After a rather elongated time period in terms of Einstein’s
relativity wherein life has zoomed past the speed of light, I am back with an
article to enlighten the readers on my experience in space for the past 90
minutes. Little do we realize and recognize what it feels like, floating in a
dark hole, which never seems to extinguish, where we never have a door to come
out….. Now, after my experience with the smart and sexy Clooney and Sandra, I
will have a profound respect for any human being described as an Astronaut!!
Gravity seemed to me a concise documentary into a life in
outer space. The white screen (in the theatre), seemed to enfold into a vast
expanse of the outer space, with a cross sectional view of our mother Earth.
That was indeed exemplary picturization. Little did I know then, that I was
about to stay afloat for the next hour or so!!
Dr Ryan Stone and Matt are on a mission to service the Hubble
Telescope when being warned and by Houston of a possible attack by space debris
due to a Russian missile strike on a satellite. As they prepare themselves on
aborting the mission, the communication systems fail and they are left “Alone”
in outer space. Finding no way of resuming their journey in their shuttle
Explorer, which being damaged far beyond usability, having no survivors, they
tether themselves to thrust themselves towards the International Space Station.
As the oxygen levels sink, both in our seats and in Stone’s
space suit, Matt makes her survive by making her breathe, pondering into her
life on Earth… As they dig deeper into their emotions, they start digging
deeper into the vast outer space, closing in on the International Space
Station. In a rapid turn of events, both of them cling on to the edges of the
space station, in turn clinging on to their lives. In a rapid thought of saving
atleast one life, Matt lets go of Dr. Stone, vanishing into outer space.
Being characterized as an experienced astronaut, Matt takes
the role of a lifesaving guide in the last few hours of his life guiding Dr
Stone to safety. She prepares to escape in a Soyuz, later finding it to have to
fuel. Her inexperience in astronomy takes over as she prepares to give up her
life, switching off the oxygen supply. Matt, her guide, enters the Soyuz and
suggests to use the landing rockets to guide her to the space station. Matt had
entered the Soyuz… The Soyuz being “Her Mind”!!!! Realizing the solution to the
problem, she drifts towards the Chinese Space Station. . .
She makes her way to Mother Earth in a capsule landing in
the sea, leaving her footprints in the sands of Earth, devoid of “GRAVITY”….
The director seemed to amaze me with his intricate portrayal
of “Zero Gravity” atmosphere, where every small pin and screw seemed to hang
around in the space shuttle. The best part was Dr. Stone’s tears dangling their
way towards us in 3D!!!
With not much knowledge of science, I do not wish to comment
on any technical glitches. With the movie’s exceptional visuals, I was
awestruck how silence was used as the “Loudest” weapon in the mass destruction
sequences, keeping in mind Sound never travels in space… The use of Silence was
just amazing!!! Whether it is possible to have the Hubble and the ISS in the
same orbit is a daunting question, but questioning is quite easy!!!
Let us stand, without
floating, and applaud “Gravity”
