We’ve just been to see the film Gravity in 3D. Ever since I was a lad and man first ventured into space, I wanted desperately to be an astronaut. Not any more!
Watching poor Sandra Bullock being whirled around in her space suit with no way of steadying herself made me feel a bit nauseous. In orbit, it’s a long way up – and down. Maybe now I have to admit to myself that I’m just too old to be an astronaut. Sigh!
The film was terrific, very nailbiting stuff, with astonishing special effects. There are a few technical irregularities, but none that bothered me too much. And some of the spacemen like it:
Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, is mighty impressed with Gravity.
So, recommended, but not if you’re afraid of flying – or afraid of heights.
