Hope And Spirituality In Space.

Rating: 10/10 (3 February 2014)

Here are my thoughts on why GRAVITY is a unique masterpiece and a moving spiritual journey.
The caption on the screen 'Life in space is impossible', immediately captured my attention that what I was about to witness was something beyond my imagination and something truly impossible. What I am going to write about here is not about the acting or technical aspects of the movie. I can rest assure your minds that this movie directed by Alfonso Cuaron is simply breathtaking, masterfully directed and so well done that I am already seeing Alfonso Cuaron on stage holding his Oscar for best director in next year's Oscar Ceremony. Yes it's THAT good.
But what I want to write about here is how Gravity is such an incredible spiritual moving movie. Upon seeing the preview you might get the impression that this is a 90 minute space movie with the two main stars either screaming or hitting metal when disaster strikes. Gravity is so much deeper than that! Gravity is an experience that draws us in and never let's go of our senses even after the final closing credits role. It's such a powerful experience of a movie that you will exit the cinema, carry on your daily duties, go to sleep and wake up the next day still feeling that what you have just witnessed yesterday gives you hope to overcome your daily problems as if life in space is impossible, life on earth IS possible.
Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is faced with the danger of dying. Death is hanging over head, she is waiting to die. There is NO hope. It's pitch black, she is alone, there is no communication. Her partner is nowhere to be seen. This is the setup we are pulled in, we cannot not notice what she is going through. We are witnessing all this sitting comfortably with our 3D glasses on, but our mind is right there with her, feeling exactly what she is witnessing. It's in front of our eyes but there is nothing we can actually do...but hope that she survives this..
There is where the movie excels, this is the moment were Stone's character will surpass all that is impossible in space and make it possible.
We have two choices, we either give up or stand up and turn the word impossible to I'm possible.
Gravity does not force us to believe in God, but what Gravity does, is show us that the human spirit longs for something more higher and more powerful when faced with death and danger. In a striking scene we hear Stone desperately trying to pray, she says I don't know how to pray as no one ever taught me how. This is an amazing moment and a moment that we wish to reach out to stone and comfort her. As I have said Alfonso Cuaron leaves the religious aspect open, one time we see a picture of St Christopher carrying Baby Jesus, our minds seeing this picture cannot but force us to look up to a Higher force that we need someone right NOW to carry us through this dark moment. In another scene Stone sees a small statue of a Buddha. These two religious icons we see actually seem to set Stone's spirit to fully awaken. We learn that stone has suffered a lot and was very depressed on the loss of her child. This is the flashback moment, the pitch black moment were our spirit feels that we have nothing to live for anymore, there is nobody to hear our plea, we are clinging on to nothing....but we must seek the small light of hope and most importantly now... faith... whatever you believe, your spirit cannot give up on faith and hope.
The Buddha icon we see may very well represent that Stone will be re-born again if she allows her spirit to awaken in this final moment between life and death....
Gravity must be fully experienced on the largest screen, and if possible in 3D. Enjoy the special effects as they are truly mind blowing, but I also hope that you let the movie take you to a place where you can examine your life, and upon exiting the cinema you feel that nothing in this world is impossible if you let that small light inside of you shine.