Category: EnglishAh, I am really sure everyone is aware of the premise of this film, if not I'll sum it up in about a line. The Sun is essentially dying and Earth sends Icarus 2 to accomplish the task of setting up a new star to take the place of the Sun, on the way they bump into Icarus 1 and have to deal with a nasty figure hell bent on performing his version of God's will.
Alright with that out of the way let's actually list a few points which I thought was stand out (yes I like this film). Firstly, this film covers the state of mind of the astronauts very well in fact it's probably on par with the best space sci-fi films churned out from Hollywood and Tarkovsky's Solaris. The concept of the Sun as a revitalizer is taken a step further by Searle (the doctor on board the ship) and Pinbacker but there's so much more that could have been done with that concept. There's not much a questioning of the Human Condition in space but there's just some kind of superficial understanding there itself. So, is God the Sun or is Sun the God we all talk about?
There's a lot of flak the film recieved for not being coherent in its science but I don't care about that. The soundtrack is haunting at parts and is definitely a good addition to the film's impressive cast list. Finally the kind of atmosphere it creates with it's characters is ultimately what holds the film and makes it watchable. The film ends on a remarkably bright note (Hah - Couldn't resist that one).
Recomendation level: 2/5 - Yeah I like it, it's a decent watch on a week day :)
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