>See, I don't really get this criticism. Granted, there are no
>tearjerker moments, but I thought the movie was pure emotion
>from beginning to end. Much of the emotion was conveyed in an
>unorthodox way, but it was certainly prevalent nonetheless.
>
>(Spoilers)
>You didn't feel emotional resonance when she was flung out
>perpetually spinning into space? You didn't feel emotion in
>the sheer vastness that is deep space? No emotion when she is
>finally able to get to the ISS and strip off her suit? What
>about her desperate attempt at human contact in the Russian
>satellite?

Emotion to me isn't about tear-jerker moments or putting a character in a perilous situation, it's developing a character or relationship in order to earn an emotional connection and personal attachment with the audience. Yes, drifting in space is a frightening situation and Cuaron did an amazing job of representing that visually but it is also up to the writer and director to bridge the emotional chasm between viewer and movie. I was completely immersed visually but never engaged emotionally because outside of basic human decency and survival, I was never given a developed reason to care. Cuaron tried but with that script and limited time, it didn't work. The story of the movie for me was the technical brilliance, and the characters were just basic vehicles to show that off.

>Co-sign the Clooney shit though. The only low points of the
>film are the scenes he's in.