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This surprised me

posted 9 years ago by croat-hr
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I had this movie for a loong time, before I finally decided to watch it.
The reason is that I have a really short attention spam, and the majority of this film is basically just one scene (a guy trapped in a canyon). Which is not the only movie made like that, but it takes a really skillful director to make it work.

But Danny Boyle manages to make this very intense and never boring, in fact it was one of the rare late movies that DIDN'T bore me once in it's entire lenght.

So I really recommend this piece of art to everyone.

[–] Lidage 8 years ago

I completely agree... When I realised 1h30 of the movie would be about him being stuck I was thinking "oh well, this is gonna be pretty boring..
I didn't expect James Franco to pull this performance off, or the director to suceed making it so intense.

I would also recommend the film, even though it's not a masterpiece.

[–] Little_Tyke 8 years ago

This was indeed a very riveting movie, but you have to take account of the numerous flashbacks and dream sequences which provided relief from watching his awful predicament. I couldn't help but feel that the man was a total idiot for not taking due care beforehand. When I leave the house before going on my hols I check ALL my pockets. Okay, so I don't need a pocket knife, but I DO need my passport, my heart meds, my relatives' door keys (where I'm going to be staying in case they're out). And mobile phones were available back then, so why didn't he have one? What about a wind-up torch? Why didn't he immediately tie the knife to himself in case he dropped it (which he did)? Why didn't he hone the blade on the rock before cutting, using his own urine as a cutting fluid? I didn't think he was going to make it, actually. I wonder if the experience has left him with a much greater sense of responsibility to himself and to loved ones, not to mention the huge expense of search and rescue. Bit too impetuous a character, I think. Especially for rock climbing.