GRAVITY (Alfonso Cuaron, 2013)
Finally, a film that was meant for 3D ever since the inception of the medium. GRAVITY, aside from being one unforgettable, larger than life space experience of a movie, is also a spiritual journey from desperation to hopelessness to survival. It toys with our concept of hope based on what limited options are present at the time being. Sandra Bullock turns in another praiseworthy performance as Mission Specialist Ryan Stone, who is out on her first space shuttle mission onboard Space Shuttle Explorer. A seemingly routine job to fix the Hubble telescope erupts into major catastrophe as debris from a Russian missile strike advances to the Explorer's location. She gets detached from the shuttle, and floats into dark, cold, and limitless space. Bullock manifests the compelling innocence of her famous character Annie from SPEED, but here there is no escape. From varying moments of tension, we see Bullock fight to live, and in those 90 minutes of shifting cla...