Gravity in 101 Words

MIKA TSOI
Volume 4, Issue 12, (Originally Published on 21 October 2013)
 
See Gravity.
If you didn’t like the trailer, see it anyway, on a big screen in 3D.
While vistas aren’t possible without a horizon, they are breathtaking.
Sandy B plays her astronaut scientist overachiever doctor well. Clooney is Clooney.
 
They are out on a spacewalk, when a debris shower destroys their shuttle.
As far as thrillers go, being stuck in space with the air running out is a good way to make our heroine vulnerable. The ride gains much from its simplicity. Don’t go for scientific accuracy, but for an action thriller meditation on life and meaning with a feminist heart.
 
Mika Tsoi