Its difficult to discuss recent sci-fi blockbusters without mentioning Gravity. As youre probably aware, Gravity stars Sandra Bullock as Dr. Ryan Stone, a biomedical engineer whose first mission aboard a NASA space shuttle turns into a nightmare when cosmic debris sends her hurtling through the vastness of space. Stone, partially aided by fellow astronaut Matt Kowalski (George Clooney), must try to find a way back to civilisation in the face of overwhelming odds. A film four-and-a-half years in the making, Alfonso Cuaróns extraordinary thriller had one of the most complex and excruciating productions of any film ever made. In order to create an authentic zero-gravity environment in 3D, the director had to shepherd a team of visual effects experts to overcome enormous technological challenges to properly realise his vision. Over $700 million in box office receipts and seven Oscars, including a Best Director win for Cuarón, is evidence enough that it was all worthwhile in the end. Critical acclaim was universal and most cinemagoers responded in kind, with only a half-dozen further instalments of already-successful franchises and the mighty Frozen racking up more money in 2014 than Gravity. Unique, ambitious and visceral, Gravity raised the bar for modern sci-fi, and if Nolan can boast an even remotely comparable level of success with Interstellar, it will be space mission accomplished.
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