"Gravity" is one hell of a ride..

Rating: 8/10 (15 October 2013)

The excellent staging is impressive and disturbing influenced by the strong acting performance by Sandra Bullock. Impressive, especially when you she was not the first choice for the role of Dr. Ryan Stone considering.
For the physician, Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) it is the first trip in space. It is with the crew of the shuttle in the orbit Explorer to install a new module on the Hubble Space Telescope. She is with the experienced astronaut Matt Kowalski (George Clooney). Shortly before the completion of their work for outdoor use, the Explorer receives the message from Mission Control in Houston, that in a test, a Russian satellite was destroyed. The resulting debris destroyed in a chain reaction of other satellites.
The resulting debris field races with more than 35,000 kilometers per hour around the Earth in an orbit that crosses the Explorer. Stone and Kowalski are warned but they do have time to react. What remains is the flight to the International Space Station before their oxygen runs out – it begins the struggle for survival.
Due to the deafening silence they know that they have lost contact with the ground ... and thus any chance of rescue. Their fear turns into panic, while every breath reduced their small supply of oxygen.
Alfonso Cuaron delivers one of the best films of recent times in which the presentation, the narrative pulse, sound design, installation, photography, everything seems close to the perfection. Stunning images, captivating atmosphere, dramatic events, and all perfectly accompanied by harmonious sounds. No symbols, metaphors, and messages tucked inside the story that asks the audience to interpret themselves.
However, if someone is hoping a futuristic space adventure with plenty of action, will surely be disappointed. "Gravity" is quiet but fascinating, credible and genuine because we get to understand that space is beautiful and cruel at the same time. It is a visually stunning sci-fi drama with grandiose and impressive 3D effects. Most small movements are choreographed and performed with the utmost care, because in many cases the actors as a kind of puppet supported to convey the illusion of weightlessness.
If cinema is a visual media, I think this is the best example we will encounter of this wonder of cinema. The photography by of Emmanuel Lubezki and the music by Steven Price enrich the visual nuances.
With 91 minutes of runtime," Gravity" is extremely short, Alfonso Cuarón focused on a dense narrative that fascinates the first few minutes rather than unnecessary points to draw the story in the length, as soon as the danger is noticeable it grabs the attention and seamlessly goes until the end.