Gravity story
Two American astronauts are stranded in space after the mid-orbit destruction of their Space Shuttle, and they attempt to return to Earth.
6 total · 5 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coming to terms with one's own death | major | Dr. Ryan Stone and Matt Kowalski faced the reality that there was a good chance they would never make it back to Earth after space debris wrecked their space shuttle on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. |
| coping with the death of a child | major | Dr. Ryan Stone had conversation with Kowalski about how her six year old daughter died in an accident at school. |
| orbital spaceflight | major | Two astronauts became stranded in space on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. |
| stranded in outer space | major | The film followed astronauts Dr. Ryan Stone and Matt Kowalski as they tried to save themselves after getting stranded in orbit around the Earth. |
| what if I found myself in a zero gravity environment | major | Dr. Ryan Stone and Matt Kowalski were floating around in outer space for the better part of the film. |
| storytelling | minor | Matt Kowalski reveled in telling stories about his past experiences to mission control and Dr. Stone without solicitation. |