It magnifies the sense of realism, it grounds you (ironic word choice?) in the story, and very nearly induces low-grade vertigo. Of course, the high-orbit setting is an effect, and in fact the seamless shot is almost certainly cleverly composed of many shorter takes, but the effect of the presentation is nonetheless amazing. Cuarón ( Y Tu Mamá También, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) opens on a multi-astronaut spacewalk during a complex but routine space shuttle mission, and his camera floats around the astronauts as they drift in and out of the shot, carrying on multiple conversations with each other and mission control. Take the film’s opening shot-it lasts about ten minutes, as I recall. The movie is out in 3D and is not only worth the extra cost, but if you have a choice and opt for 2D, you’re actually cheating yourself a little. Cowriter/Director Alfonso Cuarón presents real-world space flight in a way that I’ve never seen on screen, combining both brilliant and subtle special effects with real style and vision.
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