Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Gravity, Dallas Buyers Club
with the future and outer space represented, it was nice to settle into good ol' texas. Gravity is obviously an effect landmark. it was interesting how un-3D the 3D looked. and i liked that. it was subtle and did not get in the way of the action or be the action. nice how water on earth became her space and nearly took her out. it should have. rising from the ashes was a little much. meanwhile, mcconaughey seemingly dropped in from outer space and carried a reasonably good movie on his back. but it wasn't just the weight. it was his energy and recklessness, and the subtle ways in which his character and his prejudices evolved. he deserves all of the accolades. jennifer gardner was out of place here. the pleated pants were not enough to frump her down.
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"The movie….ends with an allegory to the dawn of mankind, when Dr. Ryan Stone (Bullock) fights her way out of the ocean after the crash-landing, passing an amphibian, grabbing the soil of the shore and slowly regaining her capacity to stand upright and walk. In an interview director Cuarón notes: "She’s in these murky waters almost like an amniotic fluid or a primordial soup. In which you see amphibians swimming. She crawls out of the water, not unlike early creatures in evolution. And then she goes on all fours. And after going on all fours she’s a bit curved until she is completely erect. It was the evolution of life in one, quick shot".
this was something i had wondered about. interesting how scientists debate this:
When Kowalski unclips his tether and floats away to his death to save Stone from being pulled away from the ISS, several observers (including Plait and Tyson) contend that all Stone had to do was to give the tether a gentle tug, and Kowalski would have been safely pulled toward her, since the movie shows the pair having stopped and there would thus be no centrifugal force to pull Kowalski away.
Others, however, such as Kevin Grazier, science adviser for the movie, and NASA engineer Robert Frost, maintain that the pair are actually still decelerating, with Stone's leg caught in the parachute cords from the Soyuz. As the cords absorb her kinetic energy, they stretch. Kowalski's interpretation of the situation is that the cords are not strong enough to absorb his kinetic energy as well as hers, and that he must therefore release the tether in order to give her a chance of stopping before the cords fail and doom both of them.
Tina Fey, introducing "Gravity" during the opening monologue: " 'Gravity' is nominated for best film. It's the story of how George Clooney would rather float away into space and die than spend one more minute with a woman his own age."
Tina: "Matthew McConaughey did amazing work this year. For his role in Dallas Buyers Club, he lost 45 pounds. Or what actresses call being in a movie."
how Gravity was made
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/01/03/how_they_made_gravity_behind_the_scenes_video_shows_the_pioneering_light.html
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