Amazing from beginning to end!

Rating: 9/10 (23 October 2013)

GRAVITY
When I found out that I managed to get tickets to a preview screening of Gravity, I was so happy. I have been waiting for this film for ages. Ever since I saw the trailer I instantly wanted to see it. I thought the trailer looked amazing. So, there I was sitting in the cinema waiting for the film to start, 3D glasses on and thinking to myself "I really hope this does not disappoint". I had the same feeling about Open Water. The trailer for that looked good it had the potential to be a good film, but when I watched it I was so disappointed. I thought it was very boring and felt let down. I didn't want that feeling again, so I tend not to get too excited about a film, but with this I could not help it. Thankfully this film was amazing! Far better than I thought it was going to be.
The film is about a group of astronauts that are in space fixing a satellite. All of a sudden there are reports of a missile destroying another satellite and the debris is heading towards the astronauts. Their ship get's hit badly and they have to fight to survive being stranded free floating in space.
The story is so gripping. It has been a very long time since a film has had me glued and worried about the characters as much as this. I spent the whole film so tense. I could not relax at all. I even found myself holding my breath a couple of times too. You really find yourself getting into it. You don't really know the characters before everything kicks off, but that doesn't matter. There is no time to introduce the characters as it is pretty much action from the start. You grow to like these characters a lot and all the way through I had no idea if they would survive or not. I like this because it was an original story. Yes, there have been other space disaster movies, but this felt completely different than anything I had seen before.
The casting was perfect. Sandra Bullock takes the lead role. She was really good and convincing. I always said she was better in serious roles and this is, in my opinion, the best film she has ever made. There are talks of her getting nominated for an Oscar for this I think she deserves it. It was also really good that Sandra made this film with no make-up on at all. It made it feel more realistic. It is a brave move really for a big Hollywood actress to be seen on screen without anything to make her look made up. George Clooney was the other main character. He did a fantastic job also. You really like his character. He has a laid back more relaxed attitude in space just cruising around with his jet pack on. But he seems to be the character that takes charge. I think he should get some good recognition for this too.
The film was shot really well. Space looked amazing. The film was visually beautiful. There were so many shots where I was wishing I was up there. As a photographer I would love to be taking photos of those views. The other thing I really liked about this movie was the soundtrack. The music was very well put together and made the 0065perience even more tense. I also loved the fact that when there was an explosion in space or a crash you heard nothing but the music. In space there are no sounds so it is great that this film kept it real.
If I was to say anything negative about this film I would have to say that the 3D could have been better. It was really good in places, but in other places, it was not very good. There were a few places where you could see there were bits that were meant to come out, but didn't really. But this did not ruin the movie too much. I am also thinking that if I watched this in 2D it would be a bit weird because a couple of times you could see it was made for 3D. It might look a bit out of place in 2D. But it shouldn't ruin the film too much. This film is one that has to be seen in the cinema, in 3D watch it in IMAX if you can you will not regret it.
I loved this movie and will give it 9 out of 10.
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