The claustrophobic setting here is conveyed well without ever feeling clunky or confusing. James franco shines in the factbased story of rock climber aron ralston who was trapped for five days in a desolate canyon. Its burning rays illuminating the curvaceous formations that. Actor james franco in a scene from the film 127 hours source. In 127 hours, oscarwinning director danny boyle tells the true story of hiker aron ralstonwho, after spending five days pinned between a boulder and a. For a few months in late 2010, danny boyles 127 hours, the truelife survival story of hiker aron ralston, was in the news for all the wrong reasons.
Over the course of the next 127 hours, ralston tries everything he can think of to free himself, flashing back to small but memorable events in his life as well as forward to the future that he might enjoy should he manage to wiggle free as his body begins the slow process of shutting down. It stars james franco in the principal role as reallife mountain climber aron ralston, whose hand was trapped under a boulder in a utah ravine for more than five days in april 2003. Not too long ago, i did an article on director danny boyles latest movie 127 hours, filmed on location in the beautiful red rock country of moab, utah. With james franco, amber tamblyn, kate mara, sean bott. Fast forward four months later to an evening in september 12, 2010, 127 hours, a film based on the true story of outdoorsman aron ralston, had its first public screening at the toronto film festival. James francos bravura performance drives this gripping true story of a young adventurer whose will to live in the most unsettling of circumstances proves a triumph of sacrifice. A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near moab, utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive. With james garner, eva marie saint, rod taylor, werner peters. Boyle was determined to complete his new film, 127 hours, in time for this years festival, and it premiered to loud. The actor already has demonstrated tremendous versatility. I cut my arm off, but its audiences who faint, says 127. The producers use a number of cinematic devices to trick the audience into thinking its much longer. I have watched 127 hours twice, and anxiously replayed its central event dozens of times in my head, and each time i am as comprehensively freaked out as if i. After five days he was able to amputate his arm with a dull.
What the movie 127 hours didnt show you janice holly booth. Movie poster analysis 127 hours molly prentice a2 media. Rent 127 hours 2010 starring james franco and kate mara on dvd and bluray. Aron was reckless enough to embark on this climbing expedition without telling anyone where he was going, and the film sees that his. Supplied in april 2003, ralston was descending a slot canyon when a boulder he was climbing on moved, trapping him and his right. Actor point movie scripts 127 hours film script 127 hours movie script.
A strong film that paints the road to survival filled with hope. Here are a few i say a few fun facts about the movie 127 hours the casting of james franco as aron ralston. British film director danny boyle directed the film 127 hours about ralstons accident. Danny boyle interview on 127 hours survival, james. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 127 hours near you. As gutwrenching as it is inspirational, 127 hours unites one of danny boyles. Other actors who were considered include ryan gosling half nelson and lars and the real girl, sebastian stan notable for black swan, rachel.
Danny boyle astonishingly turns the near plotless story into a cinematically gripping experience the rock cleft in which ralston james franco is pinned by. Youve presumably seen the film, so you know the risks involved in visiting this tough environment. Luckily for the audience, the execution here is top notch. What started as a walk in the park became a 127hour ordeal that forced an american mountaineer to amputate his arm. It involves a gruesome ordeal for ralston, and for the films audience, a few of whom have been said to faint. An extraordinary view a unique collaboration between the director and actor live extras. Over the next five days ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by. The movie is an okay summary of the accident, but missed the mark on how much aron did to save himself hes a very smart guy and very experienced in wilderness search and rescue and he spent hours contemplating and calculating out every factor and option available to him over and over again. The title 127 hours appears about 16 minutes into the film. In 1975, he won the pulitzer prize for distinguished criticism.
The film stars james franco, kate mara, amber tamblyn and clemence poesy. James franco wasnt danny boyles first choice to play aron, cillian murphy inception and the wind that shakes the barley was. During a solo descent of bluejohn canyon in southeastern utah he dislodged a boulder, pinning his right wrist to the side of the canyon wall. I wasnt totally sure why i wasnt connecting with the material could have been the actor, could have been the story but there was a shallowness to the whole thing that was very disappointing. James franco was awarded best actor by the new york film critics online and the. Any film that relies on one actor to carry the movie demands a lot of its leading. The extraordinary story behind danny boyles 127 hours. Read the 127 hours plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. A massive crowd, it could be a sports stadium, a u2 farewell show or new years eve on copacabana beach, but whatever it is there are thousands and thousands of us. Adapted from ralstons autobiography between a rock and a hard place, 127 hours s screenplay was written by boyle and.
The new full length hd trailer for 127 hours, directed by danny boyle slumdog millionaire, 28 days later and starring james franco. And also the main actor isnt james franco, its an anonymous actor who looks like franco and costs much less. In the film, canyoneer aron ralston must find a way to escape after he gets trapped by a boulder in an isolated slot canyon in bluejohn canyon, southeastern utah, in april 2003. He is stuck there for 127 hours, no one knowing where he is. Smooth slot canyons, intricately weaving through the desolate landscape, bask in the beating sunlight.
The movie 127 hours is, in fact, only 97 minutes long. But from such harrowing beginnings, its rather awesome what an entertaining film danny boyle has made with 127 hours. Directed by danny boyle 127 hours is his first movie afte the oscarwinning slumdog millionaire the movie is very slick and stylish, including shots from inside a water bottle and xray shots of arons arm, as well as a large collection of fantasy sequences and flashbacks and clever, effective cinematography and editing. Danny boyles new film, 127 hours, tells how climber aron ralston found himself trapped alone in a canyon and had to perform diy surgery to save his life. Actor james franco in a scene from the film 127 hours. The story of danny boyles 127 hours is no secret its a true account of a lone hiker who finds himself trapped for days. Nominated outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role screen actors guild awards 2011. The film also revolves around the concept of time, alike my short film main image. Germans kidnap an american major and try to convince him that world war ii is over, so that they can get details about the allied invasion of europe out of him. This movie has a simple premise, and its not a pleasant one. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. For most of the film he deals with one location and one actor, james franco. In 2003 hiker aron ralston embarked on a wilderness jaunt in a utah national park, without informing anyone where he was going.
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