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trackercowe · 03-02-2014, 12:49 PM

It was a survival story at its best, I am not sure why people are asking for more from Gravity. Do we really need to learn more other than the characters need to survive (even after she gave up)? Just look at other survivalist movies like Cast Away or All is Lost, there was very little story to them, and in the case of Cast Away the "story" part of it doesn't really work with the vibe of the movie. Personally I don't need a detailed back story of each character in order to get behind their need to survive.

Gravity would have been a much worse movie had they added a 30 minute epilogue like so many on here are saying. It may not deserve the nod for Best Picture, but Cuaron is an absolute lock for best director for the work he did, and deservedly so. His achievement is comparable to what Ang Li did with Life of Pi a couple years ago. But like MMF said Cuaron was able to develop a proper treatment for a "space" movie, which really has never been done before.

03-02-2014, 12:49 PM	#8
trackercowe Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2009 Exp:	It was a survival story at its best, I am not sure why people are asking for more from Gravity. Do we really need to learn more other than the characters need to survive (even after she gave up)? Just look at other survivalist movies like Cast Away or All is Lost, there was very little story to them, and in the case of Cast Away the "story" part of it doesn't really work with the vibe of the movie. Personally I don't need a detailed back story of each character in order to get behind their need to survive. Gravity would have been a much worse movie had they added a 30 minute epilogue like so many on here are saying. It may not deserve the nod for Best Picture, but Cuaron is an absolute lock for best director for the work he did, and deservedly so. His achievement is comparable to what Ang Li did with Life of Pi a couple years ago. But like MMF said Cuaron was able to develop a proper treatment for a "space" movie, which really has never been done before. Last edited by trackercowe; 03-02-2014 at 12:51 PM.