Lessons from the movie Gravity

Ingrid and I went for a movie yesterday. After carefully weighing our decision of which movies to watch, we decided to watch the movie Gravity. The movie is rated 98% in rotten-tomatoes site so we expect a good movie. Without talking in details about the movie, we did enjoy the movie and it was a great one. I didn't regret picking this movie.

The movie was about astronauts experience in space. They had a mission to fix a satellite and faced with an imminent danger when debris of a blown Russian satellite came in their path.  Dr. Ryan Stone became the sole survivor and made it back to earth after going through many death threatening events.

The movie is great not only because of the effects and the momentary science journey in space, but it was also due to the lessons taught by the astronauts.

Several lessons:

1. Being Selfless, this lesson came from the space-craft's pilot, Matt. He sacrificed his life so that Dr. Ryan can survive. He saved Dr. Ryan from getting lost in space and took her to the Soyuz ( the closest space station ). Unfortunately, his jetpack is out of fuel and they had risk their last jet push to get close to the Soyuz. Dr. Ryan managed to get herself strapped on some flying cables but Matt wasn't so lucky. Matt ordered Dr. Ryan, who did manage to grab Matt's hand, to let him go. Otherwise, nobody is going to make it back to earth alive. 
2. Struggle to survive, Matt did not part with Dr. Ryan without leaving her with safety directions and positive reinforcement. It is what she needed the most, knowing that she is not a pilot. Dr. Stone did panic and almost given up on her run for safety but Matt came into her dream and gave some insight to get her spaceship moving. What striked me the most was his positive attitude which was a turning point for Dr. Stone to continue in her struggle for a safe trip to earth.
3. Living life to the fullest, Dr. Stone was going to give up but her encounter with Matt in her dream reminded her that life is bumpy road. If she chooses to be away from people's disturbance, she can choose to be in her current silence inside of the spaceship and face an impending death. To live is to adapt with imperfection and face miseries head on.
4. Learning to let go, Dr. Stone wanted to safe Matt from a sure death but it was totally impossible since they didn't have any tools to aid the saving process. Matt asked Dr. Stone to let him go, which was a learning process for her at the time.

Just in case, I forgot about the movie. Here is the link to the official site http://gravitymovie.warnerbros.com/