Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón
Rating: ★★★
There is a place where only the bravest dare visit. A place so terrifying, so dangerous, that few return. A place that will destroy even the noblest of individuals. A place that will turn on you the first chance it gets.
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| Can Dr Stone survive Space? |
And that place is called…
(In a loud booming voice)
OUTER SPACE!
Now I’m not saying that Gravity is like a 1950s B-Movie BUT…
There are many many space fans out there. People who would like nothing more than to blast off in a rocket ship to the moon and float weightlessly around in a space station as they look down on their home planet.
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| Dr Stone and Lieutenant Kowalski (Clooney) try their very best to get back to Earth |
But I have never been one of them. I am the type of person who, growing up watching Bond movies, always thought of all of the things that could go wrong when you are expelled out of Earth’s orbit.
So, for me, Gravity, a film in which Final Girl Sandra Bullock is chased by an evil monster in the guise of ‘outer space’, pretty much sums up why I won’t be taking off on Richard Branson’s private space ship any time soon.
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| After watching Dr Stone's ordeal, I definitely won't be considering space travel... |
Gravity should be subtitled: all of the worst things that can happen in outer space.
And seriously, every single thing that could go wrong, does go wrong. But that’s why Gravity is a sci-fi thriller, because it does have some very potent moments of nail biting edge of your seat tension.
But, as I stated before, I really see it more as a horror movie, as Dr Ryan Stone (Bullock) is constantly harassed and chased by (in 50s B-Movie voice) OUTER SPACE, a sentient being that continues to try to kill her.
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| Watch out! It's behind you! |
Gravity has already been hailed as one of the best films of the year by critics and audiences alike, and in some ways, it is easy to see why.
The action scenes are both visually and dramatically astounding, and are incredibly effective at being genuinely tense.
Unfortunately, these are few and far between, as very slow, very cheesy moments are rammed in between these intergalactic adventure sequences. This two-dimensional melodrama interrupts the flow of the film by killing the pacing and tautness that is very cleverly established. There are some authentically moving moments of sentiment, but not many of them, and this is because the plot is incredibly weak and the characters very undeveloped.
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| Don't let go! |
It is also interesting to note that, just like James Bond, the Russians still somehow manage to be the villains. Will anyone ever let the Space Race go?
Director Alfonso Cuarón has already been deservedly commended for his stunning visual style, and the shots and sequences are, on the whole, brilliantly executed. His long floating shots combined with the digital 3D really makes you feel as if you’re floating in space. Unfortunately he is sometimes too successful at this, as I felt travel sick for the opening ten minutes, and I’m not easily unsettled by motion in this way.
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| Dr Stone strips off to survive, as every Final Girl should! |
But even though Gravitydoes have some excellent moments, and looks wonderful, the clunky script really takes the audience out of the film by treating us as if we’re stupid. Constantly rehashing an incredibly simple plot, just to ensure we understand what Dr Stone has to do, is very annoying, and instantly grated on me.
Overall, Gravity is a very enjoyable film, and is entertaining and exciting, especially if you love sci-fi thrillers. But the downside to Gravityis that when Russian debris isn’t killing people, it is quite bland and boring.
It is also a very effective advertisement for why humans shouldn’t venture outside of their world in the first place. The unknown… it’s just too dangerous!!
(Outer Space roars evilly)
THE END
Or is it...?
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