Gravity (PG-13)
14/03/14 21:19 Filed in: 2013
Starring: Sandra Bullock
October 2013
This review was originally tweeted in Real-time from the back row of a movie theater and appears @BackRoweReviews. Though efforts were made to tease rather than ruin this movie’s memorable lines and moments, some spoilers may exist in the following evaluation. The original tweets appear in black, while follow-up comments appear in red. For concerns over objectionable content, please first refer to one of the many parental movie guide websites. All ratings are based on a four star system. Happy reading!
Previews are still running...the optimal time to take a Dramamine. Gonna’ be a bumpy ride.
“Can’t beat the view.” No kidding.
Why doesn’t Bullock have a thruster pack? Not as big of a star as Clooney?
Guess NASA can only afford one…government cutbacks and all.
Marvin the Martian sighting.
A great inside gag.
Don’t know that I’d be sharing my life story with 2% oxygen remaining.
Consider this a nitpick. Although, silence wouldn’t serve the story very well, would it? I mean, Cast Away (2000) in space probably wouldn’t have sold too many tickets.
Why doesn’t Clooney climb over Bullock to safety?
You can apologize for any accidental groping once safely back inside the station.
Fetal position in zero G. Artistic shot.
Should’ve ejected the chute first.
Hindsight is 20/20. However, Bullock is a highly trained astronaut and should know better, emotions notwithstanding.
Soyuz out of gas...time to get out and push.
Princess Leah might volunteer for that job.
Brilliant use of fire extinguisher.
Bullock must’ve seen WALL-E (2008).
Final analysis: should’ve named it Oxygen since the characters and audience are gasping for air all movie.
Rating: 3 out of 4 stars. Visually breathtaking and intense from start to finish.
Immaculately realized by director Alfonso Cuaron and brilliantly framed by cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, this is a gorgeous film. Even in 2D the film is so immersive that you actually feel like you’re in outer space. Though some of the film’s science is dodgy, it’s really the film’s visual splendor that makes it an unforgettable cinematic experience. Bullock and Clooney turn in decent performances, but the real star of the film is that gigantic blue globe hovering in space. At movie’s end, when Bullock defiantly, triumphantly drags herself out of the water and stands fully erect on the beach in a low angle shot, do you get the sense that Cuaron is attempting to show the culmination, indeed evolution, of Kubrick’s chimps in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)? Or maybe it’s merely a beautifully framed shot.