific theory along with a study of the human mind. Seems like an impossible feat to cover in two hours you say? Well, in my opinion Sunshine not only covered these topics, but wove them into a compelling story with the most impressive visual cinematography to date. The film features a not to distant future in which the sun has died and started to break down, leaving the earth with little to no light. The story picks up after a failed attempt by mankind to re-start the sun with some kind of explosive device designed to "create a star within a star". The first mission, Icarus 1, was ill-fated and it is at this point in the film unknown the condition of the astronauts, all is known is that the mission failed. Enter, Icarus 2, piloted by a crew consisting of Cillian Murphy of Redeye and Batman Begins fame, along with Chris Evans from Fantastic 4. The film delves deep into the ideas of self-sacrifice and the reaction of man to his own fate as most every astronaut on the Icarus 2 stands in the face of his death. Visually magnificent with writing to match, Sunshine, takes the ideas of The Beach and the box office visuals of 28 Days Later and combines them to create one of the best Science Fiction films in years and in my opinion the only descent film (excluding comedies) in 2007. Now, on to future projects. To the elation of millions upon millions of gamers worldwide, Alex Garland is set to be writing the script to the long awaited HALO movie based on the best selling video game series. Danny Boyle is in Pre-Production with the film Slumdog Millionaire, a comedy set to release in 2009. Although I'm sure upcoming projects will be delights to watch(and read), I still lay in wait for the next film in which the two will collaborate. I urge you, if you have missed even one of these films(or books) to pick them up immediately and give them a chance. Just because they're not box office hits doesn't mean they're not worth watching.
Garland (left) and Boyle (Right)
Murphy in Sunshine
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