127 Hours

I recently saw the movie 127 Hours, and was quite moved by the film in general. Though it had many of the same elements of Into the Wild, I thought James Franco did an excellent job portraying Aaron and Danny Boyle did a great job creating it. Like Into the Wild, the story centers around a 20-something adventurer who is seemingly bent on denying society and family and throwing caution to the wind. The movie consists of the five days that the young man, Aaron Ralston, spent trapped in a canyon in Utah. The movie follows his survival tactics coupled with intermittent flashbacks (or flash-forwards) to the "coulda, shoulda, wouldas" of his life. Containing a similar hero as Into the Wild, that of a young man trying to escape society through nature, the main difference is that this film runs the course of the five days Aaron spent trapped in the canyon. The end of the story is more uplifting than Into the Wild, and I know a lot of people already know what happens as it was a widespread story in the news. The story of this young man's will to live and the distance to which he went to save his life is incredibly inspiring, and leaves you wondering if you would be able to do the same in that situation. The movie portrayed the incredible fight of his will to live against the pain of his body. It certainly made me think about what I would do in that situation, and if I would have the courage to do what he did. The film also sends an important message to outdoor adventurers everywhere to always tell someone where you are going in case of an accident. After all you don't want to lose any limbs.