I loosely knew of Aron Ralston’s story from before, but I still had no idea what to expect when going to watch 127 Hours. It’s hard to imagine a movie to be really exciting when the majority of the movie is set in a narrow canyon under a boulder, but to my surprise it was an artistic, well filmed movie that was exciting and a blast to watch.
One of the big things I look for in movies is pace, and even though 127 Hours was only 94 minutes long plot-wise it didn’t really encompass much but regardless I found that it was engaging from start to finish. The design of the film really puts you right next to James Franco and I felt my heart and mind struggling with the character the whole time. The filmography is also well done and considering 80-90% of the movie is filmed in close quarters I never felt that the angles became repetitive or boring. I also liked how the writers used Aron filming himself on his camcorder to bring a deeper understanding of what was going on in his head. It wasn’t the most original thing, but it was very appropriate.
As far as flaws, there wasn’t anything I can really put my finger on that I didn’t like about the movie except for the name. The film never really clearly explain the name, but I can take a pretty good guess at what it represents. Although, having said I thoroughly enjoyed the movie I have to say that it's definitely not for everyone. Even though I thought it was engaging, at the root of it all there isn’t a whole lot going on, but that's not really a fault of the movie or anyone at all really. Also, it gets pretty gory and hard to watch at some point.
Overall, I wasn’t sure what to expect but I came out pleasantly pleased. Great filming, great pace and great acting. It’s not for everyone, but I would definitely recommend it.
Rating: 90%
One of the big things I look for in movies is pace, and even though 127 Hours was only 94 minutes long plot-wise it didn’t really encompass much but regardless I found that it was engaging from start to finish. The design of the film really puts you right next to James Franco and I felt my heart and mind struggling with the character the whole time. The filmography is also well done and considering 80-90% of the movie is filmed in close quarters I never felt that the angles became repetitive or boring. I also liked how the writers used Aron filming himself on his camcorder to bring a deeper understanding of what was going on in his head. It wasn’t the most original thing, but it was very appropriate.
As far as flaws, there wasn’t anything I can really put my finger on that I didn’t like about the movie except for the name. The film never really clearly explain the name, but I can take a pretty good guess at what it represents. Although, having said I thoroughly enjoyed the movie I have to say that it's definitely not for everyone. Even though I thought it was engaging, at the root of it all there isn’t a whole lot going on, but that's not really a fault of the movie or anyone at all really. Also, it gets pretty gory and hard to watch at some point.
Overall, I wasn’t sure what to expect but I came out pleasantly pleased. Great filming, great pace and great acting. It’s not for everyone, but I would definitely recommend it.
Rating: 90%
they should also make a movie about this lady:
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