Ouch! That hurt!

Another day, another movie.

For my birthday, I was treated to a great time out that included Courtney's and my resolution. This treat was a dinner and a movie. Though the dinner experience was not so enthralling, the movie was absolutely the counter.

We wheeled into the cinema's parking lot and halted in front of this poster:

Let me tell you, I was really quite ecstatic. Being a Danny Boyle fan, I've always enjoyed his camera work. Some of you may remember his use of "video game" caricatures in The Beach. Maybe the sequence with the children jumping from tin roofs in Slumdog Millionaire is what you remember. It could even be Ren (Ewan Mcgregor)diving into a disgusting toilet searching for a suppository in Trainspotting. None the less, these exposures are just as thrillingly executed as any of his films.

If you haven't heard of Aron Ralston will have by the time this is over. Mr. Ralston was quite the A-type adventurer who happened to find himself in a very precarious situation in 2003-due to over looking certain aspects of notification while he's out in the wilderness. The story dares to look at the moments that accrue during the predicament and how the mind can aid in ones perseverance.

Boyle executes a great mix of claustrophobia with the narrow canyon and then juxtaposes that aspect with the vast  desolation of the Utah canyon lands-Much like the movie Alien does. There are moments of hope and fear as the character experiences bodily changes and perceived salvation. Again, in Boyle-esque fashion, there are moments of beauty and awe that are brought to bear as our character finds peace in a passing bird, a thought of his family or a few minutes of sunlight.

For those of you who know of the story of Aron Ralston-And for those who've just Goggled him-this is a tale about moving forward and finding ones inner strength-No matter if the choice may be hard to bear. A nod goes to James Franco for tackling this role as-I feel-it's his best work to date. In doing this part, he puts himself squarely in a group of up-and-coming Hollywood A-listers. So long Pineapple Express! 

Fans of films such as; The Beach, Trainspotting, Master and Commander, and Buried will be sure to enjoy this tapestry.

I'm ranking this 9 out of 10 carabiners.

Just have someone there to belay you as you watch this-Because, this moving picture could be an emotional climb for some.