Danny Boyles 127 Hours was highly praised by audiences and critics alike upon its release, and rightly so. Its a terrific, tense thriller about one mans fight for his life, and how resilience comes through in the end. It is unbelievably satisfying to see Francos character make it out alive and certainly a triumph of the human spirit. However, despite that sense of relief by the end credits, it is also entirely possible that the sheer terror of the whole ordeal would creep back into audience's thoughts, and stay there. Because, when you get down to it, the film truly is frightening. Based on the true story of hiker Aron Ralston, 127 Hours is a fearless flick that tells the brutally nightmarish experiences of Ralston, who got himself stuck under a rock for six whole days. Six days with very little food, very little water and nothing but his video camera to keep him company. This premise alone should be enough to inspire plenty of bad dreams, and its even harder to shake off the thought knowing that its based on something that really happened. He is eventually granted with the most bittersweet of freedoms in a moment of pure emotion and adrenaline where he must cut through his own arm to escape. The film isnt shy showing the gory act, and its made even scarier knowing that the real-life Ralston comment that the actual event was even more brutal.
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