Listened to the audiobook recently before I knew they were adapting it. There’s some context to him being a dork so I hope they don’t downplay his intelligence. Even the narrator’s voice was kind of annoying for the main character though haha. Sunshine on the other hand is goated from the good old days of college - not many can match it
I think I should clarify. I don’t mind characters being dorks. There are plenty of lovable dorks throughout fiction, but the adorkable scientist character prevalent in modern sci-fi has got so out of hand. I’m here for the Sunshine love.
I loved Sunshine and still listen to the score all the time (when I pretend that my car is a spaceship). Completely agree with everything you said. Bring the dread!
Hehe. Adorkable. I agree. Hollywood tends to overplay the lovable dork card quite a bit. Can't a man be a real man and still be the hero? Wimps aren't very inspiring until they stop acting like wimps. Awesome post, David.
Just let the AIs churn out their slop screenplays, I say. They can’t be worse than the constant flow of drivel humanity has been pumping out for the last decade. At least that way nobody gets paid for writing these turds, which gives me some comfort.
That also gives me some comfort. On the one hand, writers are the unsung heroes of many movies, on the other hand, fuck ‘em, they should all be hanged.
Listened to the audiobook recently before I knew they were adapting it. There’s some context to him being a dork so I hope they don’t downplay his intelligence. Even the narrator’s voice was kind of annoying for the main character though haha. Sunshine on the other hand is goated from the good old days of college - not many can match it
I think I should clarify. I don’t mind characters being dorks. There are plenty of lovable dorks throughout fiction, but the adorkable scientist character prevalent in modern sci-fi has got so out of hand. I’m here for the Sunshine love.
I loved Sunshine and still listen to the score all the time (when I pretend that my car is a spaceship). Completely agree with everything you said. Bring the dread!
The Sunshine score is unbelievable!
Hehe. Adorkable. I agree. Hollywood tends to overplay the lovable dork card quite a bit. Can't a man be a real man and still be the hero? Wimps aren't very inspiring until they stop acting like wimps. Awesome post, David.
Thanks for reading! Appreciate it.
Sunshine really was excellent and a far more interesting work than the others described.
It really was! Really captures the terror of the cosmos well. Fantastic musical score too.
Just let the AIs churn out their slop screenplays, I say. They can’t be worse than the constant flow of drivel humanity has been pumping out for the last decade. At least that way nobody gets paid for writing these turds, which gives me some comfort.
That also gives me some comfort. On the one hand, writers are the unsung heroes of many movies, on the other hand, fuck ‘em, they should all be hanged.
Strong. Strong and fair.
A scientist played by Dolph Lundgren..named Doph Lundgren
He can SMELL crime.