Gravity Lessons
80 million dollars were spent making this 4.5 starred critically rated movie by Warner Home Video currently still playing in theaters. If you asked me, it would be 5 stars. Spoiler alert: if you have not seen the movie yet, wait to read this blog entry. Oscar winner Sandra Bullock is in every scene of this movie set entirely in space until the last few minutes. She plays Dr. Ryan Stone, a doctor recently employed by NASA to install her technology on a U.S. satellite and dealing with her first experiences in space. It is also the commander's final mission played by George Clooney. Her character is immediately established as queazy, brilliant and disconnected to people. George is quippy, stabilizing and fast-thinking. 15 minutes into this 91 minute thriller, we experience our lead characters struggling to return to their ship following a rain shower of exploding satellite debris that has destroyed all communication with Houston. Discovering they are the sole survivors of their mi...