There is a temptation in filmmaking to create stories that
reflect the current state of society. Conventional filmmakers just want to
entertain the audience in a way they can understand while artistic types want
to hold a mirror up to society and say, “See! This is what you’ve become!” This
isn’t to say movies that provide a time capsule for film geeks to look back on
are without merit. Movies like The
Graduate, The Breakfast Club and The
Social Network define their respective generations in different ways and
provide a pretty good sense of American life and society. Other films strive to
be timeless classics; though their filmic style may eventually become dated,
their stories remain universal no matter when you sit down to watch them. Gravity falls into the latter category
in such a way that’s rarely seen in modern moviemaking.
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