Scary

Rating: Null/10 (4 November 2011)

Great movie about an unusual situation that happened to a real person.
Aaron Ralston (played by James Franco) is a free spirited adventurer. Deserts of southwest is his proving ground. He's physically fit, and knows his turf really well. It should have been another day at the park for him when nature was waiting for him to teach him a very painful lesson. What happened next was one of the most unusual flukes of nature. While rock hopping the canyon, he falls with a boulder that's at the exact right place and size to impinge his hand perfectly between the canyon walls. The result was so final that he has no chance of escape. For the next 5 days he has the chance to think, and hallucinate every situation about his life. He then understands that he has only one chance left for his survival.
It's unbelievable that such thing has happened to a person. If it was a story, no one would believe it. But it did, and what happened after is even more unbelievable. I didn't know that people could survive such ordeal. People die from just slitting their wrists don't they ?
The movie looks low budget production, but is one of the most potent movie you can watch. James Franco was the perfect match to play the character. Not just a documentary, but makes you think deeply about life. Recommended.