first i want to say thank you for liking me
second i want to say that Gravity is a traditional narrative movie that utilized technology, yup. But to overlook the fact that it's a traditional movie with a traditional plot, only to consider it simply a "technical achievement," is pretty reductive and non-critical of you
If you want to overlook the whole, YOU KNOW, narrative of the movie, that's your deal and your critical process. but for me, technological achievement doesn't mean anything unless there's more to it. when technology is the selling point of an otherwise bland movie, the result is Avatar. when technology is matched with good writing, good characters, a good script, everything else, then the result is something like Back to the Future. Gravity does not have good writing, it does not have good characters, it does not have a good script, no wit, no challenging metaphors. it didn't even have memorable music.
let's just hope Gravity's technological achievements (what were they, again?) hold up for a few more years, so we can continue to overlook this stuff, and praise the computers behind the scene
anyway, some more similarities between Gravity and The Grey, other than beginning, middle, and end:
the grey:
- suicidal dude without guidance in life
- dead family member causes grief
- loses faith in god
- finds faith in self
- has visions to help regain faith
- wanders around in nothingness, challenged by nature
- ends with final conflict with nature\
- heavy handed metaphor about life and death with no certain outcome
gravity:
- emotionally vacant woman without guidance in life
- dead family member causes grief
- loses faith (in self)
- finds faith in self
- has visions to help regain faith
- wanders around in nothingness, challenged by nature (and super cool space junk!)
- ends with final conflict with nature
- heavy handed metaphor about life and death, but with the family-friendly outcome of rebirth