Which is more important, an arm or a life?

Everyone knows the answer to this arithmetic problem, but I believe that few people can do it when they reach the practical level. It is because of this that this story is so shocking! It is so thought-provoking when presented on the picture!

Allen Ruston took out the 4-inch folding knife and first aid kit, placed them on the rock in front of him, then tightened his right upper arm with a bandage, cut it down along the right elbow joint.; 23+wx

Because the knife was very blunt, Allen cut for an hour and finally cut off the soft tissue of his right arm's muscles. Then he broke the radius near his wrist, moved the position in the next few minutes, and broke the ulnar with the help of a rock based on the principle of torque.

A large amount of blood gushed out, dyeing the huge rock that pressed his right arm red, and flowing to the ground. Due to the large amount of blood loss, Allen almost fainted. Then he took out sterilization ointment, bandages, etc. from his first aid kit and gave his right arm an emergency hemostatic treatment.

Allen Ruston is still alive and is still climbing the mountain, so Natalie won’t shoot as heavily as the filming. Although the process of breaking the arm is bloody, it avoids the heavy weight, which is far from what the publicity says.

It is terrible to pick out the nerves, so Natalie took it out to shoot it alone, but in reality, Alan Ruston borrowed a stone to break the bone, probably not many viewers could bear it, so Natalie passed by these areas.

This part is the soul of the whole film. The technique used by the girl in Long Island is quite clever. The blood on Ryan's face is more like tomato sauce. There is no sign of blood squirting after the broken arm. He didn't even bleed while running - the simple tourniquet has such a good effect - in fact, they all hint Natalie's intention. What she wants to film is not the broken arm, but the survival!

Natalie has discussed her understanding of this movie with Ryan several times. The theme of the movie is not based on heart-wrenching and lung-tornness. She shows more courage and will, and hope for life!

This is a movie full of hope!

Where Alan was trapped was a steep rock wall, 65 feet from the bottom of the canyon. After a simple bleeding stop, he used a mountaineering anchor to fix a rope on the rock wall, and used an arm to descend with the rope, and obtained the much-needed water from the dirty pool, walking towards the hope of life.

The wider the desert canyon, the softer the sand will be and the easier it will be to sink. It is also very difficult and laborious for ordinary people to walk on it. Alan not only has to fight for blood loss, coma, dehydration, etc., but also has to hike at least 7 miles to see a glimmer of hope of life.

Fortunately, his luck broke out at this time. As he stumbled into the Horseshoe Valley, two Dutch hikers came towards him. They quickly gave the food and water to Allen, and then the three continued to move forward in order to hurry.

They walked through the 'Grand Gallery' area and were about one mile from Allen's car. A helicopter came. Allen didn't go to work for 5 days. His colleague called the police and the police sent a helicopter to search. He found Allen's car in Horseshoe Canyon. When he was about to land and inspect, he saw three of them!

After the helicopter landed, the rescuers were shocked and found that there was another person standing besides the two Dutch travelers, all over his body. From head to toe, there were scabbed dry blood and blood flowing out everywhere. The blood from the broken arm dyed his right leg the same color as the red sandstone!

On the plane, the rescuers kept talking to Allen so that he could not fall asleep. They saw his empty right sleeve, and although they knew what was going on in their hearts, they didn't dare to think about it or ask. Instead, Allen, who was drinking water in the cabin, told them directly that he had to break his arm in order to survive.

Twelve minutes later, the plane arrived at St. Mary's Hospital. The whole incident was the most incredible. What made everyone stunned happened. Alan walked into the emergency room without anyone helping him!

Natalie deliberately showed Allen's will in the words of the rescuers - he was simply not a person!

The video did not end there, and Natalie explained the development of the subsequent events using a short shot with quick switching and text narration.

"The police once went to Blue John Canyon to find Allen's right arm, and the climbing lock was still hanging there. From this we can see that Allen once formed a simple pulley with ropes and iron hooks, trying to move the boulder. The stone weighed about 800 pounds and was enough to fill half a truck compartment."

