As early as the opening scene you can tell this isn't your average 'Save the Earth' movie, it didn't go into detail about why the sun was dieing, or who these crew members were or how they had come to be on the space shuttle. Something which you see in near every other 'Save the Earth' action movie, but I think the director knew you just don't need to spoon feed the audience this, it doesn't matter why the sun is dieing or why the crew members were picked, you just know it is and they are their.
This skips a-lot of unnecessary scenes and pointless dialog, which just wastes time and there is no need be spouting off a-lot of technical talk about the science behind the sun dieing and how the mission is going to stop it, because unless you are one of the select group alive able to understand such talk, its pointless.
The opening scene just really grabbed me, it delivers so much in just a few shots.
From getting about half way into the movie it occurred to me, there wasn't fancy explosions and effects mashed into every shot, this again taking the viewer not to be a complete 'brain dead' it was far more about the story of the crew and the narrative. This makes this movie unique in my view. It really grabbed me and made me unsettled at some parts, the way it was cut together really put me on edge. The flicker of the crew member photos and the sometimes choppy edit cut, mixed with the sound effects really made for a suspenseful viewing.
I really liked the look of the whole movie it wasn't a cold pale space movie, their was a warm glow in near all the shots and just some of the framing of the shots were brilliant. Which gives this movie its unique look.
The characters in the movie are actually believable, they actually feel human and not just the imagination of a script writer on how a hero should be. I'm also glad their aren't any huge actors in this movie, again making it feel more real. Yes there is a-lot of leave me behind, save yourself in the movie, but it doesn't feel so outrageously in your face as in most movies.
The whole movie is slow working building upto the event, it doesn't give much away in clues for the viewer to decode, which makes for a more suspenseful viewing.
You could almost feel some spark of connection between two of the crew members, but when I came to think where I got this from, I couldn't point it out. The characters were that believable I found myself thinking about their past, had these crew members been together before? did something happen their? A real credit to the narrative, this film almost knows it doesn't need to prove anything to anyone and just tells a believable gripping story from start to finish. It really doesn't take the audience for granted and really delivers in the form of story and narrative.
All I can really say is if you haven't watched this movie I would advice you to get a copy, it really is a fantastic watch. Even if you hate the story you will love the cinematography of this movie. It's a true piece of truth on how to deliver a story visually as-well as in narrative.
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It is a great film, though I liked Event Horizon more, maybe it's because I found too many similarities between the two.
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