Finally saw this masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (15 December 2013)

OK, first, I know I am late to the party. This movie is in it's 11th week now. But I usually don't go the to movies anymore. For no apparent reason I stopped after "Avatar" (before all the hype). Then tried it again with the latest Die Hard which was a big mistake. But after Mark Kermode (BBC's loudest voice against 3D) said one has to see that at the theaters and further more in 3D I decided to give it a chance. Usually I see my movies on Blu Ray where I can control my environment. Luckily this showing of "Gravity" was quite pleasant despite one woman laughing at really inappropriate times, OK that's enough story let's get to the movie. Of course by this point it has been hyped beyond the moon with many pointing out it's opening scene. So of course I was sitting on hot stones waiting for the movie to start. And let's just say the opening scene went far beyond anything I could even imagine. This scene made Avatar look like a youtube video filmed on an iPhone. After that the story develops pretty fast. Their ship is hit by a lot of debris and rendered useless. So they try to make their way to the ISS. Luckily in this one instance the trailer didn't tell us much of anything because it made it look like Bullock would be lost in space with Clooney looking for her which was not the case at all. Clooney is actually out of the picture pretty soon and from there on we get to witness Bullock alone on her journey back to earth. I loved that they didn't include any unnecessary side stories or anything like that. The movie focuses on the problem at hand and how to handle it. I was really at the edge of my seat the whole time which about 80% of my brain devoted to the movie and the other 20% thinking: How the hell did they make this movie? It seems so real. Should this be this years best picture? Yes it should. I know I was giving you more of my experience of how I perceived the movie rather than a good review but that was what was in my heart right now.