One of the coolest films i've seen in theaters

Rating: 10/10 (5 March 2014)

Now first I wanna address my favorite films of all time, because Gravity has gotten a ton of hate, and i wanna show you my favorites to add a little credibility to the review (hopefully)
10. Terminator 2: Judgement Day 9. Gravity 8. Pan's Labyrinth 7. The Dark Knight 6. Inception 5. District 9 4. Die Hard 3. Children of Men 2. Cool Hand Luke 1. Memento
First I want to touch on the technical aspects, Gravity is an achievement in how movies are made, it deserved the five technical awards it received at the Oscars last Sunday. Also it deserved its award for soundtrack too, but i'll get to that in a second, Gravity's special effects are so good and so well done, that I believed it was filmed in space. And the music, the music adds to the weight of the film, and it puts you in the front seat for an incredible thrill ride. Also the direction, Alfonso Curon directs the movie with such skill, the first shot in the movie that is thirteen minutes long is incredible, and in my opinion was what got the Oscar for cinematography and direction in the bag. Now story, this is what people seem to disagree on, some say its filled with cliché's and some say its good, I personally feel its good, because it pushes the film forward for what it really is focusing on, the metaphors, letting go, moving on, the themes drive the movie, not the story itself. That usually doesn't work, here however it does, because they choose themes that are relate-able, everyone has to let go in one point in their lives, and learn to move forward, to be reborn out of their despair. Which this movie is very much so saying. And I am fine with that, with such a good part to it, and in my opinion a great character to drive that metaphor i am fine with some of the things that don't add up, like I understand that the space stations wouldn't be that close together. Do I care? No, it is an enjoyable movie that deserves the awards its gotten, and one I visited twice in theaters, and will be watching many times at home.
Now with this being said, do you have to like the movie? Not at all, art is subjective, there's a lot of movies I don't like that much that some people really do, (for example, Casino Royale, I like the movie but not as much as most do, also Iron Man 3) do I understand it? Not really, but its what others like, I can't judge them for that, if they have a good reason for not liking something, or the opposite, than good for them. I just feel like when people attack others for liking or disliking something its a little much, and that's coming from an avid movie lover.
Hope you enjoyed my review, its one of my first on IMDb so be nice :)