Sunshine

We managed to see the film Sunshine (2007) in Kelowna on Saturday, after missing it when it was in Edmonton (too jetlagged to go the weekend after we got home from France, and it wasn't on any longer than that). It came recommended by a friend, who had seen it several months ago in Australia, and I was disappointed to initially miss it and figured I'd have to end up seeing it on DVD. But it was so much better to see it in the theatre - all the shots of the sun, for instance, I'm sure would not be anywhere near as spectacular on a TV screen.

The director, Danny Boyle, has directed other films such as Trainspotting and The Beach, none of which I'd seen before, so I can't compare Sunshine to his other work. I thoroughly enjoyed the film - the idea of a mission to the dying sun to explode a bomb into it to regenerate it and save mankind made for both the spectacular sun shots as mentioned, as well as the psychological aspects of dealing with a long mission and potentially never returning to earth. And there were even some spiritual and philosophical aspects thrown in at the end. So, overall, I thought it was an excellent film and would highly recommend it - even though it has already played in Edmonton and anyone here would have to wait now for the DVD.

(as an added bonus, we thought we'd be the only 2 in the theatre until just a few minutes before the start - in the end there were 6 in a theatre holding over 300, not sure if the late film on Saturday in downtown Kelowna is always poorly attended or if this film just didn't get much publicity to get better attendance).