Year: 2013
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Country: US
Language: English
Among the cinephiles of the world, Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey is considered the greatest Science fiction film of all time. A general public opinion might cite George Lucas’ Star Wars as worthy of holding the title. Other classics such as Blade Runner, Metropolis and Solaris would definitely make the top ten. 2013’s Gravity could certainly make one of those lists as well. Even in an age where CGI can show us everything, it’s quite inspiring that there are still movies that can leave us in awe.
Alfonso Cauron’s Gravity stars two A-list celebrities known as George Clooney (The Descendants) and Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side). After debris from a Russian satellite comes speeding through their orbit, ripping their space shuttle to shreds, they must work together to survive and get back home. If they don’t help each other, they risk floating in space for the rest of their mortal lives.
Alfonso Cauron is the Mexican-born Director of films like Solo Con Tu Pareja, Children of Men and Y Tu Mama Tambien. These films are the exact opposite of the content seen in Gravity, which is why it’s unusual that Cauron took on the project. Howecver, I can say in full confidence that Gravity is the best sci-fi film of the 21st Century (so far). The cinematography is unbelievable; giving us a sense of overwhelming claustrophobia and panic, as time is running out for the characters,
The Director makes us immersed in this vast Outer Space. The actors are certainly doing their absolute best, as an audience we not only want them to survive, we need them to survive. The pace is absolutely perfect for this type of film. There are long 13 minute plus shots, but they are never boring, they are incredibly suspenseful and stomach churning. As a film-lover, I live for these types of films. Gravity is sensational, a wake-up call for the senses.
In conclusion, before I wrote this review I have seen the film twice because of how amazed I was at the technical quality of the film.It's not the most scientifically accurate film, so space-geeks and NASA officials beware, but it is thoroughly entertaining. Cauron has never made a disappointing film and with this his streak continues, Praise it! 4,5.5
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