A masterpiece without no doubt.

Rating: 9/10 (4 October 2013)

Before this I only watched two films that was directed by Alfonso Cuarón. One which is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and the second is Children of Men. Both of these films especially Children of Men is really one of the great cinematic masterpieces made by Alfonso Cuarón. The only films that I've seen he produced is, his collaborations with Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth. Pan's Labyrinth was also a great films with stunning visuals and story. Nevertheless, what Alfonso Cuarón produced is not important here. It is the direction and writing from Alfonso Cuarón and Jonás Cuarón that what makes me loves Gravity.
By only seeing his two films, I can honestly say that I loves Alfonso Cuarón films. I knew Gravity back when I saw the poster at my local cinema. Immediately I saw Alfonso Cuarón name on it. After that, I watched the trailer and I am impressed with the visuals shown in it. To be honest, the less you know about the film, the better.
The film starts out by showing fantastic view of the world accompanying with the dazzling score made by Steven Price. In the intro comes Dr. Ryan Stone who is played by Sandra Bullock and Matt Kowalski who is played by the handsome George Clooney. Both of them including the third astronaut who's an Indian played by Paul Sharma, are on to do their duty. Here, film also shown a glimpse of graphic violence which prove a bit unsettling for some viewers.
The films starts to build up the suspense and thrills when the debris from a satellite crashes into the space shuttle Explorer, destroying most of it and leaving them stranded in space with limited air. A moment of silence used in the films is also spot-on. Every moment of silence in the film is well used. I also noticed there's a plenty of continuous shot used in Gravity. From moment to another moment, most of the shot used by Alfonso Cuaron is a long and continuous shot. That kind of shot is what makes Gravity more authentic and breathtaking. The view of the world from the space is just simply astonishing.
Scene after scene shows the hardness of survival from the aftermath of the debris that hit them. George Clooney performance is well enough to be mention as well as showing the funny element in the film. As for Sandra Bullock, her performance is great. She shows the emotions and acts to survive. Her struggle, determination and persistent is what best to describe her performance in the Gravity.
The plot in the film itself is not that deep, and it is more straight forward but in the mean time, this does not mean the film story is not good. Gravity is one of the most well crafted film made by an impressive filmmaker. The film stunning visual, should be credited to cinematographer, Emmanuel Lubezki, in which it keeps me attached to my seat right along with the astronauts. Gravity is the closest we will ever get to the real deal of being in the deep space. The physics shown in Gravity makes you realize that this film is very hard to make and we can see there's a lot of effort is put to make the film.
The only flaw this film had, is just a small bit which is on the ending. But I don't want to spoil anything here.
Overall, Gravity is one of the most impressive visual films I've seen so far this year. If you are a fan of space drama such as Moon or Sunshine or Kubrick's 2001 a space odyssey, you'll love Gravity. The build up of the suspense, the thrills, the emotions shown and the scores is what makes Gravity one of the best films in this year for me. The authenticity in the movie is just top notch. In the end, Gravity shows that in life we need gravity. It is vital as we're humans need it just like air to breath. Oxygen and gravity is the science elements of life that we need to prosper. In Gravity itself shows there's a lot of message in it. It is showing to us that gravity is an essential part in life in order to live.
To conclude, Gravity is one of the great films I've seen so far this year. If you like sci-fi and space drama with an exceptional visual and great acting plus great story, give Gravity a try. It should be appreciate as a great masterpiece without a doubt. Credit should be given to Alfonso Cuaron because of his direction, Sandra Bullock for her strong performances, Emmanuel Lubezki for the stunning cinematography in the film and also the rest of the crew.