tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318433114559203724.post3843454505556334744..comments2023-10-29T16:01:01.077-07:00Comments on Just Another Movie Blog: Gravity: Glorious Spectacle Steve Kimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187112520269562190noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318433114559203724.post-29851278073479748582013-10-20T13:26:35.693-07:002013-10-20T13:26:35.693-07:00Excellent. I think that giving the film a broad m...Excellent. I think that giving the film a broad metaphor (about all human experience) rather than specifically about Bullock's grief is brilliant of Cuaron, and gives the film universal appeal. However, I think that the few details we have of Bullock's background-- the death of her child, the long hours of work and driving-- actually take away from that universal connection, and make it more her story than ours. I still think that the takeaway of the film is how it is we who are having this experience, and we who are making the choices between life and death. But it is easy to lock onto these details and miss the point.<br /><br />Still, your analysis is top notch, and I recommend it. Steve Kimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187112520269562190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318433114559203724.post-45542323656129081162013-10-20T13:12:59.638-07:002013-10-20T13:12:59.638-07:00Sounds like you lucked out; this was easily some o...Sounds like you lucked out; this was easily some of the best 3D since Avatar, IMO. I agree with you completely about the experience of watching the film, but I found an unexpected amount of depth in the visual narrative despite the simplicity of plot and symbol. The interpretation you offer after your spoiler warning originates with the film's director, I think, and it certainly holds up. I actually explore both it and my own slightly more heady, metaphorical reading in my most recent post (http://wp.me/s3TIkQ-gravity). I'd be interested to hear what you think of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com