Um. WHAT. First off, the concept of the whole story was ridiculous. “HEY YOU GUYS, LET’S GO TO THE SUN AND BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO IT.” If you don’t know already, the movie is about a space crew journeying the Icarus II towards the sun to save all of mankind because the sun is dying. When I first heard of the plot I thought they were going to space to put a big ol’ band-aid on it, but I guess creating a star within a star is eh.. okay. This is the second attempt on the mission because the first failed miserably. Meanwhile, they run into the first ship (Icarus I) and realize that the previous crew who attempted to go on the same mission has been sabotaged by someone who has gone mad. The climax of the whole movie was that the mad deranged man named Pinbacker turned out to be the captain of the first crew and managed to survive after seven years, feeding on the plants that have been harvested in the ship. As the second crew members escape from the first ship, he managed to sneak into Icarus II.

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I DON’T KNOW HOW. First off, your body can’t stand the pressure of space, so it’d EXPLODE within seconds if it were to happen in real life. But nope, two members of the second crew managed to survive– one with the actual astro suit and the other— well the other ripped the metallic material off of the walls and use it as a suit. IT MAKES NO SENSE. And on top of that, Pinbacker managed to somehow SNEAK into the second ship. wtf?

Which leads me to the next qualm: Pinbacker. So the reason why he sabotaged the previous mission was that he “wanted to talk to God”. Because apparently God has been his homeboy for the past seven years and he wanted to keep it that way. So he kills of most of the crew of Icarus II, except for two who manage to complete the mission. What bothered me about Pinbacker was the writer’s HORRIBLE reason why he was kept alive, and the other– well the other. HAHA. So apparently staying in a ship full of plants and dead bodies for seven years gives you supernatural strength.

I really tried taking this movie seriously, but the concept of the story was bad enough. Then Pinbacker comes into the scene and the movie becomes downright ridiculous. Please save some money. DON’T BOTHER WATCHING THIS.

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