SCULLIBUNDO
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WB had a lot of story suggestions for Cuaron when making the film (spoilers):
http://io9.com/all-the-ways-hollywood-tried-to-ruin-gravity-1442130153
http://io9.com/all-the-ways-hollywood-tried-to-ruin-gravity-1442130153
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GRAVITY |OT| - From Director Alfonso Cuarón
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Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Wow, just....wow. I'm glad he got to make it his way. So glad.
No way, that was perfect. For me at least.
It just seemed right with her coming out of the water to see the lush green landscape like that after she stands upright.
Interesting. Glad he did it his way, reading the full interview now...
PackerinMN
Member
The beginning of this movie gave me mad motion sickness.
SO MUCH SPINNING!
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Toa, you may want to spoiler tag that shit.
My bad.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
I can't think of another movie that will lose as much at home. People that pass on the big screen will wonder what the big deal was.
..except none of them were ever seriously considered. Alfonzo states that the studio had his back the whole time. The article is just reaching for a story that isn't there.
DataStream
Member
What impressed me about the film is:
I can't imagine seeing it anywhere other than Imax 3d, if only because the sound design is so good.
Despite how certain I was going in that she was going to survive I often felt like any given on screen moment was going to be the end of her. And though the ending theme and walk out of water was kind of cheeseopera, after CoM i don't blame Cuaron having a uplifting ending
I can't imagine seeing it anywhere other than Imax 3d, if only because the sound design is so good.
Right from the whole opening sequence, that woooosh bass during the title card to absolute silence and slowly fading in quiet dialogue was wonderful.
markhimself46
Member
I was thinking this exact thing on the way home. Just saw it for my first time and will be going at least once more in theaters. It'll never be as good as it was in IMAX 3D.
Also, is there a more beautiful shot than
Bullock coming out of the space suit and curling into the fetal position and just floating there with all the cords around her? Such an incredible shot, really nailed the "rebirth" theme.
Best transition from studio screen to movie since Sunshine's FOX Searchlight -> Sun transition.
Sorry, can't stop comparing the two movies. I love them both so much. Such beautiful space spectacles. This is exactly how I thought Sunshine's third act would be like. A mix of those 2 movies would make me so happy.
Sorry, can't stop comparing the two movies. I love them both so much. Such beautiful space spectacles. This is exactly how I thought Sunshine's third act would be like. A mix of those 2 movies would make me so happy.
Gravity doesn't completely shit itself during the last act though...
Steelyuhas
Member
Saw it last night, trying find when I'm going to see it again.
Absolutely amazing experience, maybe the best visuals I've ever seen. Incredible stuff.
Absolutely amazing experience, maybe the best visuals I've ever seen. Incredible stuff.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Holy fucking shit this movie.
IMAX 3D is the only way to go.
IMAX 3D is the only way to go.
That's what I said. I've learned to accept the third act for that amazing first 2/3 though.
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
Best movie i have seen in theaters in a long, long time! Breathtaking
Neil Degrasee Tyson said that he thought Clooney was spot on. He knows a bunch of astronaut veterans who are exactly that cool and calm in tense situations. It's what they're trained for.
At that heigh the debris field was perfect, it would actually come around every 90 minutes. I thought the tension levels were just right, had me on the edge of my seat and my leg hopping up and down for most of the film.
It's a cascading scenario, so it gets bigger and bigger each time. Obviously the second time it comes around it's a lot bigger as more and more satellites had been hit and dragged along.
I saw this on a 3D Imax. I... I just... can't...
- This film is monumental, historical, even. It puts some seriously revolutionary cincematographic ideas into practice that will be copied and imitated in the future no doubt. The opening 15 minutes sequence, the orbital cameras, the masterful use of 3D, the sound design, the emphasis on inmersion and first person perspective, one of the few "from videogame to cinema" influences that I think that has benefitted movies. Gravity will be studied in film schools, mark my words.
- This does not means that this movie is beyond reproach, for it has its weakness, mainly its script, but seriously, It is irrelevant on the big scheme of things. There are certain movies where the script must be done masterfully in order to work. This is simply not one of them. It could have been mute, for its most part, and it would have mattered little. Nasa speak, and people getting into stress situations doesn't bode for a much compelling dialoge, me thinks.
