Alphonso Cuaron's Gravity is rated in the Richard Roundtree Circle simply by virtue of its existence. The film is a triumph visually and conceptually, even though the plot after minute 20 is somewhat weak. The actors give strong performances. But its the view from 372 miles above the Earth that stars.
My whole life I have wanted very few things more than to be an astronaut. Color-blindness and a 6'3" frame made that impossible but did not dampen the desire. Despite more adoring fascination with space exploration, Gravity struck me with real fear even before the tragedy occurred. That is impressive.
There's a spoiler, though. Read below the photo if you've seen the movie.
My interpretation of the film is that Ryan Stone died when she suffered head trauma on the ISS (hence a significant rather than trite plot contrivance of the mention of her daughter's death) and that everything afterward is the hopeful conjecture of a dying astronaut. In essence, the return of Commander Kowalsky on the Soyuz is simply a glimpse into the wider fantasy of everything after that moment. Just my thought.
My whole life I have wanted very few things more than to be an astronaut. Color-blindness and a 6'3" frame made that impossible but did not dampen the desire. Despite more adoring fascination with space exploration, Gravity struck me with real fear even before the tragedy occurred. That is impressive.
There's a spoiler, though. Read below the photo if you've seen the movie.
My interpretation of the film is that Ryan Stone died when she suffered head trauma on the ISS (hence a significant rather than trite plot contrivance of the mention of her daughter's death) and that everything afterward is the hopeful conjecture of a dying astronaut. In essence, the return of Commander Kowalsky on the Soyuz is simply a glimpse into the wider fantasy of everything after that moment. Just my thought.