Beyond Telluride Film Fest: “Gravity”

11 Oct Beyond Telluride Film Fest: “Gravity”

As the fall film festival whirligig draws to a close, the co-directors of the Telluride Film Festival must feel vindicated by the plaudits being heaped on many of their picks, including the technical tour de force and blockbuster-in-the-making, “Gravity.” Here’s the Rappler’s spin, by KD Suarez, on the film, a sure-fire Oscar contender (and likely winner for all things technical and perhaps beyond).

DON’T LET GO. Sandra Bullock (L) and George Clooney, portraying marooned astronauts Ryan Stone and Matt Kowalski, in a scene from “Gravity.” Photo courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures, from The Rappler

“‘Gravity’: Thrilling, riveting film experience

I entered the cinema with a lot of expectations for “Gravity,” the Alfonso Cuaron film starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. Early reviews were nearly all glowing. It’s rated “fresh” in Rotten Tomatoes. Heck, even the trailer is impressive.

90 minutes later, I can say I was not disappointed. I was thoroughly impressed – and out of breath.

“Gravity” tells the story of medical engineer Ryan Stone (Bullock), who is in her first space mission, tinkering with the Hubble Space Telescope. One of her crew mates aboard Space Shuttle Explorer is veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski (Clooney), on his last mission to space, who is more concerned with beating a spacewalking record. All is well, that is, until a chain reaction of Earth-orbit accidents destroys their ship…”

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