Sunshine
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In 2002, our worst fears were realized in Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later. The story of a raging virus gone out of control caught the imagination of viewers all over the world. With the majority of the earth turned into zombies, a few humans must reach safety before the “infected” catch up with them. With this well-received film, Boyle next film turned his eyes towards the stars.
His next big-budget film was called Sunshine. It is the story of a crew of astronauts on their way to the sun to re-ignite it. Over many years, the sun begins to die out. Within only a short period of time, life on earth will completely whither away. It is up to these brave engineers and scientists to launch a nuclear payload into the core of the sun which will give life back to their planet.
Now, aside from being a very intriguing film with a lot of computer-generated imagery, this film does have some credibility. Is it possible that the sun could die out? Scientists have researched this possibility and have come to the conclusion that while the theory is plausible, it would take much more than a nuclear payload to re-ignite the sun. There would need be thousands of nuclear missiles just to make even the slightest difference in brightness.
