This film is so good it gave me a panic attack. Seriously.
There is so much tension coming and going throughout the film that, by the end,
it all became a bit much and I got a bit… hyperventilatey. I can’t really say
specifically why without spoiling things but suffice to say, my greatest fear is
drowning, with that slow inevitability of being trapped inside something that’s
filling up with water. Shudder.
But that’s not what Gravity is really about. What it’s about
is demonstrating what good actors George Clooney and Sandra Bullock really are.
Playing two astronauts (cosmonauts? What’s the difference? ), Clooney and
Bullock are separated from their shuttle (which is irreparably damaged) by a
large debris shower. We watch as they attempt to a) stay alive in the deeply
inhospitable environment of space, and b) find some way to return to Earth when
everything seems to be broken, or without fuel.
Gravity is also about affording us the opportunity to spend
a couple of hours enjoying some spectacular views. The scenery is incredible,
and the cinematography immense. The plot is simple but it works really well and
there is only one ever so small part where Hollywood kicks in and it all gets a
bit cheesy. It’s only one line really – you’ll know which one I mean.
Whether you enjoy space films or not, and I’ve sat through
enough to know that, in general, I don’t, Gravity is spectacular and wonderful and
definitely should be seen on a big screen with loud music and potentially 3D
(if you like that sort of thing). Whether it would be as good with a baby
screen and small speakers at home I don’t know.
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