Gravity (2013) is an intensely rich film, aesthetically and philosophically. Here are some questions you can use to guide your viewing, discussion and greater appreciation of Gravity:
1) Who is the main character? What do they want out of life, what are they struggling with? Who are the other main characters (personal or impersonal) and how do they help or hinder the main character?
2) Think about the settings. Imagine yourself in them. Feel it. What do these settings represent or tell us about humanity? What happens to them?
3) Ryan discovers some artefacts in each of the places she visits on her journey. Of all the things the director could spend the film’s budget on, the director chooses to draw our attention to these items. What are they, compare and contrast the artefacts, and discuss what you think they say about their previous owners and the main character?
4) How is Ryan different from the beginning of the film, compared with the end? How did this change come about? What did she learn?
5) What happens in the final scene and how does it conclude Ryan’s journey and transformation?
April 7, 2019 at 4:13 AM
I don’t let Hollywood movies dictate
April 7, 2019 at 4:23 AM
My faith. Gravity had nothing to do with a -g-o-d, any -g-o-d . Space is cold bit not empty. Quantum physics proves it. And certainly there is at least microbial life elsewhere in our universe
Proof will come either from Mars or one of Jupiter’s moons …..
No -g-o-d needed. BTW, did you know particles of matter can appear from nothing
Poor. Proven at CERN. No God needed
May 4, 2019 at 9:26 AM
Hello and thanks for your comment. A character confesses not being taught to pray, cries out to and imagines others beyond the material world. I’d say the least Gravity says is religious-type experiences might be useful in coping in a seemingly ambivalent universe, and fulfill human needs for hope and meaning, all while remaining somewhat ambiguous on its basis in reality. Some see belief in a god as a crutch but for others, “only the sick need a physician”. There is a longer piece on Gravity in which i unpack some of these ideas.
May 11, 2019 at 10:58 PM
You are correct
I see it now after some thought