The Top 25 Movies of the Decade

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A guilty pleasure. Rarely do Sci-Fi movies explore the interesting aspects of space, instead favoring man's true final frontier as another two dimensional battlefield. Sunshine holds a deep respect for both the beauty and danger of space that keeps it grounded in a level of realism unaccustomed to a genre marked by its fantastical elements. These realistic details (an oxygen garden that catches fire in an accident) up the ante for the audience. We believe in the peril inside and outside the ship .

With the Sun at center of both the story and the film's thematic elements, Danny Boyle utilizes his overt visual style to examine the nature of light. The result is some of the most avant-garde (and effective) footage seen in recent big budget films. Sunshine is an excellent example of a heavily stylized director focusing his talent for a purpose.