A lost soul, facing insurmountable odds, hoping to survive. As Gravity turns ten, director Alfonso Cuarón reveals how its on-screen events mirror his battle to make it.
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“‘This movie inspired me to become an astronaut!’ – said no-one ever.”
So reads one review of :a[Gravity]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/gravity-review/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'} on Letterboxd, and the cyber-joker kinda has a point. Essentially :a[Uncut Gems]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/uncut-gems/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'} in space, Alfonso Cuarón’s 2013 off-planet thriller is monumentally, heart-rate-spikingly intense, charting one very bad day in the life...
Read an extract of Empire's exclusive Gravity 10th anniversary feature from our November 2023 issue below, or :a[see the full piece here]{href='https://members.empireonline.com/read/november-2023/in-the-blind?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bau_emp&utm_content=gravity_snippet' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'}.
“‘This movie inspired me to become an astronaut!’ – said no-one ever.”
So reads one review of :a[Gravity]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/gravity-review/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'} on Letterboxd, and the cyber-joker kinda has a point. Essentially :a[Uncut Gems]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/uncut-gems/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'} in space, Alfonso Cuarón’s 2013 off-planet thriller is monumentally, heart-rate-spikingly intense, charting one very bad day in the life...
- 10/19/2023
- by Nick de Semlyen
- Empire - Movies
The Dive is a survival thriller movie directed by Maximilian Erlenwein, who also worked on the screenplay with Joachim Hedén. The survival movie follows the story of two sisters, who go diving at a beautiful but remote location. One of the sisters gets trapped by a rock 28 meters below. The Dive stars Louisa Krause and Sophia Lowe in the lead roles and if you loved the film here are some similar movies you could watch next.
47 Meters Down (Starz & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Dimension Films
Synopsis: Sisters Lisa and Kate become trapped at the bottom of the ocean when a diving expedition to observe sharks goes horribly wrong. When the cable attaching the cage sinks to the bottom of the ocean, the sisters must figure out a way to get back to safety battling injuries, lack of oxygen, and worst of all, bloodthirsty, great white sharks.
The Shallows (Tubi & Rent...
47 Meters Down (Starz & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Dimension Films
Synopsis: Sisters Lisa and Kate become trapped at the bottom of the ocean when a diving expedition to observe sharks goes horribly wrong. When the cable attaching the cage sinks to the bottom of the ocean, the sisters must figure out a way to get back to safety battling injuries, lack of oxygen, and worst of all, bloodthirsty, great white sharks.
The Shallows (Tubi & Rent...
- 8/28/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
(Welcome to Best Action Scene Ever, a column dedicated to breaking down the best, most effective action sequences throughout the genre. In this edition, we revisit the groundbreaking triumph of Alfonso Cuarón's "Gravity" and the adrenaline-pumping thrills of that opening one-shot sequence.)
Space is where things go to die. Whether it's literal stars going supernova, another of Elon Musk's Space-x rockets experiencing a "rapid unscheduled disassembly," or poor George Clooney on his last-ever mission to the International Space Station, the seemingly infinite vacuum surrounding our planet and the rest of the entire known universe is as inhospitable as environments get. So the fact that humanity keeps encroaching on this final frontier despite the mind-melting risks either speaks to our relentless industriousness as a species ... or our unparalleled pigheadedness. What "Gravity" suggests is: What if it were both?
Director Alfonso Cuarón's 2013 masterpiece is easy to praise as a technological marvel,...
Space is where things go to die. Whether it's literal stars going supernova, another of Elon Musk's Space-x rockets experiencing a "rapid unscheduled disassembly," or poor George Clooney on his last-ever mission to the International Space Station, the seemingly infinite vacuum surrounding our planet and the rest of the entire known universe is as inhospitable as environments get. So the fact that humanity keeps encroaching on this final frontier despite the mind-melting risks either speaks to our relentless industriousness as a species ... or our unparalleled pigheadedness. What "Gravity" suggests is: What if it were both?
Director Alfonso Cuarón's 2013 masterpiece is easy to praise as a technological marvel,...
- 8/14/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
In space, no one can hear you scream when Russians shoot down a spy satellite, causing a cloud of debris that destroys the International Space Station where you happen to be on board. In the spectacular opening sequence of Alfonso Cuarón's "Gravity," starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, a phenomenon known as a Kessler Syndrome catastrophe takes place when space pollution tears into the modules, trusses, and solar arrays of the Iss in a sudden, terrifying accident.
Bullock's character, Ryan Stone, is sent hurtling out into the deep reaches of space. Understandably, she's panicked, disoriented, and deeply shaken. In a hostile environment where sound doesn't travel due to the lack of oxygen, all Stone can hear is the deep gulps of breath she's taking and the sound of her own rapid heartbeat. Stone is utterly alone, foreshadowing her isolation and self-reliance later on in "Gravity" where she has...
Bullock's character, Ryan Stone, is sent hurtling out into the deep reaches of space. Understandably, she's panicked, disoriented, and deeply shaken. In a hostile environment where sound doesn't travel due to the lack of oxygen, all Stone can hear is the deep gulps of breath she's taking and the sound of her own rapid heartbeat. Stone is utterly alone, foreshadowing her isolation and self-reliance later on in "Gravity" where she has...
- 2/12/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
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