Gravity (2013)

Gravity 2013 is a new science fiction action movie starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón, this is a 3D film. I saw this movie today in PVR Cinemas @Ampa Skywalk.

The film shows just 3 characters, and it’s 99% about Sandra Bullock’s character. We are shown close-up shots only of her, and she has done a fine job in her role. The story is about 3 astronauts doing a spacewalk to repair a satellite when, suddenly, due to a mishap on a Russian satellite, debris is flying all around Earth, damaging almost all satellites, including theirs, and all communication with Houston is broken. The rest of the film is all about the survival struggle of Sandra Bullock’s character. The entire film (except the last 2 minutes) takes place in outer space, with the dark sky/stars as the background, and in the interiors of a space station. The film is only 90 minutes long, and the Director has done a brilliant job of narrating the story in that time, keeping us on the edge of our seats.

The film is all about its 3D visuals, without which the film might not have had the impact it has now. Seeing Earth’s blue globe far from the sky, from an out-of-the-world (pun intended) perspective, the visual clarity is breathtaking. Just for this, it’s worth seeing the movie in a theatre.

A nice movie to see for its visuals and storytelling.