Rebirth In Hollywood

An arm and a life, which is more important?

Everyone in the world knows the answer to this arithmetic problem, but when it comes to the practical level, I believe that few people will do it. That's why this story is so shocking! It's so thought-provoking on the screen!

Alan Ruston took out the 4-inch pocket knife and first aid kit, placed them on the rock in front of him, and wrapped a bandage on his right upper arm and cut it along his right elbow. ;23＋wx

Because the knife was very dull, Allen cut continuously for an hour, and finally cut off the muscle and soft tissue of his right arm. Then he first broke the radius of the forearm near the wrist, and moved the position in the next few minutes, using the principle of torque, with the help of The rock broke the ulna.

A large amount of blood spurted out, dyed the boulder pressing his right arm red, and flowed to the ground. Due to the massive blood loss, Allen almost fainted, and then he took out the bactericidal ointment, bandages, etc. from the first aid kit, and applied it to his right arm. Emergency hemostasis treatment.

Ellen Ruston is still alive and still climbing, so Natalie won't shoot so heavily. Although the process of breaking her arm is bloody, it is easy to avoid, far from what the propaganda says.

It's terrible to break a nerve, so Natalie took it out and filmed it alone, but in reality, Ellen Ruston borrowed stones to break bones, I'm afraid not many audiences can bear it, so Natalie passed them around.

This section can be called the soul of the whole film. The technique used by the Long Island girl is quite clever. The blood on Ryan's face is more like ketchup, and there is no sign of blood spurting after the broken arm. He didn't even bleed while running— - How can a simple tourniquet have such a good effect - in fact, they all imply Natalie's intentions, what she wants to shoot is not to break her arm, but to survive!

Natalie has discussed her understanding of this movie with Ryan several times. The theme of the movie is not based on the abuse of the heart and the lungs. What she shows more is courage and will, and the hope of life!

This is a movie full of hope!

Allen was trapped on a steep rock face 65 feet from the bottom of the canyon. After a simple hemostasis, he fixed a rope on the rock wall with a climbing anchor, descended with the rope with one arm, and obtained much-needed water from the dirty pool, and walked towards the hope of life.

The wider the desert canyon, the softer the sand and the easier it is to sag. It is also very difficult and laborious for ordinary people to walk on it, and Allen not only has to compete with blood loss, coma, dehydration, etc., but also has to walk for at least 7 hours. miles to see a ray of hope alive

Fortunately, his luck broke out at this time. As he stumbled close to Horseshoe Valley, two Dutch hikers approached, and they quickly gave Alan food and water.

Then, in a hurry, the three moved on.

They walked through the 'Grand Gallery' area, just about a mile from Allen's car, when a helicopter arrived - Allen had not been at work for five days, his colleagues called the police, and the police sent a helicopter to look for it. Allen's car was found in Horseshoe Canyon - when he was about to land for inspection, he saw the three of them!

Rescuers were stunned when the helicopter landed and found a person standing there in addition to the two Dutch travelers, covered in red. From head to toe, there was scabbed dry blood and fresh blood flowing everywhere. The blood from the broken arm had dyed his right leg the same color as red sandstone!

On the plane, rescuers kept talking to Allen. Lest he passed out, they saw his empty right sleeve tube, although they had a general idea of ​​what was going on. But they didn't dare to think about it, and it was inconvenient to ask. Instead, Alan, who was leaning on the cabin to drink water, told them bluntly that he had to cut off his arm in order to survive.

Twelve minutes later, the plane arrived at St. Mary's Hospital. The most bizarre thing in the whole incident happened that made everyone dumbfounded. Allen walked into the emergency room without anyone's help!

Natalie deliberately used the words of the rescuers to show Ellen's will - he is simply not a human being!

The film did not end there. Natalie explained the development of the subsequent events in the form of fast switching short shots and text narration.

"The police went to Blue John Canyon to find Alan's right arm, and the rock climbing lock was still hanging there. From this, it can be seen that Alan used a rope and a hook to form a simple pulley to try to move the boulder, which was enough Almost 800 pounds, big enough to fill half a truck bed."

"Allen's severed arm is still there, with blood all over the place. The doctor said that even if the severed arm and Allen were sent back to the hospital at that time, there was no way to transplant it; Saved by others, Ellen still needs amputation."

The end of the film, after showing Allen's life after the amputation, turns to the press conference for the release of his autobiography, which is a real video material,

"In those five days, I was thinking about how to get out of it, I went through a lot of emotional shifts, but I knew I had to stay calm, and when I was on the rock, I often fantasized about drinking."

