Alfonso Cuaron: Gravity Film Analysis

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The film I chose to watch is Alfonso Cuaron’s film, Gravity. The film is less of sci-fi and more of space thriller. I chose to watch this film because I have always been a fan of thriller films and this film is different and one of its kind. Especially watching the film in 3-D is worth. Most 3-D films are more like a gimmick but this is film achieves real depth and spatial awareness for the viewer. Perhaps, the film makes you breathless with excitement. To me, the film was more than a documentary depicting two astronauts floating in space. The movie is the most realistic film I have ever seen. It was as close to real as I could ever imagine a film on screen to be. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of watching the film. I watched the film in my own house on a projector with popcorn and with special glasses to watch films in 3-D. For a second, I thought that I was the astronaut in space. It was too realistic and a complete perfect piece of art.
The film stars, Sandra Bullock, and George Clooney as astronauts involved in the mid-orbit destruction of the space shuttle and
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When I first heard the name of the film, I never expected it to be in space. In fact, I thought it was related to gravity but the entire film takes place in outer space. I guess it could be called ‘No Gravity’ or ‘a space travel’. Overall my experience of watching the film was amazing. The enjoyed the film to the core and I can still watch the film numerous times. It is not like other mainstream films. There are some thriller films that have a lot of dialogs and they might have dialogues like, “oh! The space shuttle is going to crash”. But gravity is the film that allows the audience to watch and decide what is happening in the film and figure out the things on his/ her own. The film explains less and shows more in its own creative

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