Cast:
Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris
Director:
Alfonso Cuaron
This
movie is a first of its kind. It gives you the experience of being in space.
Not travelling in space in a spaceship or being on an alien planet. But the
on-the-face experience of being in space (in close proximity of the earth)! And
this experience is beautiful as well as unnerving. It is beautiful to watch
different snapshots of earth at different time periods. But it is also very unnerving
to realize that you actually don’t ‘belong’ in space! We are so accustomed to the
earth’s ‘force of gravity’ that we hardly notice its presence or give it any
importance. In fact, we try tooth and nail to overpower it with more
efficiency, so as to venture in space with more ease. But this very ‘force’
gives us the sense of ‘belonging’.
The
movie ‘Gravity’ gives you the opportunity to experience the following novelties
–
- Picturesque views of earth
from space.
-
Exterior repairing of space
stations.
-
Interior functioning of
different pods.
-
Methodology of stranded
astronauts.
-
Method of positioning
oneself in a directionless area i.e. space.
-
Mega destruction without an
iota of sound because sound cannot travel in vacuum!
The
entire movie revolves around Sandra Bullock and George Clooney and in most part
of the movie they are clad in hooded spacesuits. Their realistic facial
expressions and excellent voice modulations keep you glued to the screen. Not
for a single moment, you happen to miss the sheer body language associated with
a normal movie. Direction and special effects are awesome as well. It needs
great r&d and immense focus to create such a movie. In fact, you can also
call it a very interesting and educational documentary. It will not be
surprising, if this movie will inspire many of its young viewers to become
rocket scientist or astronauts in the future!
This
movie is best watched in 3D. Actually these are the movies that live up to the
full potential of 3D viewing.
Last
but not the least, you need to see it to believe it.