Gravity
Gravity
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Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski (George Clooney) in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone - tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness.
Jimmy James reviewedApril 22, 2025
Cinema exists for movies like Gravity. Warning: If you go on this ride with the wrong mindset, you may not be able to fully appreciate it. To be clear: This is a Survival Horror film in space. Once you realize that, Gravity becomes, in my opinion, the absolute best of the genre. Watch it at night, alone, with headphones, no phone, no bathroom breaks, and no subtitles; immersion is very important. Understand the realities of space, and the existential fear that you could drift off into nothingness, left to suffocate, alone, with no one to save you, and all it takes is one slip of the hand. Listen to every line and watch every action; they all have meaning and consequences. If your heart is not racing at the end, you didn't do it right. This is peak cinema, and it hits HARD if you get it.
I've watched this film at least 30 times since its release; even knowing how it ends, it does not diminish the experience of the ride. Twice, I have finished the movie and immediately started it over from the beginning like looping around after getting off a roller coaster or water slide to go on it again. Maybe it just hits different for me, but if you go into it understanding what it is, and what it isn't, you should have a good time.
Also, if you were wondering, this film is a shining example of how to write a strong and competent female character with not ONE SHRED of wokeness. It's almost painful to watch in that respect given the current state of modern filmmaking. Movies like this just aren't made anymore.