Pandorum (2009) is a chilled and suggestive scientific thriller directed by Christian Alvart, imposing a massive, deep -space colony ship with dark secrets and terrible danger. The film explores the topics of isolation, psychological collapse and survival, combining intense horrors with the hugeness of space.
The story begins with two astronauts, Bauer (plays by Ben Foster), and Pateon (plays with Dennis Quayide), who wakes up from Cryols, on the cosmic Elizium on board – a massive vessel when traveling on a distant planet that accompanies the last remains of humanity in search of a new home. The ship seems to be abandoned and two men do not remember their mission or what happened to the crew.
As BOWER and Payton try to execute their situation, they quickly realize that the ship is empty. Strange, hostile creatures are turning into dark corridors and the ship is slowly collapsing, its systems cannot be done one by one. They will also learn about the Pandorum, a psychological state that concerns the crew members who have spent large periods of space – their madness and violent trends. The psychological tension, with the sadness of the ship, along with the oppressive atmosphere, begins to dissolve their mental conditions, pushing them to the verge of madness.
When the bower appears deeper into the vessel intestines, he discovers the terrible truth about the mission of the ship’s mission, the fate of the crew and the horrors that await it. He is forced to oppose not only the physical threats on board Elizium, but also the possibility that he and Payton may be the last survivors of an incredible disaster. Their struggle for survival is complicated by the unknown existence of monsters, the dark history of the mission, and the reality that their minds may play tricks.
The film develops tension as it explores human survival instincts amid a huge chance of chances, and the psychological loss that isolated and unknown may be mind -boggling. The fate of the conspiracy and the constant feeling of fear makes Pandorum a highly atmospheric and attractive thriller that keeps the audience on the edge of their seats.
Pandorum is a dark and claustrophobic fairy tale that explores the lengths that people will go for survival, the horrors of space, and the thin line between common thinking and madness. His blend of psychological horror, action, and science fiction makes him an intense and disturbing experience.