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Message: [QUOTE="Ian Naxieas, post: 70769, member: 4966"] I remember reading somewhere that it was intentional by the writer, Alex Garland, because he felt like the movie needed a change in pace or some excitement or something like that. I've just spent the last fucking hour trying to find that quote and I've had no luck. The slasher nonsense does seem intentionally done by Alex Garland from the little I could find. Here are two quotes I could find with links. [URL='https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/sunshine-movie-danny-boyle-anniversary-chris-evans']“The script does take some leaps at the end,” Boyle told the L.A. Times. “But if you can ground it in the first quarter, you can believe the stuff that happens in the end, when it all goes time-warping ballistic.”[/URL] [URL='https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/alex-garland-doesnt-like-the-third-act-of-apocalypse-now-and-6-more-highlights-from-his-reddit-ama-63115/']Someone asked what he would say to the people who disliked “Sunshine,” noting that those who do often cite the third act. Garland replied, “Honestly, I have no problem with people disliking it for the third act. These things are all so subjective. Also, don’t know if this is relevant, but… I don’t really like the Marlon Brando stuff in ‘Apocalypse Now,’ but it’s still one of my favorite movies. Sometimes the flaws are part of why you choose to really like a film.”[/URL] There could be more going on behind the scenes, sure, but considering Garland also did change the tone and pace for his prior film, 28 Days Later, in the third act, I don't think it's a stretch to assume the same is true with Sunshine. Garland does seem to want to surprise audiences in some of his films, he did it much better in Ex Machina though. I felt the twists at the end painted the movie in an entirely different light when I rewatched it. There was the weird ending to Annihilation as well, but I felt that fit the tone of the film just fine. Anyway, I'm rambling, as I tend to do. To conclude, you done fucked up, Garland. I don't think the movie would have been a box office hit even if the slasher aspect was removed, but I think it would be way more fondly remembered and maybe even considered one of the all-time great sci-fi films. [/QUOTE]

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