Try getting out of the theater. 'Gravity' won't let you.

Rating: 10/10 (30 November 2013)

For years film makers have been trying to convert cinema theaters into warp zones for traveling to new vistas. The result, is 'Gravity'.
Don't say the question "what would one do if stranded in space", never came to your mind. We have seen the images in Kubrick's "2001:A Space Odyssey" and Danny Boyle's "Sunshine", and those left us pretty scared. Whoa, we got ourselves a new genre - SPACE HORROR!! But Alfonso Cuaron's 'Gravity' isn't just a movie, it's an experience. Sitting in our seats we feel the anxiety, emptiness of space (adoring the beauty at the same time) and gasping for air. Its a story of survival, embracing our fears and making decisions when the most necessary of all resources are absent. Do we let the situation take control of us and lose hope or take a grasp on our life? This experience is not as empty as the vast vacuum of space.
Its surprising how convincingly real the images are. The cinematography and the lighting leave us awestruck. And the most amazing part is the physics of the bodies in space. The 3D immerses us further into the scene and wow - we are floating. Alfonso Cuaron, after giving us visual masterpieces like 'Children of Men' and 'Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban (my favorite of the eight movies)' lands a benchmark in every way. Difficult 15 minute shots with no cuts, visual transitions from third person to first in the same scene are rare achievements.
Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki has just enlisted himself among best cinematographers ever in history. Is there any stopping him? He stunned us with his work in 'The Tree of Life' and 'Children of Men'. He has even surpassed himself.
Flawless in every way, 'Gravity' is the cinema experience that happens only once a decade and opens our minds to new stories and fresh approach.