I think this is comparable to The Martian

Alvis 2022-03-17 09:01:03

"Icarus' father made him wings out of wax, thread, and seagull feathers to escape the captivity of the king, and Icarus was ecstatic when he found Crete behind him. Spreading his wings and flying high, he was completely immersed in the freedom of flying. Unconsciously he flew higher and higher, and then he was so close to the sun that he seemed to touch heaven. But soon the heat of the sun melted the wax, and the smears on his wings Feathers also fell. Icarus woke up at this time, but it was too late. He fell into the sea like a leaf, and scattered feathers fell on the sea.”
From Baidu Encyclopedia.
So the name Icarus has a deep meaning.
"Too close to the sun, as if he could touch heaven, but his wings were melted by the heat of the sun, and he fell into the sea like a leaf."
Perhaps the name is a warning to the crew to keep their mission in mind at all times.

Let's talk about the crew's standard and command authorization system. Obviously there is such a set of rules, and it seems that there is no problem.
It requires two people to authorize to unlock manual driving. It’s very inexplicable to poke my G point here; there are eight crew members in total, and the division of labor is clear and reasonable.

At first the psychologists stared at the filtered sun in the observation room. He asked what the intensity of the sun's light was. The computer replied: "2%" and
then the camera was zoomed out, allowing me to see the whole picture of the spacecraft, and the observation room was just a small room on the entire protective cover.

Then start cooking. Let's get a general idea of ​​the ecosystem on board.

After entering the electromagnetic shielding area, the driver and the physicist clashed, laying the foundation for the conflict.

And then to Mercury.

They spent 16 months on the spacecraft toward the sun, and everyone was happy when they saw Mercury up close. This is the only time I see the captain smiling.

A distress call from Icarus One was then received, from seven years ago.
"They almost succeed." But they failed.

So began the first discussion, whether to change the orbit to Icarus One.

The pilot believed that the track should not be changed, and the psychologist believed that "one more nuclear bomb will give one more chance"
to the physicist to make a decision, and the final decision was to change the track.

The captain is still wondering why Icarus 1 failed. The biologist's report suggested that it could not be because the oxygen was used up.

Then the tragic tragedy began.

The Voyager orbit was calculated correctly, but the beam angle of the shield was not modified, resulting in damage to the ship and destruction of the Ecosystem Chamber.
In order to repair the shield, the captain died. Biologists cry in front of the eco-room.

Attempt to dock with number one. Physicists learned that the warhead carried by No. 1 was vandalized and could not be detonated.
Psychologists in the observation room saw the remains of the crew's self-immolation.

At this time, the only survivor on the No. 1 ship entered the No. 2 ship and destroyed the connection between the two spaceships, without everyone knowing. The four were trapped on one, the psychologist decided to stay on one and manually opened the hatch, the communications officer and the pilot decided to put the physicist in the only space suit, and the three reached the other in an extremely risky way. A ship, the communications officer failed, died, the body was frozen, floated over the edge of the shield and turned into a spark, flashed and disappeared. The driver suffered severe frostbite. The psychologist chose to let the observation room pass through 100% sunlight and set himself on fire.

Due to insufficient oxygen, the remaining four decided to sacrifice the navigator, but failed to reach an agreement. The driver and the physicist clash again.

Physicists in conversation with the computer discovered that there was an extra member on board. Unidentified. Unfortunately, this person is no longer human.
It then stabbed the physicist and another driver. and killed the driver. The biologist was thrilled to find the last sprouted seed in the ruins of the bio-chamber, then killed. In the end, the physicists locked it in the spacecraft and fell to the sun with the warhead.

Conflict is handled well, the crew's psychological portrayal is good, and the main actors are great. The rhythm is well-controlled, each plot touches the audience, the enormous pressure of facing decisions that affect all of humanity, the ethical discussion between personal sacrifices and tasks, and the loss of one move and the whole game. The despair that comes, and the self-blame to despair to the last suicide by cutting the wrists. . The last bud of hope and the psychological gap of death.
Also:
psychologists in constant pursuit of "epiphany" when facing the sun,
biologists excited when they see the last bud,
physicists' joy when they touch the sun,


people on earth only know that the sun changes again It's as bright as ever, and people don't know that none of the crew of Icarus II are coming back, and people don't know what they've been through aboard. These all turned to ashes in front of the sun.

View more about Sunshine reviews

Extended Reading

Sunshine quotes

  • Mace: Were screwed... one of us isn't anyway.

    Harvey: What happened?

    Mace: The airlock's destroyed. There's only one suit. Capa's taking it.

    Harvey: ...Why Capa?

    Mace: Because the rest of us are lower priority.

    Harvey: I'm Not A Low Priority.

    Mace: You're a comms officer on a ship that has no means of communication.

    Harvey: I am the captain!, The mission needs a captain to hold it together.

  • Cassie: You make it easy for him, somehow. Find a kindness.