127 Hours

Based on a true story. That's a theme at the Oscars this year. Four of the ten best picture nominees, including both of the front runners and one of the two spoilers are based on a true story. The front runners are, of course, The King's Speech and The Social Network. The spoiler that I referred to is The Fighter. Finally we come to the fourth "Based on a True Story" film. 127 hours. If The Social Network was "the movie about Facebook", then 127 Hours was "the movie about the guy who cuts his arm off". You know going into the movie how it will end. How, you might ask, can any director tell an interesting story set mainly in one location when the pivotal ending is common knowledge? Like this.