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With sleep deprivation, hunger and a killer thirst slowly killing him, and with no other alternative in sight, Ralston goes for broke and begins to hack away at his own arm. AronвЂ™s knives seem to be omnipresent, a fateful foreboding presence that subtly remind you that not all of Ralston escapes. Note: pack a drink when watching this, youвЂ™ll need it, that way, if your surroundings crumble you wonвЂ™t have to resort to drinking stale piss вЂ“ take it from us, after the graphic piss-drinking scenes, youвЂ™ll thank us.Дespite the best intentions, with all the attention the film has got, you do find yourself a) waiting for the drop (thereвЂ™s some near misses) and b) waiting for the hack вЂ“ both come a little later than you may expect.

Having only packed enough food and water for a dayвЂ™s trip, Ralston is soon daydreaming about Mountain Dew and alike and the thirst is catching. Left with nothing but a passing raven and fifteen minutes of sunlight a day itвЂ™s understandable that Ralston dipped his toe into insanity and the film catalogues the journey engrossingly. After the crowd-filled opening scenes the solitude experienced by Ralston is dizzying. The desolation of the piece as well as the physical realities suffered are palpable. Leaping like a canyoneer from the bright tones of Bill Withers to distressing shrieking sounds, the music heightens the emotions conveyed by Franco. Although noteworthy, it is not just the breathtaking mountainous landscape shots that astonish but, as with most Boyle films, the soundtrack impresses too. Mix this with BoyleвЂ™s imaginative editing as well as some harrowingly realistic video recorded footage (the real Ralston similarly captured his plight) make for engaging viewing. FrancoвЂ™s tearful farewells to family, comedic Leno Show-esque breakdown and flitting memories prove the actor has show-stopping capabilities.

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After fruitless attempts to wriggle free we quite literally journey with FrancoвЂ™s Ralston through hope, despair, desperation and everything in between. But, as with Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours isnвЂ™t your average Hollywood movie.ДЇitting RalstonвЂ™s five day torment into a neat hour and half package, Boyle taps into the encroaching schizophrenic delusions endured by Ralston.

Not the usual fodder that would attract a Hollywood big-hitter like Danny Boyle youвЂ™d think. When one of his many mountaineering expeditions goes badly wrong Ralston is left trapped in a secluded crevasse, his arm pinned by a weighty boulder. Not sure what weвЂ™re on about? Let us explainвЂ¦ДЎ27 Hours follows the true story of activity-enthusiast Aron Ralston (played here superbly by James Franco вЂ“ more on that later) after he falls victim to the unpredictable Utah landscape. Already hugely controversial, the film has managed to make countless audience members feel ever-so-slightly queasy after that scene. In fact, since 2005 (Ralston's biography came out in 2004), more than two dozen rescues have been performed in that same area - between 1998 and Ralston's incident there were none.With a premise that seems more suited for a Ray Mears survival documentary Danny Boyle serves up his latest flick 127 Hours. The park rangers at Blue John Canyon knew where to look for Richards because of the influx of hiking enthusiasts to the canyon since 127 Hours was released. In the end, it was the hysteria of 127 Hours fans that saved Richards. It took Richards four days to crawl out of the ravine and by the time the park rangers found him he had no remaining water. During the fall, he dislocated his shoulder, bumped his head on a rock, and broke his leg. While climbing down a 70-foot-deep ravine, Richards slipped and fell the last 10 feet to the bottom. One of them, 64 year old Amos Wayne Richards ventured to the same spot Ralston did also without telling anyone. However, this lesson seems to have been lost on readers of his biography and audiences of the subsequent movie. Since Ralston did not tell anyone that he was going hiking, no one knew that he was missing or even where to look for him.

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