Sunshine

I saw Sunshine the movie last week. I was compelled to go watch it because it was sci-fi, astronomical and looked bloody cool on the trailer. I was not disappointed.

This movie is great because
- the main plot is about saving the Earth. This basic driving force for survival as an underlying story speaks to one and all.
- the spaceship is so cool. The onboard computer is voice-activated, and responds to each passenger by name. The graphic displays are so Star-Trek-holodeck amazing. The viewing deck that opens the movie is the place all astrogeeks wanna be in. I know they it's all fake but wat the hell.
- the use of colour is cinematographically brilliant. A boiling vermillion sun, the black orb of Mercury streaking across it, the verdant green of the oxygen garden juxtaposed against iPod-white walls and glass, needlepoints of white stars, hard grey metal, silvery shimmery heat insulation, blue globules representing first stage nuclear fusion. The film is a high-tech watercolour tapestry in motion.
- there are 3 credible Asian actors in the show. Danny Boyle can see the influence of Asians in the global community of the future. That's nice.
- the geometry appeals to the geek in me. The shapes, lines, symmetry and angles are so beautiful. My right brain was over-stimulated.
- although sci-fi, there is a very real human story woven into the plot. Emotions and drama in outer space, woohoo. There is also a baddie in there, a real smart crazy baddie.
- sunscreen is important like what Baz Luhrman sang about. It may drive you crazy if you stay out there too long (hint hint).
- the atmospheric tech score and soundtrack was done by John Murphy and Underworld. Apt, just aptly cool. I think I have used that word too many times.

The movie's not for everyone. You need to be one-kind to appreciate the details and love the idea.