"Allen's broken arm is still there, with blood stains around it. The doctor said that even if the broken arm and Allen were sent back to the hospital, there was no way to transplant it; if you took another step back, even if you were rescued by others on the first day of Allen's distress, Allen still needs amputation."

After showing Alan's life after amputation, the end of the video was transferred to the press conference of his autobiography. This is a real video material.

"I was thinking about how to get out of the situation during those 5 days. My emotions changed a lot, but I knew I had to stay calm and I often fantasize about drinking when I was on the rock wall."

During the expression process, Allen mentioned the spiritual effect and the power of friends many times. "In the canyon, I feel that someone is with me, and I feel that relatives and friends are with me, and they give me strong will and great courage."

Life is empty and boring. Only in the wilderness can we have the possibility of creating extraordinary things!

With more photos of Allen Ruston climbing, this text appeared on the screen, and then the subtitles fell, the theme song sung by Taylor sounded and the film ended.

The applause suddenly rang out, and it quickly spread from the ordinary audience in the last row to the front row guests. Ryan stood up first, looking at Natalie who was a little excited, and slapped her palms hard.

"Congratulations, Nat."

“This is a very good movie!”

“You did awesome!”

“You’ll be one of the best female directors in Hollywood…”

Many people gathered around and sent congratulations to Natalie. The female director gave gifts one by one. Although the smile on her face was inevitably formulated, Ryan could see that Natalie was very happy.

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

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

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

"After watching this video, I'm confident." Ryan whispered in her ear, "Dear, wait for your first Oscar nomination in your life."

This film indeed exceeded Ryan's expectations for Natalie. Perhaps because of the training of the first two experimental films, her over ten years of learning and accumulation finally shines with the light she deserves.

As a real adaptation of a biopic, "127 Hours" has its inevitable natural flaw - insufficient plot conflicts and too single storyline.

The movie only chooses one clue in the narrative of Allen. Eighty percent of the shots in the film are his pictures. From his perspective, Natalie specifically highlights one thing--it is impossible to know anything other than himself when a person is trapped!

"Does the family know I'm missing?"

"Are they looking for me?"

"Did my friend call the police?"

All these are unknown! There is nothing to know! There is only unknown, confused, fear, anxiety, worry...

Only by using this method can these emotions be better displayed, and the audience will be more likely to experience the protagonist's heart at this moment. Although Natalie abandoned the effect of plot conflict, she has achieved a high degree of restoration in the presentation of emotions.

Especially the scene of surviving with broken limbs, the film was obviously much worse than the "bloody" in the film when presenting this period. Natalie adopted a relatively restrained approach in post-production, deliberately blurring the scene and bloody scene of amputation, and trying to make the audience not feel too much discomfort.

Even though Ryan has not experienced it personally, he knows that the reality is much crueler and much more bloody than the one shown in the film. Even when watching this, it still feels very painful, and it even hurts until the end of the film. It feels like every knife is cut on himself. The pain on the ** is straight to his heart. Just as he said, I really can't imagine how Allen Ruston got through it...

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

In addition, in terms of camera use and editing, Natalie also showed her unique side.

Before Allen was trapped, the camera moved and panoramic. He felt extremely happy and excited, very bright, and showed the magnificent and gorgeous scenery of Canyon National Park.

When Allen was trapped, the lens also turned fixed, and the use of close-range lens showed the kind of blocked high pressure.

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

The tone of the picture is very beautiful. In the first half, large areas of dark red and orange-yellow mountain rocks. The sunlight tilted down after the end and the swimming pool with sparkling waves give people a warm feeling. When trapped, it is mostly gloomy, cold and dark. Even if there is light, it flashes by. Time is very short, creating a dark and depressing feeling.

I have to say that the Canyon National Park under her camera is so beautiful. Perhaps after the film is released, more tourists who love adventure will appear there.

In short, in Ryan's opinion, it is already very good to be able to make this look as a biopic.

Although there are still flaws and shortcomings, and there are some flaws in grasping the rhythm and the protagonist's inner struggle, this is not important anymore. This film clearly conveys something more meaningful - will, courage and cherishing life!

This is a theme that the audience likes very much, and it is also a theme that many judges of the academy like. For Ryan, this is enough.
Chapter completed!