A spaceship carrying mankind's last hope heads off on a dangerous journey towards the sun in this epic sci-fi from "Transpotting" director Danny Boyle.
At first, unimpressive cliches spring to mind from the general theme of this film - the world needs saving, and of course a crack team of professionals is sent up to save mankind. Sounds like Armageddon to me, does it not? And not just that, but so many disaster movies. However, in spite of this fairly boring overview, I must say that this surpassed every expectation I had. Intense is just a word, this film ripped me to shreds. By the end of it I'd gripped the seat arms so tightly for at least an hour that I shook leaving the cinema, and the moment I left I thought "Oh man, I am seeing that again".
So yes, it's a disaster movie, but the difference is that you have one of the most interesting directors working to date who is willing to push you way beyond the edge. Danny Boyle really takes this genre to new levels, ones where other disaster movies could only hope to reach. The human element particularly is so emotionally present, without being cheesy or condescending. You can seriously relate to this crew in a way that I never have before in a film. There are no cheesy lines, and there certainly aren't any moments where we take a breather and think "it's ok, everything will turn out fine", this film is raw, relentless and terrifying and it doesn't give in until you're left in a quivering wreck on the floor!
I think the thing that got me was the sheer hopelssness throughout. It's a very sad film, very emotional and it'll really stay with you for a long time. It gets into your head. The cinematography is immense, Boyle really outdoes himself with this, there are so many tricks and illusions that you start not knowing what's real.
Overall, a cracking film. You know when you look at the sun and close your eyes really tight, you can still see it on the inside of your eyelids? A fairly cringey metaphor for it, but that's what it's like with this film, it just won't leave you. I went to see it twice. I wish I'd gone more. Watch this film you won't regret it!
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Their mission.... to save the world Fifty years from now, the sun is dying, and mankind is dying with it. Our last hope: a spaceship and a crew of eight men and women. They carry a device which will breathe new life into the star. But deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, their mission is starting to unravel. There is an accident, a fatal mistake, and a distress beacon from a spaceship that disappeared seven years earlier. Soon the crew is fighting not only for their lives, but their sanity. Actors Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Mark Strong, Rose Byrne, Michelle Yeoh, Cliff Curtis & Benedict Wong Director Danny Boyle Certificate 15 years and over Year 2007 Screen Widescreen 2.35:1 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1) Additional Languages English Audio Description Subtitles English For The hearing Impaired Duration 1 Hour and 47 Minutes (approx)
It's save the earth time again, as a group of unfeasibly hot astronauts dare to go... Danny Boyle directs his take on the earth-under-threat scenario in an often gloomy and violent fashion. This time round, it's fifty years from now, and the Sun is on its way out, threatening mass destruction here on earth. Eight sexy astronauts (including Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Michelle Yeoh and Chris Evans) have been dispatched to the heart of the solar system in a ship called, ominously, the Icarus II - to kickstart the sputtering star. The notion of darkness and the fear it instills is utilized as a scaremongering theme but is alternated with jarring scenes of pure white light when the ship nears its objective. With a few jolts of unexpected terror and a moody soundtrack by Underworld, Boyle tries very hard to make you afraid of the dark again.
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