Fiona, I had the same thought about that other thing too, ha!

fails the Bechdel test

Sure, but it passes the Mako Mori test!

it passes the Mako Mori test!

I wish another "go team female!" test would get big mindshare so more people would stop being so knee jerk...maybe I had to see that sentence typed out to fully appreciate the futility.

As you were!

Jessica,

Thanks for the correction.

Re: Bechdel

People need to get over themselves. I could have done without a backstory element, but the core story has been told so many times from a male perspective. Or from an alien one. This was a welcome approach.

Does the original Alien have any conversations between Ripley and Veronica Cartwright's character that would pass the Bechdel test? Because I would bust out laughing if someone suggested that franchise lacked in the strong, well-drawn female character with agency department.

I agree. The way this movie is structured, the story and character could only be so much, and I think it did a great job with what it had, and the actors sold it as well.

I really liked it.

Bechdel is one criterion, but people get hung up on it.

I'm going to see Gravity this evening, but my date is blind in one eye so we're seeing 2D. I'm a little bummed, but since I tend towards anxiety maybe it's for the best.

Smonster, Beau doesn't like 3D so we saw it on a reg screen. It is still gorgeous and overwhelming. You will dig it.

I hate when I agree that a movie is probably good, but I will not be able to enjoy it. I am eagerly waiting for a 2D home-sized version that I can stop start and skip around, because one level of it sounds like personal hell, but reports make it sound amazing.

I skipped calling an IO9 person out on his "literal rollercoaster" description because he was so clearly physically affected (left as soon as the credits started so he could get a drink of water to calm himself down--I think it was a while before he was up to leaving). I wish I had the space to inflict that on myself, but for right now it needs to be a mitigated experience.

Only tangentially related, I wish they'd used her for the Y instead of the V in the poster that's not on the first page of any of the search terms I can think of to use. For font's sake, although I understand why they did it.

I also wish Cuaron hadn't put down other movies in explaining why this is so good. Why not win in a fair fight?

Thirdly, v. curious about how 3D improves the experience. Sounds intriguing.

I was not physically affected as the IO9 poster was, maybe I will go over there to see comments. If you know that this may affect you negatively, I think you should opt out. I know I said, out loud, "Jesus" more than twice during the movie. I don't even recall when I said it.

I also found myself shaking my head.

Thing is, I didn't think of the movie was immersive, because my mind kept thinking about how vulnerable astronauts are. I just couldn't shake that thought. Star Trek is all good, but we are a longass way from that it seems.