The Titanic sinks,and he has to cut his arm off.Call them spoilers,but when based on a real event,a film is working it's way to a definite ending,so it actually kind of changes the dynamic of the storytelling process when you know the end.Aron Rolston,as played by James Franco,is an adventurous young man who enjoys hiking,biking,climbing and canyoneering.He decides to take a weekend trip to a very isolated spot in the desert to engage in his activities,and neglects to mention to anyone where he is going.Boulder meets boy's arm,and he is trapped for 127 hours until he finally cuts his arm off.Now that being said,there is so much more.Franco gives a excellent performance as Rolston descends from hope,to less hope,to terror,to acceptance of his fate.Much of the story is told in the form of dreams,hallucinations and flashbacks,but director Danny Boyle keeps the narrative quite linear and takes us on an emotional journey as our main character goes through this ordeal.Some films use a particular song in such a way that it will forever link the song with the film for me.The Allman Bros "Midnight Rider"always makes me think of the opening credits of Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects,a perfect symmetry of story and song.Bill Wither's "Lovely Day"with it's pure optimism highlights a sequence in the film where Aron tries to fashion a pulley system to move the rock,and it is like a punch in the gut,because you as the informed audience know it is not going to move.Great one man show by Franco,who is quite good.4 stars.
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