The best horror movie without factious monsters.

Rating: 8/10 (8 December 2013)

In "Alien" by Ridley Scott, horror and helplessness of a man in space and the prospect of a violent death were amplified from the clutches of a monster. Cuaron, who wrote the script "Gravity", get away without the fiction but made the "Gravity" -one of the most terrific horror movies about the space. Black abyss of interstellar space itself is an ideal medium for a thriller- a place where no sound exists, no top and bottom, where it is almost impossible to control your movements, and the probability of encountering something alive is zero. Not to mention that there are no tools to survive. All Alfonso and Jonas Cuaron had to do in this indifferent landscape is to place an experienced astronaut who about to retire and a woman who is a newbie to the space. It would seem that with such an input data, all that remains to the heroes is to beat their heads in panic or humbly wait for death suffocation. Despite the utter hopelessness of the situation, Kowalsky stays calm and tries to joke, while Stone-overcoming despair seeks to outline the homeland on the body of the planet. But yes-it is a story of survival in place, categorically not suitable for life.
This is probably the only film today, in which the presence of 3D technology not only justified, but simply necessary. 3D here performs its direct function – it draws the viewer into the image, allows to feel the horror of a man tumbling in space and who has no way to stop the rotation.
This awesome in all aspects movie is only spoiled by the set of disgusting Hollywoods formula with a mandatory American standard ending. Where instead of profanity and hysteria (Houston won't hear anyways)- encouraging imperatives and popular country music broadcast. Heroes are utterly typical: Stone is a direct descendant of Sgt. Ripley and Kowalsky is an alien from a native childhood dreams of the most heroic profession.