While the technical aspects are dazzling, the film is essentially a survival drama about and the struggle to overcome personal loss.
Price created an index of human frailty against the infinite. The score tells us exactly where we are: sometimes deep in the mechanical terror of machinery failing, sometimes in the spiritual vacuum of the void, and finally, firmly on the ground.
Alfonso Cuarón's 2013 sci-fi thriller Gravity is a masterpiece of cinematic storytelling, with breathtaking visuals, heart-pumping action, and a critically acclaimed performance from Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. But how does it stack up against other great movies that explore the wonders and dangers of space and gravity?
"Gravity" explores several themes that are closely tied to the concept of gravity, including:
