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Rating: Q=6, P=3 / Thanks But No Thanks
Scale 1=4, Scale 2=2, Scale 3=2, Scale 4=1
Philosophical, Beating the Odds, Survival, Space, Visually-stunning
Gravity is a stunning visual film. It is also eerie, disturbing, and tense. Almost the entire film is difficult to watch because it is so realistic and frightening. Drifting above the earth with almost no oxygen is certainly a nightmare. Having the emotional, mental, and physical strength to persevere and survive is inspiring to contemplate. But I feel I would have been more convinced if the character's story was a different one. Dr. Stone is a mother who lost her child and feels she has no reason to live. On earth, she only worked and drove aimlessly. What made her want to become part of a mission in space? And how was she initially able to push herself to stay alive with this mentality? Then lose it and regain it again--in terrifying circumstances with absolutely no human support? It begins to feel symbolic but it's still vague...
The last fifteen minutes of the film are by far the most interesting and then the film is over, which worked in the plot and philosophically but it still disappointed me. I wanted the human survivor to be more relate-able so that her descent from space through the atmosphere into the ocean and onto land was more symbolically meaningful.
The last fifteen minutes of the film are by far the most interesting and then the film is over, which worked in the plot and philosophically but it still disappointed me. I wanted the human survivor to be more relate-able so that her descent from space through the atmosphere into the ocean and onto land was more symbolically meaningful.
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