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''Sunshine'' is a 2007 British science fiction thriller film directed by Danny Boyle. The film was adapted from a screenplay written by Alex Garland about the crew of a spacecraft on a dangerous mission to the Sun. In 2057, with the Earth in peril from the dying Sun, the crew is sent on a mission to reignite the star with a nuclear bomb with the mass of Manhattan. The script was based on a scientific back-story that took the characters on a psychological journey. The director cast a group of international actors for the film, and had the actors live together and learn about topics related to their roles, as a form of method acting. To have the actors realistically react to visual effects that would be implemented in post-production, the filmmakers constructed live sets to serve as cues. The ensemble cast features Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Rose Byrne, Michelle Yeoh, Cliff Curtis, Troy Garity, Hiroyuki Sanada, Benedict Wong and Chipo Chung. The film was a co-production between the motion picture studios of Moving Picture Company, DNA Films, UK Film Council, and Ingenious Film Partners. Theatrically, it was commercially distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures, while the 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment division released the film in the video rental market. ''Sunshine'' explores physics, science and religion.〔Danny Boyle (Director). (2007). ''Sunshine'' (picture ) Production Notes. United States: Fox Searchlight Pictures.〕 Following its wide release in theatres, the film garnered several award nominations for its acting, directing, and production merits. It also won an award for Best Technical Achievement for production designer Mark Tildesley from the British Independent Film Awards. The film score was orchestrated by musician John Murphy. The soundtrack was released by the Fox Music Group label on 25 November 2008. Previous science fiction films that Boyle cited as influences included Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', Andrei Tarkovsky's 1972 film ''Solaris'', and Ridley Scott's 1979 science-fiction horror film ''Alien''. ''Sunshine'' was released in the United Kingdom on 6 April 2007 and in the United States on 20 July 2007. The film took £3.2 million in the UK over twelve weeks, and in the USA it was placed no. 13 in the box office on the first weekend of its wide release. With a budget of US$40 million, it ultimately grossed US$32 million worldwide.〔 Although the film was not considered a box office success, preceding its initial screening to the public, the film was generally met with positive critical reviews. With its initial foray into the home media marketplace; the widescreen DVD and Blu-ray editions of the film featuring the hi-definition theatrical trailer, scene selections, and director's commentary among other highlights was released in the United States on 8 January 2008. ==Plot== In 2057, the failure of the sun starts a solar winter and threatens Earth. Humanity, in an attempt to reignite it, loads a massive stellar bomb onto a spaceship named ''Icarus II''. The ship is the second and final attempt to save mankind, as the first mission, the ''Icarus I'', was lost seven years previously for reasons unknown. After losing contact with Earth due to the effects of nearing the sun, ''Icarus II'' Communications Officer Harvey discovers the distress beacon of ''Icarus I''. As the bomb's chance of success is only 50%, physicist Capa recommends to Captain Kaneda to change course and commandeer ''Icarus I'' so that they have two stellar bombs. Mace, the ship's engineer, opposes this plan. In planning the new course, navigator Trey forgets to realign the shields that protect the ship from the solar wind, causing damage to several shield panels. Captain Kaneda and Capa embark on a spacewalk to make repairs while the ship is angled away from the sun. However, reflected sunlight causes a fire in the ship's oxygen garden which quickly burn out the oxygen supply. In response, the ship's AI begins to revert the ship to the original alignment. Kaneda sacrifices himself to complete the repairs and Mace gets back safely. Trey blames himself for the captain's death and the oxygen garden, and psychiatrist Searle assesses him as a suicide risk and sedates him. ''Icarus II'' reaches ''Icarus I'', and Capa, Searle, Harvey, and Mace board the stricken vessel, leaving co-pilot Cassie and botanist Corazon on board ''Icarus II''. They find out that ''Icarus Is computer has been sabotaged, rendering delivery of the second payload impossible. Mace finds a video left by Captain Pinbacker, a radically religious man who states the mission was purposely abandoned by him, thinking it was the "will of God" that humanity should die. The crew of ''Icarus I'' is found dead in the solar observation room, having been exposed to un-shielded rays of sunlight. Suddenly, the ''Icarus I'' forcibly decouples, destroying the outer airlock and stranding the four crew members on the derelict spacecraft. Mace suggests that if one crew member stays behind to operate the airlock manually, they can jettison the other three between airlocks by using the vacuum release to propel them. Searle volunteers to stay behind, Capa is given the only spacesuit (he is deemed the most important, being the only one who can detonate the bomb), Harvey and Mace protects themselves with spare insulation material. Propelled to the ''Icarus II'', Harvey misses the airlock and freezes to death. Searle, having decided to commit suicide, sits next to the ''Icarus I'' crew's remain in the solar observation room and is killed by sunlight when ''Icarus II'' departs. Capa, Mace, Trey, Cassie, and Corazon remain alive on board ''Icarus II''. Corazon calculates that the ship lacks the oxygen for five crew members to reach the sun, and the crew discusses killing Trey. With the vote ending up three against one, Mace resolves to kill Trey, only to find that he has already committed suicide out of guilt. During a final inspection, the ''Icarus II'' computer informs Capa that they still lack the oxygen reserves as a fifth person is on board. Capa finds out that Pinbacker, now heavily burned from sun exposure, snuck aboard and decoupled the airlocks. Pinbacker sabotages the spacecraft by removing the mainframe from its coolant bath, shutting down the computer and power systems. He wounds Capa, traps him in the airlock, then kills Corazon. Cassie escapes, and Pinbacker chases her into the payload ship, while Mace attempts to undo Pinbacker's sabotage to the mainframe. Manually reactivating the mainframe, Mace is trapped in a coolant reservoir when a mainframe catches his leg, and soon freezes to death. Capa escapes the airlock, manually decouples the payload ship and enters it. He finds Cassie and Pinbacker. Resisting Pinbacker's assault, Capa successfully triggers the payload. In a brief moment, space and time is distorted, allowing him to watch the interior of the sun enter the room before the bomb detonates. On Earth, Capa's sister reviews her brother's last message on the frozen Sydney Harbour and watches the Sun noticeably brighten, implying the mission's success. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sunshine (2007 film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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