An incoherent comparison to 127 Hours

Jakob 2022-04-21 09:01:57

I finally watched "Buried Alive". I thought it was a bit too extreme. I just wanted to give the director this face. . Still, he didn't hold back his curiosity. Well, director, you win.

To be honest, I didn't pay much attention when I watched the first half, because I still don't like this movie very much from my heart, because the difficulty of shooting it perfectly is too great. But from the time the snake appeared, I began to watch it intently. That part was really disturbing.

In the process of watching and after watching, there are a lot of movies in my heart, and I can't wait to make a comparison with this movie.

The most recent is "127 Hours" which I just finished watching the day before. Really two films to compare. The same two people were in a desperate situation. In similar places, one broke his own arm and the other chopped his own fingers. The difference is that the arm is broken willingly, while the finger is forced to cut. A person is abandoned by the world, and a person abandons the world by himself. In the same way, both of them have the illusion of their own salvation, the difference is that one person finally has the opportunity to return to the embrace of the new world, and the other stays in the other world forever. . . The order of the two is a bit chaotic, so let's take a seat if you have seen both.

Compared with a professionally trained outdoor adventure enthusiast, how irrational the performance of this trapped truck driver is. For example, most of the time when the lighter is burning is unnecessary, for example, he has not turned off the vibration of the mobile phone, for example, he tries very little to save himself. It's quite understandable, because from the moment of being trapped, one person has positioned himself in a situation where he can only rely on his own strength, while the other is constantly disturbing him except for being coerced round by round. At the same time, there was also a mobile phone that made him give his hope of life to a USZF that proved to be unreliable. Leaving aside the question of what the film is trying to reflect, we already understand how important a correct premise is to doing something right. I can't help but think that if the outdoor enthusiast was buried alive, he would definitely be able to climb out of the box. In addition to his survival skills, it was his will, the reason that kept telling himself "Don't lose it".

The most distinct division, "Buried Alive" is realism, while "127 Hours" is humanism. One is to reflect the insignificance and meaninglessness of individuals in the big world of big government, and the other is to reflect the maximum limit that a person can endure in order to survive. The former is not a question, but a fact, and the answer to the latter is all his.

So the ending of the two stories was already doomed when the story happened. One is the disappearance of the little man who became the focus of the crisis, and the other is the miracle and rebirth when he is the only one left in the world. One makes us understand that the government is unreliable, no matter what country it is. One to let us know that no one is a green onion, no one is a "big f**king hard hero" to isolate himself from everyone. Aron in "127 Hours" finally realized the importance of connection at the cost of an arm, and Paul used a life to prove nobody cares...

It's messy and it's too much spoiler. Let's talk about the movie itself. Because of the limitations of the "Buried Alive" scene, and because the sense of substitution on the computer is not as profound as that in front of the big screen, it feels a little dull, but I have to say that the ending is really wonderful. And "127 Hours" is exaggerated in the use of film skills, the use of various camera angles, the segmentation of the picture, the smooth interludes and illusions, the rendering of music, and the protagonist's self-entertainment and stubborn spirit. I was overjoyed and amazed throughout the entire viewing process. Therefore, in this aspect, the two are incomparable. Of course, "127 Hours" wins too much for viewing. Look at the preferences, and I believe that many fans who enjoy extremes will find "Buried Alive" more useful.

All in all a good movie. But I really enjoyed 127 Hours.

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Buried quotes

  • Dan Brenner: Why the hell did you make that ransom video? Now your captors have no choice but to follow through!

  • Paul Conroy: It's over, isn't it?

    Dan Brenner: No!

    [long pause]

    Dan Brenner: Yeah.