Excellent Emotional Life-Affirming Treasure....

Rating: 10/10 (21 November 2010)

(***Minor spoilers alert****) I would like to take a moment to thank Danny Boyle and all involved in constructing this Beautiful film. From the word go you can see the bright soul of Aron Ralston as he traverses the rocky landscape; a kind passionate-spirit with loads of energy (A Beautiful and fascinating performance by James Franco~!) that brought waves of emotions and brought contrast to myself, having lived too long with habitual self-deprecation; this film reaffirms and reawakens that warm, kind, excited spirit too frequently lurking and oppressed in the shadows. His enthusiasm for life: from the moment Aron screams with joy (while recording himself) because he's alone and free in the beautiful red rock country of Moab, Utah(!), to the moments traversing the landscape of his mind, where he imagines escaping by flight, by water, and by sheer speed... Cheers to the moments his hallucinations further illuminate his humanity, bursting with a desire to survive...to liveand live again.