During the presentation, Allen repeatedly mentioned the power of spirituality and friends, "In the canyon, I felt that someone was with me, I felt that my family and friends were with me, and it was they who gave me a strong will and great power. courage."

Life is empty and boring, only in the wilderness can we create extraordinary possibilities!

Along with more photos of Ellen Ruston's ascent, the text appeared on the screen, the subtitles fell, Taylor sang the theme song, and the film ended.

The applause suddenly sounded, from the general audience in the last row to the guests in the front row. Ryan stood up first and clapped his palms hard while looking at Natalie who was a little excited.

"Congratulations, Nat."

"This is a very good movie!"

"You did a great job!"

"You'll be one of the best female directors in Hollywood..."

Many people gathered around and congratulated Natalie, and the female director returned the salute one by one. Although the smile on her face was inevitably formulaic, Ryan could see that Natalie was very happy.

She has ambition and desire. She knew what she wanted more than ten years ago, and she is working hard for it.

"Nate, I'm so proud of you." Ryan hugged her hard, "The film is better than I thought."

"Thank you!" Natalie kissed the corner of his mouth very quickly, "Thank you for your support, Ryan, I couldn't do this without you."

"After watching this film, I have confidence." Ryan whispered in her ear, "Honey, wait for your first Oscar nomination in your life."

This film has indeed exceeded Ryan's expectations for Natalie, perhaps due to the tempering of the first two experimental films, her more than ten years of learning and accumulation have finally blossomed into the light she deserves.

As a true adaptation of a biographical film, "127 Hours" has its inevitable natural flaws-not enough plot conflicts, and the story line is too single.

The film only chose Alan as a clue in the narrative. Eighty percent of the shots in the film are his pictures and his perspective. Natalie deliberately highlighted one point - when people are trapped, it is impossible to know what to do. other things than yourself!

"Does my family know I'm missing?"

"Are they looking for me?"

"Did my friend call the police?"

I don't know anything about this! Some are just unknown, dazed, fearful, anxious, worried...

Only in this way can these emotions be better displayed, and the audience can more easily understand the heart of the protagonist at the moment. Although Natalie gave up the effect of plot conflict, she has achieved a high degree of restoration in the presentation of emotions.

Especially the scene of amputation to survive, when the film is presented, it is obviously much worse than the 'bloody' level in the filming. Natalie adopted a more restrained method in the post-production, deliberately blurring the amputation scene and the difference. The bloody level, try not to make the audience feel too much discomfort.

Even if Ryan didn't experience it personally, he knew that the reality was much more cruel and bloody than what was shown in the film. Even so, it was still painful to watch this episode, and it even hurt until the end of the film. Like cutting on himself, that kind of pain in the dick goes straight to the heart, just like he said, I can't imagine how Alan Ruston got through it...

In terms of important emotional narratives, Natalie also adopted a more restrained attitude. Instead of simply provoking sentimentality, she focused on her attitude towards life, which is commendable.

Also in the use of lenses and editing, Natalie also showed her unique side.

Before Allen was trapped, the camera moved and panorama, his heart was very happy and excited, very bright, and showed the magnificent and beautiful scenery of Canyon National Park.

When Allen is trapped, the camera also turns to be fixed, and the use of the close-up camera shows that kind of occlusion high pressure.

Especially the use of color, she showed her uniqueness in the short film "Coffee", and this film is no exception.

The color tone of the picture is very beautiful. The first half of the large swathes of dark red and orange-yellow peaks and rocks, the sun sloping down after getting out of trouble at the end, and the sparkling swimming pool all give people a warm feeling, while they are mostly gloomy when trapped. Cold and dark, even if there is light, it flashes by, and the time is very short, which brings out the feeling of darkness and depression.

I have to say that the Canyon National Park under her lens is really beautiful. Maybe after the film is released, there will be more tourists who love adventure there.

All in all, in Ryan's opinion, as a biopic, it is already very good to be made like this.

Although there are still flaws and deficiencies, there are some flaws in the grasp of the rhythm and the inner struggle of the protagonist, but this is not important, this film clearly conveys something more meaningful - will, courage and cherishing life!

It's a theme that audiences love, as well as many of the Academy's judges, and for Ryan, that's enough.

Enough for his PR run, enough for Natalie's belated Oscar nomination. (To be continued..) ()