is this what a "classic" looks like?

Rating: 9/10 (6 October 2013)

watching some of the great, canonized films of the 50s, 60s and 70s I always wonder if viewers knew at the time that what they were watching would go down in history, and be etched permanently into modern culture. If there has been a movie in the last 10 years that I would wager as a future classic, Gravity would be it. It's not "perfect," but no great work of art is - rather, it's flaws are few, and in that quirky kind of way that tends to be the case with great things, they actually add to and humanize it.
I did not know what to expect walking in, but what I got was a beautiful experience. visually, aurally, emotionally, and philosophically, this movie is beautiful. it's ruminations about our relationship to the universe, and about the miracle of life are seamlessly woven into a incredible and visually spectacular (not to mention scary and riveting) viewing experience. Gravity perfectly captures those intense feelings that we all get when too deeply contemplating life, the universe, and the general experience of being a human being. maybe I'm gushing a little much, but really - this movie stunned me and I highly recommend it to anyone. the simplicity, originality and depth of Gravity peg it a very real possibility for it to still be vividly remembered decades from now.