127 Hours

I've wanted to see the movie 127 Hours since I heard it was coming out.  Then after hearing that people were actually passing out in the theaters from the amputation scene, I really wanted to see it.  Thanks to Netflix I watched it last night with my mother.  Maybe the hype had me expecting more than what was possible to offer, I always have said that hype is evil.  James Franco did a wonderful job with the role, and my interest is absolutely sparked enough to want to read the book.  I'm willing to bet the book is better than the movie.  While interesting, with beautiful images, the movie lacked a little something.  I found parts of it to be boring, and not enough time was spent building a relationship between Aaron and the audience before his fall.  This caused a detachment for me and I had a hard time letting myself go in the film.  I loved the raven and found myself wondering more about it than Aaron.  As for the scene that was causing so much controversy, I was not weak kneed over it.  The nerve was interesting and, I thought, done well but the rest went in with that whole detachment thing.  Now keep in mind that all of this is strictly my opinion only.  I understand that there are many out there who did love this movie and I'm not knocking you for it.  I'm only saying that it did a good job of making me want to read the real story of what happened to this guy without Hollywood's attention to imagery to overshadow the story itself.  I do feel for the real Aaron and I pray that his life truly has changed for the best, and that he will be able to live it to the fullest.
the real Aaron.