This film has 7 oscars including best director while 2001: A Space Odyssey has only one and Kubrick never won a best director's oscar.
This is one of the many reasons why oscars are not only inconsistent but also a JOKE! This film is overrated and in my opinion it didn't deserve so many accolades.
I like Cuaron btw.
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shareYou have to look at the other films they were competing against as well. Gravity and 2001 are two completely different films. This one has better performances and would've been a lot more difficult to direct.
sharemore difficult to direct than building everything and adding so much detail to every shot ?
shareThe problem is that 2001 A Space Odyssey at the beginning wasn't considered good. Even hated by few. Then they changed idea. Like it happens to many cult movies.
Still Gravity is amazing. A totally different movie. But I just watched it again right now on television and the feeling (and fear) of being lost in space was strong.
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Are you naturally born stupid or it is a special diet you're following?
shareKubrick,lumet,welles and Hitchcock,among many others,never won a best director Oscar..the academy does not meet and decide by consensus,like some critics awards,nor do they open it to the public(thank goodness)..but they are subject to the same exposures to hype,sentimentality,and popularity..for example,hitchcock and Kubrick were not actor-friendly directors,and thousands of actors vote..in any case,as good as gravity was,2001 is a classic..one of the posters made a good point about some films being recognized as great years after their release,as opposed to right off the bat..other times,films are widely acclaimed initially,but buyers remorse soon kicks in..the artist and driving miss daisy would be 2 examples of the latter..more often then not,the academy gets it right,and when they get it wrong,they frequently make it up down the road..
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