I recently watched a DVD called 400 Days. Before watching, I read some reviews and they were pretty split so I thought, “Okay, I’ll give it a chance, can’t be that bad.”
The premise is that four astronaut wannabees have been sealed in an environment that simulates a space going journey to Mars, and the purpose is to study the psychological effects of such a journey on the crew. They are essentially buried underground in a capsule and from the very beginning, troubles are a brewing in the crew with all the drama they bring on board and never really leave behind. Tension is compounded by unexpected events that drive them to question everything about the mission. If they leave early for any reason, they will never be accepted for a real flight to Mars so none of them are prepared to actually leave despite some fairly terrifying indications that not all is well in the world above them… and that’s where the film takes several turns from “what the heck?” to “I don’t even know anymore” territory at the end.
It’s not the best movie ever made but it had some interesting stuff going on and will leave the viewer thinking about what actually happened, kind of like Inception.
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