The Gravity of the Situation.

In October last year one of my favorite films of the year came out. This film was such a emotional ride, for Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullok's character) and for myself. From the second the film started till the credits rolled I was glued to the screen and a bit of a mess. You see this film came out at a moment in life that I felt like everything was spinning out of control.  So many things had abruptly changed and I didn't know what to do.  So when I went and saw Gravity and how Ryan's life was literally spinning out of control I could relate. I was ready to give up, shift gears, and chase after a someone else's dream. 

When the universe was literally throwing everything it had at her, Ryan Stone kept fighting. So when I felt everything was being figurative being thrown at me I had the realization that I should keep fighting. She had reason too, I had reason too. I had strived to make so much out of my life, my work, my family, my relationship. I am still so young and I have so much ahead of me. And I had so much support in doing so. By the end of the film I couldn't stop, well I couldn't stop feeling. I left feeling inspired and moved. That is why I make films. I love being able to help move people, help them to see, to feel and understand. That is why I do what I do. The way that that movie inspired me, I want to inspire others.

When I started this post I wanted to remark on how phenomenal the CGI was, how the acting was  moving and real. How the first shot of the film ran for thirteen minutes before it cut and showed show much beauty it was breath taking. And how the rest of the cinematography was just as astounding as that first shot. But instead you got the mushy feelings that the film created. That to me is how I know it was a good film, it made me forget the technicalities and be immersed in the story. Let's hope that the Academy feels the same way I do. The voices in my head give it five out of five stars. *****