Over-rated

Rating: 7/10 (22 October 2013)

one thing for sure, this movie should take all the "geeky" awards of 2013. lets start by talking about the directing. Alfonso Cuarón did an amazing job, i don't know what should i feel in space but i certainly felt it. the sound design was so accurate (there was no sound of the crashes but you only feel the bangs ). also the camera shots was so creative and interesting (there is a shot where the camera reaches slowly to Sandra Bullock's face until it gets through her helmet to her face in one shot !! genius)
the acting was excellent, Sandra Bullock carried out the whole movie and nailed it, an Oscar worthy performance. George Clooney, being as charming, added the "fun" factor to such an intense movie.
my only criticism would be that i didn't like George Clooney's end !! i didn't feel it nor buy it!! i kept waiting for him until the end to appear again and have a stronger role!! he had one important role which is save Sandra at the beginning but later on he gave up very quickly and very easily !! i think they could have made his death more dramatic and emotional. also, i felt that "scientifically" the movie was too easy. im no Astro-scientist but i can see where all the scientific criticism come from, it was too easy for such a catastrophic condition. the writing was very good from literature point of view but not the scientific point of view. for example, the scene where Sandra was talking to the Chinese man and his dogs and his baby, the scene was emotional and represented how much we need communication and interaction with others, any thing that would remind us of a normal happy life. but again !! how did she get a hold on this man !! and why was he playing with his baby while hes talking to her !!! or was she hallucinating !!! in Chinese !!
my favorite scene would be the scene where Sandra gave up on her life and reduced the oxygen level in order for her to die and started hallucinating about Cloony then snapped out of her surrendering mode and started surviving. it shows the real survival instinct in humans. how we cant give up easily on our lives no matter how much we hate it and have nothing to live for, and perhaps this is why i hated Cloony's end. he gave up easily.
survival stories are one of my favorite genre (The Shawshank Redemption, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, cast away...etc) but this movie did not make it to the list.