- This movie reminds me a bit of Ico. Its plot is simplistic, its dialoge almost non-existant and corny and times, and its message is a very straightfoward one: people finding the will to live, not to merely keeping theirselves alive by inertia. But this is a case where the storytelling superceeds the message. I do not share, whoever, the notion that there was some kind of religious message being hamfisted. At all. It was very poetically conveyed, and it wasn't a religious, but rather a deeply humanistic message. The couple of shoots focusing into the Ortodox icon and the Buddha statue were just a reminder of how faith, on its purest form helps with this kind of situation. Hence how Cuaron shot these scenes: same angle, same situation, different religious idols. They matter little. Faith is potrayed as useful resource for survival (she has to believe that she is going to get alive from this ordeal afterall to keep herself going). But it is faith on itself and how we humans employs what matters, while its specific subject of adoration is kept irrelevant during the movie.
- When I finished it watching Gravity, on the final scene, I was overwhelmed, on a catarthic state. I looked around the theater, and both my friends and I were on curling positions, our bodies were tense, tired as if we have just been there up there in the Soyuz, fighting for our lives, with our coats over our legs, trying to shield ourselves from the cold vaccuum of the space, shaking and trembling after a movie which was less of a movie and more of a shocking experience. But we were on Earth instead. On Earth. Alive. I felt a downpour of gratitude. Of inmense, trascendental gratitude, for just being alive, on Earth, where life is possible. Yes, this is a very simple message, but damn if it was not beautifully conveyed. Thank you, Mr. Cuaron.
- This film is monumental, historical, even. It puts some seriously revolutionary cincematographic ideas into practice that will be copied and imitated in the future no doubt. The opening 15 minutes sequence, the orbital cameras, the masterful use of 3D, the sound design, the emphasis on inmersion and first person perspective, one of the few "from videogame to cinema" influences that I think that has benefitted movies. Gravity will be studied in film schools, mark my words.
- This does not means that this movie is beyond reproach, for it has its weakness, mainly its script, but seriously, It is irrelevant on the big scheme of things. There are certain movies where the script must be done masterfully in order to work. This is simply not one of them. It could have been mute, for its most part, and it would have mattered little. Nasa speak, and people getting into stress situations doesn't bode for a much compelling dialoge, me thinks.
- This movie reminds me a bit of Ico. Its plot is simplistic, its dialoge almost non-existant and corny and times, and its message is a very straightfoward one: people finding the will to live, not to merely keeping theirselves alive by inertia. But this is a case where the storytelling superceeds the message. I do not share, whoever, the notion that there was some kind of religious message being hamfisted. At all. It was very poetically conveyed, and it wasn't a religious, but rather a deeply humanistic message. The couple of shoots focusing into the Ortodox icon and the Buddha statue were just a reminder of how faith, on its purest form helps with this kind of situation. Hence how Cuaron shot these scenes: same angle, same situation, different religious idols. They matter little. Faith is potrayed as useful resource for survival (she has to believe that she is going to get alive from this ordeal afterall to keep herself going). But it is faith on itself and how we humans employs what matters, while its specific subject of adoration is kept irrelevant during the movie.
- When I finished it watching Gravity, on the final scene, I was overwhelmed, on a catarthic state. I looked around the theater, and both my friends and I were on curling positions, our bodies were tense, tired as if we have just been there up there in the Soyuz, fighting for our lives, with our coats over our legs, trying to shield ourselves from the cold vaccuum of the space, shaking and trembling after a movie which was less of a movie and more of a shocking experience. But we were on Earth instead. On Earth. Alive. I felt a downpour of gratitude. Of inmense, trascendental gratitude, for just being alive, on Earth, where life is possible. Yes, this is a very simple message, but damn if it was not beautifully conveyed. Thank you, Mr. Cuaron.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Yep. Agreed 100%, well said. I also felt weak in the knees after my first viewing, took me awhile to stand up again, but when I did I was just so glad to be alive. My gf felt similarly. It's just an engrossing, powerful movie.
