Louis CK: ‘Gravity’ Screwed Physics, Sandra Bullock’s Character Was Not Believable!’ Comedian Teases New Season Of Sitcom!

Comedian and director Louis CK recently guested on the 'Opie and Anthony' podcast, to promote his old movie. He is also teasing Season 4 of his TV Show, "Louie" which returns to FX in May.

However, the most interesting part of his Opie and Anthony guesting is his tirade on the big winner of the recent Academy Awards, "Gravity." It did not win Best Picture, but it brought home the most awards including "Best Director."

Louis CK pointed out that Sandra Bullock's character, who played a 'reluctant astronaut' would not exist in real life. Transcribed by deathandtaxesmag.com:

"I didn't like the performances and I didn't know why these are the people who are being called 'the astronauts.' It's two people, and you could have gotten anybody. I mean, [George Clooney and Sandra Bullock] made great contributions to the theater of the screen, but why fill their faces with chemicals to make sure they look like astronauts? And, also, the idea that she's, like, a reluctant astronaut? Like, 'Ugh, the other thing didn't work out so I'm an astronaut, and I hate space. Oh I'm so stressed out when I'm in space.' ... The greatest people alive do this. Get the f--- out of here ... If you're obsessed with being an astronaut and you're the best at everything you do, you're still not going to go to space, and yet [she's] f**kin' like, 'Ugh, and I get vertigo.' No you don't."

The observation was accurate. An astronaut is one of the more common childhood ambitions that most people fail to outgrow. It's hard to imagine someone being 'forced into it.'

CK then moved on to another controversial point-Physics: "I was getting also irritated with the lack of truth with the physics. They had an opportunity to teach people physics, and it's a bunch of s**t ... The entire crux of the drama of the movie was a giant f**k you to physics-the idea that she's holding him and there's some force pulling him more and more like an increasing force from, what? There's nothing."

His last observation deals with the qualifications of astronauts again. It's not about whether you want the job, but the moral and emotional fitness.

"And guess what? If you have, like, a background that's edgy? Like, your son died? We're not putting you in space. Billions of dollars, that s**t costs up there ... If you ever listen to black box recordings to fall asleep at night-they have some on YouTube and stuff-the pilots, even in the worst conditions, are steel [nerves] until the very last second. That's what all pilots are like, and people in space are the .000000001 percent of those people. That guy, Sully, who landed the plane on the Hudson? He would have never made it space. 'We're gonna try the river.' No."

Perhaps the proof that "Gravity" was indeed a well-directed film was that it was able to draw most of its audience away from those observations. CK was just sharp or maybe he has some knowledge of the details.