What would you change?

Rating: 9/10 (13 February 2011)

This film is great! Wow it blew me away, I went into the film thinking it would be boring and uneventful. Who would imagine the story of a man stuck in a canyon could be so full of a powerful message. I had heard a lot about Ralston's unfortunate adventures while living in Colorado where this man lived at the time. I was a backpacking guide and was in many conversations about all the safety precautions he could have done to allow his rescuers to find him. Despite the lack of characters and a complicated plot line or even dialogues. I was blown away with how the film-maker chose to create this story of unfortunate events into a work that asks us a great question. As Ralston was brought to a place of possibly slowly coming to the end of his existence he questioned the purpose and significance of his life. His regrets and all the broken relationships he would leave behind. I think this is a wake up call for him to realize that the true significance in our world is not adventure and thrills but it is found relationships. We all choose to find fulfillment in things but when it comes down to it we want to know we have been loved and loved others well. I think this film gets to this question in a beautiful and raw way. I think it places us in the same slot canyon with the same question we see Ralston asked. Does my life matter? And it brings us to a process of application and asks us "What should I change?"