I am going to watch this again today, but not in 3D.
Not hating on the 3D in this movie, it was gorgeous. I just do not like the dark tint that i3D glasses apply to movies, and it also tires my eyes out.
You should definitely watch it the first time in IMAX 3D. No question about that.
Not hating on the 3D in this movie, it was gorgeous. I just do not like the dark tint that i3D glasses apply to movies, and it also tires my eyes out.
You should definitely watch it the first time in IMAX 3D. No question about that.
BronsonLee
Member
GRAVITY SPOILERS
We've got the sequel plot, gentlemen.
The ending is really the opening of Gr2vity. She looks up and there's a salvo of missiles flying at her. Her only way out...IS TO GO BACK INTO SPACE
The ending is really the opening of Gr2vity. She looks up and there's a salvo of missiles flying at her. Her only way out...IS TO GO BACK INTO SPACE
Gravitwo
partime
Member
OMG, that was amazing!
It was the first time I actually forgot I was wearing 3D glasses. Wow, this movie was such a great experience, Bullock delivered.
I don't think the ending could have been more perfect. The entire movie was from Bullocks point of view, from start to finish.
Perfect.
It was the first time I actually forgot I was wearing 3D glasses. Wow, this movie was such a great experience, Bullock delivered.
I don't think the ending could have been more perfect. The entire movie was from Bullocks point of view, from start to finish.
Perfect.
PIMPBYBLUD
Member
INCEPTION also had an awesome intro along with The Matrix
PIMPBYBLUD
Member
Don't forget that Clooney's character was more comfortable in Space than on Earth. Space was his real home in his mind so it would make sense that he wouldn't panic out there in the void like most people would. He would rather die in space than to live on Earth.
ryutaro's mama
Member
WB: The action...it needs more upping.
Thank goodness the director knew better.
Thank goodness the director knew better.
TacticalFox88
Banned
This film.
THIS FUCKING FILM.
The Visuals and Cinematography. HOLY SHIT. Brilliantly shot and edited.
Sandra and George deserve fucking oscars.
THIS FUCKING FILM.
The Visuals and Cinematography. HOLY SHIT. Brilliantly shot and edited.
Sandra and George deserve fucking oscars.
Let's all be thankful Warner Bros relented and allowed Cuaron to make the movie as is. Most studios would've steamrolled him.
It doesn't always work out, creatively and/or financially, but Warner Bros does ultimately put a lot of faith in their directors. At least, relative to the industry.
I'm not sure about the influence part. It's entirely possible that he stood up for the creative vision. I really haven't read a whole lot about the behind-the-scenes battle to get this made.
I don't think he had anything to do with financing the movie however. He wasn't any kind of producer on it, and I'm unaware of him having any ties to the production companies involved. All I could think of is if he sacrificed some upfront fees in exchange for backend or something like that.
GoodMorning
Member
Captivating cinema, this is why why I love Cuaron and why I love movies.. stuff that begs to be watched over and over again. I think I might have to make the hour trek sunday to see it in IMAX.
BlazingDarkness
Member
omg
why do we have to wait til November in the uk ;_;
why do we have to wait til November in the uk ;_;
TheChewyWaffles
Member
Saw it a second time today.
Now I really want Archer to do a "Gravity" ep.
ThatCrazyGuy
Member
Saw this in imax 3d. I loved this movie. Thought bullock was really good. The look and CGI, man, so damn good. I was totally immersed. It felt like I was out there. I never once questioned anythimg looking or feeling fake. Just a great cinema experience. I look forward to cuaron's next movie. Children of men and this, loving it.
Watched this today, so intense! Really liked it, was soured a bit at having to pay nearly $40 (seriously, WTF) for only two tickets to 3D alone. But I can't imagine it being as immersive in 2D.
Clooney did really good in this movie.
At the end where
I thought that was funny
Clooney did really good in this movie.
At the end where
Bullock landed, I joked to a friend "this is where she opens her eyes and she's still in that escape pos running low on oxygen again"