127 Hours Analysis

The film 127 hours, directed by Danny Boyle, is the true story of a hiker Aron Ralston’s (James Franco) extraordinary journey climbing the narrow canyons of Utah unaccompanied, when a dislodged boulder fell on to his right arm, trapping him against a rock. He was deserted in the wilderness of Blue John Canyon United States of America for six dreadful days. Ralston kept himself occupied and alive with a fierce mindset where the only logical thought was he could keep himself alive with self-control and motivation. The adventurous film consists of a number of events portraying the outrageous experience dealt with by Aron Ralston through the use of slow motion, time lapse and slow motion.
Slow motion has been used to form tension between the spectator and the character as Aron trips terrifyingly down a crevice in the rock and ends up with one arm trapped behind a boulder and his feet are accidentally dislodged. This scene without doubt displays tension as the film gradually shows addled twits, keeping us on our toes with as many cuts, musical cues, frame-rate changes, and tonal shifts as possible, slow motion serves to demonstrate Ralston’s body in agony and suffering showing the detail from the position of his hand stuck between

When played at normal speed, time appears to be moving faster and thus lapsing.in the ‘final scene’ was effectively established using brief shots creating an illusion of a steadily moving sequence. An illustration of this element is when Aron is dying of thirst in the middle of the canyon, when then the cameras hurtle across the Canyonlands taking a turn and speeding up time bringing a surreal quality to the movie footage showing the great distance Aron is with the gaydrade in his car. Share Ralston’s experiences in a truly visceral way. We experience Ralston’s fantasies, hallucinations and memories. (HAVENT