Gravity

[SnakeDoctor]

He enjoys a lot. Lots of sci-fi, actually. He just can't get past bad physics in space movies.

SnakeDoc

 

[CelticPredator]

Unless they go and film the movie in space, he's never going to get 100% realism.

This is still a film. And corners must be cut for artistic purposes.

 

[Karnis]

Blown away. BLOWN AWAY.

 

[fosing]

Blown away. BLOWN AWAY.

is that G. Clooney's movie sequel title?

 

[Batty]

I absolutely loved it. It was probably the fastest 90 minutes I've ever spent watching a movie. Like others have already said - the visuals, story, direction, music... just fantastic. And I did care about these two characters. It was real time, in the moment. I found it hard not to care.

Ryan in the fetal position in the airlock was without doubt one of the best scenes I've seen in a long time. It was simple and beautiful. For me there was more emotion in that one scene than anything else I've seen this year. Outstanding direction.

Just my two cents.

 

[Karnis]

I tend to wonder if people looking for more plot and character development aren't getting the director's intentions.... he's not telling a story, he's dropping you into the experience. The last minute or so of the movie.... after everything she just went through... The sheer power of the understated imagery just left me dumbstruck. I can't wait to see it again.

 

[Batty]

The ending was perfect for me...Ryan going from space, to underwater, to grasping the earth, then standing.

Say what you will about Sandra Bullock, this was a great performance.

 

[tylerdurden]

i very seldom say this about a film, but to me "gravity" is an absolute masterpiece. more than deserving of the immense hyperbole surrounding it. besides being visually astounding, it is almost poetic in its themes. it captured some very powerful emotions and the most brilliant part of it all is it does all this on the go, with the story always moving forward. best film of 2013. hands down.

 

[Sithlord1975]

Glad most people are enjoying it.

Easily the BEST movie of the year for me so far.

Made up for the somewhat lousy summer season.

 

[Maglor]

Loved this movie. My personal favorite of the year.


Two questions:

1) Why are people calling this science fiction or sci-fi?

2) What was pulling Clooney's character when he untethered himself?

 

[CelticPredator]

It is Science Fiction. It has Science and is a fiction. Sci Fi doesn't have to be about aliens or the future.

 

[Maglor]

So is Apollo 13 Sci-Fi then?

 

[cokebabies]

I want to know about the hairy man!

That was my first question after leaving the theater.

 

[Maglor]

It is Science Fiction. It has Science and is a fiction. Sci Fi doesn't have to be about aliens or the future.

So is Apollo 13 Sci-Fi then?

Gonna preemptively respond to this:

I realize that Apollo 13 is based on a true story and therefore isn't "fiction" at all.

My point is that both are thrillers that take place in space, not Sci-Fi.

 

[CelticPredator]

Gravity isn't based of anything real that happened. Therefore, it's a fiction.

 

[Maglor]

Right, a lot of things are fiction. Many ordinary dramas are fiction. That's not the point. The question is about "science fiction", which is a much more specific genre. Being in space isn't enough to make something Science Fiction.

At one point a story about going into outer space may have indeed been science fiction because the technology didn't exist then. But that's not the case anymore. If I had the money and knew the right people I could go into space tomorrow.

I didn't see any speculative science in this movie. Bending the laws of physics for effect? Sure. But that's nothing new to any genre of movie.

I don't think taking place outside earth's atmosphere and not being 'based on a true story' are enough to label something Science Fiction.

To be Science Fiction you need Fictional Science.

 

[CelticPredator]

Not nessesarily. People have split the genre in a few different ways. Science Fiction and Serious Science Fiction. Films like 2001. It's all screwy, but go with it. Gravity is Science Fiction. The science is real....ish, not counting te angry scientists...and it's a fiction.

 

[CelticPredator]

Not nessesarily. People have split the genre in a few different ways. Science Fiction and Serious Science Fiction. Films like 2001. It's all screwy, but go with it. Gravity is Science Fiction. The science is real....ish, not counting te angry scientists...and it's a fiction.

 

[slipknotpredator]

2) What was pulling Clooney's character when he untethered himself?

Yeah, i have the same question. I don´t know what was pulling him away.

Away from that, it´s a masterpiece. The scene with Bullok in the airlock was epic. Loved how they use the Soyuz and the Shenzhou. How she uses the paper manual (they do have those on board) to maneuver the ship.

ISS and the Chinese space station are also in different orbits and it´s impossible she could reach both. But im ok with that.

Can´t be happier with this movie, it´s just my kind of movie

 

[fosing]

Right, a lot of things are fiction. Many ordinary dramas are fiction. That's not the point. The question is about "science fiction", which is a much more specific genre. Being in space isn't enough to make something Science Fiction.

At one point a story about going into outer space may have indeed been science fiction because the technology didn't exist then. But that's not the case anymore. If I had the money and knew the right people I could go into space tomorrow.

I didn't see any speculative science in this movie. Bending the laws of physics for effect? Sure. But that's nothing new to any genre of movie.

I don't think taking place outside earth's atmosphere and not being 'based on a true story' are enough to label something Science Fiction.

To be Science Fiction you need Fictional Science.

so, does that mean Iron Man is NOT a Science Fiction.