Gravity (The Movie)

My wife and I recently went to see the movie 'Gravity' starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney... I don't think I will give away anything by telling you...they are the ONLY two people in the entire movie.. You do see some of the other crew members from a distance,..and hear Ed Harris' voice as the cap-con voice from Houston.. but only the two main characters are front and center on the screen....

         The plot of the movie is something like this:..  A repair crew is sent up to fix a problem on the Hubble telescope and while they are in the midst of repair work they get word from Houston about a different satellite that has been struck by a meteorite and possibly will be entering their orbit.. They continue with the repair work until the voice from Houston tells them to terminate the work immediately and return to their rover vehicle... Too late!..  The debris from the other satellite and more meteors begin striking all around them. Can you say extreme devastation? Clooney plays the part of Matt Kowalski.. a cowboy type individual with a very casual demeanor. He is as calm as a surgeon with all this pandemonium going on around him.. actually cracking jokes.

      He is the experienced astronaut while Bullock plays the part of Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer brought along to fix the problem on the Hubble. Clooney gives off some good advice and keeps telling her to remain calm.
    There is one part of the movie where I was reminded of 'Castaway' with Tom Hanks.  Remember the part where he is washed up on the island after the plane crash..and for forty-five minutes Hanks had the scene all to himself as he talked to himself and tried to figure out how to get off the island and back to civilization...  Well, that is what happens in 'Gravity'... Bullock has the screen all to herself for thirty to forty minutes as she collects herself and transfers to an abandoned Chinese satellite that has been in orbit for months.. BUT with Bullock the scenery is a lot more pleasing to the eye than with Tom Hanks..

      The scenery passing behind them as they work on the problem is out of this world (pun) and is really impressive. I was even able to pick out continents passing in the background.. and even Texas too. I saw an interview on TV with a former astronaut and he too was impressed with the movie, saying it was as realistic as the real thing.

     I will not spoil the end of the movie for you,...but suffice to say, I enjoyed it immensely and highly recommend it. Evidently, others seem to agree with me as the movie was the top money winner after its first weekend out.... Ironically, the movie it beat out for the top spot was the latest effort of Tom Hanks, 'Captain Phillips.'