Gravity, Odeon Studios, 31 Jan 14
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tamaranthOn first seeing the trailer, I decided that this film would be nightmare fuel and overly harrowing. I was right. I spent most of the film clutching the hand of my companion and occasionally shaking. (The notion of endlessly falling in emptiness has distressed me since early childhood. No idea why.)
But it is also beautifully filmed -- moonrise, the aurora, spherical flames -- and tremendously affecting in ways that have nothing to do with freefall or what the certificate laughingly refers to as 'sustained moderate threat'. (i.e. I cried. It was the dog.)
Sandra Bullock, as Dr Stone, is astounding; Clooney surprisingly good in what's effectively a supporting role. I understand there are some scientific errors (I did notice that Dr Stone's hair mocked physics) but nothing that truly grated on me. And I loved that the focus of the film was so tight: no discussion of what was happening back on Earth, just Dr Stone and her emotional state and her brain.
But it is also beautifully filmed -- moonrise, the aurora, spherical flames -- and tremendously affecting in ways that have nothing to do with freefall or what the certificate laughingly refers to as 'sustained moderate threat'. (i.e. I cried. It was the dog.)
Sandra Bullock, as Dr Stone, is astounding; Clooney surprisingly good in what's effectively a supporting role. I understand there are some scientific errors (I did notice that Dr Stone's hair mocked physics) but nothing that truly grated on me. And I loved that the focus of the film was so tight: no discussion of what was happening back on Earth, just Dr Stone and her emotional state and her brain.
