I had heard of the movie on an Indian news channel and no they were not promoting it, but one of it's song, which obviously had something to do with an Indian composer.
Regardless, I immediately 'googled' 127 Hours and fell in love with the story.
The movie is based on the true story of a mountain climber called Aron Ralston, whose hand got trapped by a boulder, when he was mountaineering in Utah.
In order to survive, he had to amputate his lower right arm with a pocket knife, which he described as "what you'd get if you bought a $15 flashlight and got a free multi-use tool".
Imagine being trapped, alone in the Blue John Canyon (which I think has something to do with the Grand Canyon), with barely any water or food, a stupid flashlight and a digital camera and video recorder?
I'd give up about 5 minutes into the situation, my mind being unable to think under the immense pressure to survive and fear of not surviving.
Aron on the other hand, was a smart guy... did things I'd never even dream of doing, and somehow got out of there alive and with the rest of himself in tact.
(He also, to my delight and surprise, managed to click a picture of his arm once amputated, which I think is pretty neat)
He now is a public speaker (obviously) and the first person to climb all of Colorado's 53 mountains.
He still climbs mountains, including a 2008 expedition to climb Ojos del Salado and Monte Pissis in Argentina.
In 2008, he solo-climbed Denali and skiied from the 20,320' summit and in 2009, he led an expedition with his friends on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
He's married, and has a son (which he saw WAYY before he was born) and life's good.
...all with an amputated right arm.
Do we have any right to complain... with two, fully working arms?
I don't think so.
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