I did a review of Sunshine a while back and touched upon what I think throws a lot of people... it's not exactly sci-fi.
They hired physicist Prf. Brian Cox as a consultant for the movie, and he kept telling them no when they wanted to do something outlandish.
He also helped in writing some of the aesthetics of the movie as well, like helping with the ship design, and the technology needed for the movie's mission.
Basically Sunshine is sci-fi-sci-fact.
Cox also goes into a long speech in the movie commentary about super-symmetrical particles that would cause the Sun to die so rapidly.
His influence on the movie's in-universe science is most noticeable during the establishing shots and scenes at the start.
It's very accurate, understated, and I think it tends to push people out of the movie because they're expecting a far-out actiony sci-fi blast'em up.
Cillian Murphy also based his character directly on Prf. Brian Cox as well, even his mannerisms and facial expressions.
They hired physicist Prf. Brian Cox as a consultant for the movie, and he kept telling them no when they wanted to do something outlandish.
He also helped in writing some of the aesthetics of the movie as well, like helping with the ship design, and the technology needed for the movie's mission.
Basically Sunshine is sci-fi-sci-fact.
Cox also goes into a long speech in the movie commentary about super-symmetrical particles that would cause the Sun to die so rapidly.
His influence on the movie's in-universe science is most noticeable during the establishing shots and scenes at the start.
It's very accurate, understated, and I think it tends to push people out of the movie because they're expecting a far-out actiony sci-fi blast'em up.
Cillian Murphy also based his character directly on Prf. Brian Cox as well, even his mannerisms and facial expressions.
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