We launched the 27th Alphabet Film Club yesterday with ‘Gravity’ at PVR Phoenix, and we can gladly say now that we could not have wished for a better movie to start with! Experiencing Sandra Bullock and George Clooney struggle for survival in space is best viewed in the IMAX screen at PVR Phoenix, and we strongly recommend you DO NOT miss this one. Rohan Lulla from our Film Club, reviewed the movie. Here’s what he has to say: I didn’t notice a lot of marketing for Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity leading up to the film’s release in India. Being an avid movie buff, I was aware of the movie and heard about the technology being used to make it. I was sold on the movie since the first trailer hit, and was glad to have the opportunity to catch it with a bunch of cinema lovers like myself. Let me start off by saying that Gravity is destined to become a sci-fi classic. Not only is it arguably one of the best movies to be set in space, but is going to be the benchmark for any and all space/ survival movies to follow. What Alfonso Cuaron has achieved here, is nothing short of scaling Mount Everest. And I don’t mean that from just a technical perspective (Remember Avatar?), but from a story telling perspective as well. Gravity is laden with stunning visuals, and minutes long single shots Cuaron has come to be known for. It somehow is able to instill in viewers a sense of fear and claustrophobia, in spite of being set in vast open space. George Clooney does a great job as the veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski, but make no mistake, this is Sandra Bullock’s movie. She is in every frame of it, and absolutely owns it! Her character, Dr Ryan Stone, on her first trip to space, seems to have been blessed with an inordinate amount of bad luck. I got so caught up in the journey of Ryan Stone, I completely forgot that was Sandra Bullock there. Ryan Stone deserves a place in the Sci fi women’s hall of fame near Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connor. That in my opinion is the greatest compliment there is. There a lot more to the movie than just the visual beauty though. Cuaron masterfully integrates philosophical undertones of rebirth and new beginnings with Ryan’s struggle through space. The use of the available resources and technology, to tell such a personal story so beautifully, is in my opinion the greatest victory of the writers and the entire team That’s my two cents on Gravity. What did the rest of you guys think of it?
Posted on: Sat, 05 Oct 2013 12:36:19 +0000
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