Sunshine (2007)

Réalisateur:

Danny Boyle

Scénariste:

Alex Garland (written by)

Release Date:

27 juillet 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Aventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Accroche:

If the sun dies, so do we.

Plot:

A team of astronauts are sent to re-ignite the dying sun 50 years into the future.

Plot Keywords:

Apocalypse | Weightlessness | Sun | Wounded Leg | Earth

Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Fascinating Film

Ensemble

Cliff Curtis	...	Searle
Cillian Murphy	...	Capa
Michelle Yeoh	...	Corazon
Hiroyuki Sanada	...	Kaneda
Rose Byrne	...	Cassie
Benedict Wong	...	Trey
Chris Evans	...	Mace
Troy Garity	...	Harvey
Mark Strong	...	Pinbacker
Paloma Baeza	...	Capa's Sister
Archie Macdonald	...	Capa's Nephew
Chipo Chung	...	Icarus (voice)
Sylvie Macdonald	...	Capa's Niece

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Derniers rayons de soleil, Les (Canada: French title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for violent content and language.

Durée:

107 min

Pays:

UK | USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Classification:

France:U (with warning) | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Brazil:14 | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | USA:R (certificate #43132) | UK:15 | Malaysia:U | Netherlands:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Finland:K-13 | Ireland:15A | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:11 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | New Zealand:M | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 | Peru:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Philippines:PG-13 | Norway:15

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Company:

DNA Films

Anecdotes:

The distinctive golden color of the space suits was intended to make them memorable to sci-fi fans. The character "Kenny" from "South Park" (1997) was used as a design reference for the funnel-shaped helmet. A small number of suits and helmets were built as wearable costumes, so the actors could experience the claustrophobia and react appropriately.

Goofs:

Factual errors: As pointed out by one of the characters, the ship enters the "blackout" area around the sun (and loses contact with Earth) anomalously early, before Mercury's orbit in fact. Communications from this close to the sun are not a problem in reality (and were possible with 1970s technology), but the writer and director took deliberate creative license to improve the tension.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Capa: Our sun is dying. Mankind faces extinction. Seven years ago the Icarus project sent a mission to restart the sun but that mission was lost before it reached the star. Sixteen months ago, I, Robert Capa, and a crew of seven left earth frozen in a solar winter. Our payload a stellar bomb with a mass equivalent to Manhattan Island. Our purpose to create a star within a star.
[long pause]
Capa: Eight astronauts strapped to the back of a bomb. My bomb. Welcome to the Icarus Two.

Connexions De Film:

References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Soundtrack:

Avenue of Hope

Fascinating Film

I am not a sci-fi fan. I've seen a few sci-fi films, but I don't flock to the nearest cinema to check them out. The only one I own on DVD is Alien vs. Predator, and that's only because it was three bucks at the video store and I needed a fifth one. I haven't seen 2001 or Event Horizon, and I don't remember anything about Alien. I saw Armageddon in 1998, when I was eleven years old, and I just remember being embarrassed at that scene with the animal crackers.

That being said, this film may have turned me into one of the sci-fi fans. If nothing else—if seeing a film that explores more than just "action" on screen isn't your kind of thing—the film is gorgeous. The shots of the sun are some of the most fascinating bits of effects I have ever seen in any sort of film, not only sci-fi. The film is set only fifty years into the future, and therefore the technological aspects of the set are relatable rather than hard to imagine.

The characters are well developed, and the actors are top-notch. Every single performance is phenomenal, and I was even a bit taken aback by how much I enjoyed Chris Evans's portrayal of Mace. Everyone seems to have taken the time to learn about the science and about the psychological factors of being with the same people for so long (most likely due to the fact that Danny Boyle sort of forced them to), and it shows on screen. The characters are all real, and although none of us know what it would be like to be in space and alone for sixteen months, there are aspects of them all that are immediately relatable.

The plot is secondary. That doesn't mean that it isn't well thought or anything like that, but the human drama and psychological journey of the characters is the primary concern in the film, and the fact that they are going to re-ignite the sun is merely the background story that puts them all together in the first place. There are far more triggers that ask the audience to think about their life and the life of mankind and of the universe itself than there are for the audience to question, "Well, how did that just happen?" The film asks us to have a brain and be willing to use it.

Sunshine is a religious experience. It is very personal and is a very unique experience to each member of the audience. It is incredible, awe-inspiring, intense, and one of the most beautiful pieces of film I have ever seen. Danny Boyle, Alex Garland and Andrew Macdonald have done it again. A+.