Review of Gravity (2013) by Chiek E — 15 May 2015

Pinnacle of film making by the inimitable Alfonso Cuaron. Original stories coupled with absolutely enthralling drama in space with visually stunning stunts in the cold dark silent vacuum world without gravity.

Ever wonder what tears look like in space? Well you will find out. International cooperation in space has never been more critical for Ryan´s (Sandra Bullock) survival. She abandoned the US space shuttle to hope on to the Russian Solyu space station before finally using the Chinese capsule from their space station ?? get to earth.

Not since Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) has another woman been able to survive against impossible odds in space till now. Ryan (Sandra Bullock) who could read Russian and Chinese space manuals to operate the space capsules.

Still, just when she had given up all hopes to die in space when the Russian capsule had no fuel, Her guardian angel, Matt camped to the rescue. Played by the amazing George Clooney, who sacrificed himself to save Ryan earlier, came back to coax her on how to operate a capsule without fuel, thus enabling her to reach the Chinese station.

. While Sandra dominated every scene in the film, the stellar moments were those far too few and precious scenes with George Clooney, who plays the calm, competent, fearless, and self sacrificial astronaut.

Are all astronauts trained to be so fearless of death like George Clooney? They must be in the face of all those space debris projectiles breaking up the space crafts and the ever constant danger of running out of oxygen or freezing in space.