http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:15:27 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/28/064855.php#comment-749439 For me, as a SCI-FI fan, the most important part of the movie was the end, when Capa is on the surface of the sun. In the middle of the movie the other burnt ship Captain talked about his closeness with God. I always thought he referred to the sun, like the Egyptians. After all, it is the creator of all life. If you watch the movie realizing the sun as an entity, there is the emotional sense you see in drama movies, like when a father sees his children he has never known, for the first time. The sun created life a billion years ago and is getting old and tired. The sun is so close and yet so far and alone in the universe, until mankind makes the trip to its doorstep and reawakens the fire within. 749439@blogcritics.org Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:15:27 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/28/064855.php#comment-741360 Odd that you mention Apocalypse Now as I flashed on that movie as well while watching Sunshine. I agree with many of you character points in that it was hard to find locate the moral direction of each. I do like this filmaker though and felt that much of this movie was executed very well. It misses on plot believability, misses in the motivation behind much of what transpires and leaves very intriguing questions that arise during the movie completely unexplored. I look forwar to whatever comes next from him but by no means did I find this boring. 741360@blogcritics.org Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:41:13 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/28/064855.php#comment-733781 MOST people I'm sure fell asleep, as I almost did. The plot isn't terrible, it has somewhat of a focus, perhaps it would have been better in a book. 733781@blogcritics.org Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:17:25 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/28/064855.php#comment-733606 This was a GOOD movie! I suspect that, MOST ppl would behave erratically when faced with certain death. The 'SFX' were quite good & believable. The imagery was superb, as-well-as, the sets & video-graphy. The score was good & 'fitting'. I could relate to, & sympathize with all of the characters--it was (emotionally) a 'moving' experience. It was about saving, ALL 'life', on our world, & showing the day-to-day difficulties of interpersonal relating, but that the sacrifice--is worth it; & that, some ppl can actually 'see' the 'big' picture. How could anyone 'not' appreciate their mission/curse? This was a GOOOD movie. I just wish more (like it) would be produced. KBR 733606@blogcritics.org Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:34:33 EDT