This movie is brilliant in every way, from the careful handling of the true story to the film making and effects.
Im sure its hard to keep someone intrigued on a movie about a guy who really did cut his own arm off to escape entrapment in a utah canyon, from a boulder crushing his hand. The film is about one guy and the 80 minutes create a build up for the inevitability of what you know will happen. Despite the hype on the festival circuits, the one scene of amputation isnt really that bad. For anyone who really went to see it for that particular hype, must have gotten a shock for the true intensity, emotional involvement and gritty, fast paced and versatile style of the movie. Fair enough, the scene was pretty disturbing, but its because the layers of the story prior to this, really engross you into this guy's life (Aron Ralston, played realistically and so honestly by the lovely james franco). The flashbacks, the hallucinations and some of the dark humour as ralston talks to us via messages to his family on his video camera are incredibly moving and make this film ore than just about the man in the hole.
Im no film critic so i'm probably not doing this review any justice and i cant find the right terms to explain how really innovative it is in filming and direction by Danny Boyle.
Particular praise goes to the opening sequence and the split screen style of filming in parts and the true attention to detail and sound. At times, i myself felt claustrophobic, uncomfortable and ..and scared as i imagined myself in his place. The freedom for improvisation helped the gritty realism without the fancy cover ups and dramatics that other directors may have resorted to.
I cant post any clips for obvious reasons...there aren't any yet! but i can force feed you the clever poster design and tell you all to GO SEE IT!!
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