Gravity Movie Review
Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity pulls viewers in with superb character development, cinematic brilliance, and harrowing action sequences, leaving them breathless. A film that uses 3D technology and special effects in the best possible way; Gravity will serve as the benchmark for excellence in space thrillers for years to come.
The opening sequence transfixes viewers with a beautiful, almost ethereal wide shot of Earth from the view of space, and slowly moves in toward three dots that turn out to be the full cast of the film (really). Sandra Bullock plays Dr. Stone, a reluctant Astronaut on a singular mission to space with just six months of NASA training under her belt. On the other end of the spectrum is Matt Kowalski (George Clooney), the seasoned, jovial Astronaut-cowboy on his last mission into space before retirement. Ed Harris voices Houston, the pair’s short-lived mission control connection to earth; an appropriate choice given his past roles in space-adventure films.
The opening scene establishes Dr. Stone’s complete uneasiness (both with space and potentially life itself) manifested in a queasy stomach, trembling hands, and request for silence as she works. Her demeanor contrasts well with Kowalski’s ease and comfort as he freely toodles around the space station, chatting to Houston, playing country music and joking about his “bad feeling” about this mission. The film quickly settles into the action-packed storyline as Houston’s tone suddenly shifts, and massive debris come soaring into their path at the fault of a neighbouring space station. Despite Kowalski’s best efforts to free Dr. Stone from the arm-like contraption that she’s hanging from, he fails as their third companion is struck. Debris breaks the arm off of the space station, and Dr. Stone’s story begins as she is hurled into space after freeing herself. As Kowalski begs for coordinates in her ear and tries to calm her panic, Dr. Stone’s story begins as she finds herself terrifyingly alone,
The opening sequence transfixes viewers with a beautiful, almost ethereal wide shot of Earth from the view of space, and slowly moves in toward three dots that turn out to be the full cast of the film (really). Sandra Bullock plays Dr. Stone, a reluctant Astronaut on a singular mission to space with just six months of NASA training under her belt. On the other end of the spectrum is Matt Kowalski (George Clooney), the seasoned, jovial Astronaut-cowboy on his last mission into space before retirement. Ed Harris voices Houston, the pair’s short-lived mission control connection to earth; an appropriate choice given his past roles in space-adventure films.
The opening scene establishes Dr. Stone’s complete uneasiness (both with space and potentially life itself) manifested in a queasy stomach, trembling hands, and request for silence as she works. Her demeanor contrasts well with Kowalski’s ease and comfort as he freely toodles around the space station, chatting to Houston, playing country music and joking about his “bad feeling” about this mission. The film quickly settles into the action-packed storyline as Houston’s tone suddenly shifts, and massive debris come soaring into their path at the fault of a neighbouring space station. Despite Kowalski’s best efforts to free Dr. Stone from the arm-like contraption that she’s hanging from, he fails as their third companion is struck. Debris breaks the arm off of the space station, and Dr. Stone’s story begins as she is hurled into space after freeing herself. As Kowalski begs for coordinates in her ear and tries to calm her panic, Dr. Stone’s story begins as she finds herself terrifyingly alone,