This was a movie, for sure. Was it a great movie? Not really. Was it a good movie? Yeah, I'd argue that it was. Released in 2013 by Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity is a movie following an astronaut's attempts to get back to Earth after a storm of debris destroyed her space station, along with the help of another astronaut from the same space station. Sometimes. It's hard to talk about this movie without talking about how gorgeous it is. Being a space movie, Gravity is full of beautiful CGI-"enhanced" camerawork and stellar shots of Earth. Another thing I enjoyed about the movie is the setting. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love movies that confine themselves to one or a few settings. I think it can bring out really creative stories and scenarios, because it's harder to rely on the setting for major plot points. Traditionally, this style of filming can also bring out the best in characters. Unfortunately, for this movie, it did not. The biggest complaint I have about Gravity is the characters. For one, George Clooney's in it and he's the king of being able to play only one character: the smug, sarcastic, charming guy that thinks he knows better than everyone (this works really well for O Brother, Where Art Thou but that's an entirely different movie.) Very little is known about the characters, so it's hard to actually connect with and care about them. Even though there's really only two characters, I found it genuinely difficult to care about either one of them. I enjoyed the movie, its setting, and for the most part the plot, but I honestly don't care about either of the characters or their motives. 6.5/10
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