http://youtu.be/H4coTNta-YA
The first trailer for Gravity captivated me with its depiction of the main conflict in the film: two astronauts, played by George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, are left stranded in space after an accident destroys their space shuttle. This new trailer expands on the shuttle’s destruction in a tense and hectic 90-second long clip.
However, what’s most impressive of the new trailer is that it’s all one long take with no edits. Cuaron’s a fan of the single take (re: Children of Men), and it’s nice to see the art of the single take continued in Gravity. Despite the fact that the scene is almost completely computer generated, Cuaron still gets props for incorporating a full 90-second clip with no cuts. Would it have carried more weight had it not all been digitally rendered? Of course, but it matches the film’s aesthetic well.
Gravity will be dropping into theaters on October 4th.