One's Own Truth

        "We are dust" the words of Pinbacker in his desperation video as Icarus I failed their mission. His message meant something. In the video he mentioned about the crew's loss of hopes and dreams of completing the mission. At the time it is figured that he is just bringing up about their mission. As the movie progresses his video is not just about their mission but about humanity in general. The captain most likely over the course of their mission went insane and believed that this job could not be done and that it was not right.
        In the video along with bringing up about humans are nothing but dust, he has a religious awakening. Pinbacker speaks out that when it is time for humanity to end, we should except that. He mentions that humanity has no right to play God and alter mother nature's natural course. In nature stars, such as the sun, are born and die. Sadly in the future that will happen to our sun. Pinbacker over the course of his trip must have had somewhat of a religious awakening and knew that planting a bomb to restart the sun was changing the natural course of life.
        Pinbacker abandons the mission and personally sabotages his own ship. He eventually set up his crew and burned them. It could be viewed as a suicide by them but the captain would be there with them. Pinbacker would later become, in his own mind, a protector of nature and doing God's will. This is a dangerous scenario because we can relate this behavior to any person believing they are doing what is necessary for their religion even killing. This happens with all religions today where people kill others for their belief. Pinbacker has gone insane and wants to stop anyone that is going against what his god wants.
        Capa finally comes across Pinbacker in the observation deck. The visuals in this scene depict Pinbacker as a monster. You never see his face or body clearly. His body is blurry and distorted. He mentions that only when man will survive. It is he being the last survivor and he believes he is sent out to stop all those who get in the way. As Pinbacker slashes Capa he says, "not your god, my god." In Pinbacker's mind, he is interpreting God in the right way and everyone else is not. Pinbacker is being a self-proclaimed messiah. He believes everyone else has abandoned God and have no right to believe in him.
        This is when the movie turns into a horror film as Pinbacker goes around killing the remaining members of the crew. Capa is able to outrun Pinbacker and ultimately complete the mission. The work of Pinbacker though as mentioned happens time and time again. It becomes not only a psychological issue but an ethical issue as well. Humanity in general, whether its medicine or any type of technology, will change the natural course of this world. In any person's mind, they can believe that there is no right to play God. In the end, nature plays out in a different direction for the good or the bad.