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Boyhood – The ‘Gravity’ of 2014Release Date: [imdblive:date]
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Over the last few years it seems to have become apparent that certain films are praised enormously solely due to a unique gimmick. Avatar was ‘ground-breaking’ in terms of effects, like Gravity – both, I believe to be, mind-numbingly dull and generic. This year, Boyhood fills the gap with a film that took 12 years to film – [...]
Gravity
It was recently announced that ‘Gravity‘ seized 11 BAFTA nominations making it the lead contender which beat ’12 Years a Slave’ and ‘American Hustle’. This didn’t come as a shock to me as I knew the British film institution would favor a film developed in the UK over others such as Russell’s ‘American Hustle’. Although it wasn’t a shock, it found it dissatisfying that this film achieved so much attention and hype solely due to its spectacular effects and it’s impressive use of CGI. ‘Gravity’ failed to resonate with me, it was a marvelous [...]
