People achieve themselves.

Vincenza 2022-04-21 09:01:24

The last severed arm looks like the blood vessels burst. And it reminded me of what I had done before: I looked in the mirror more than once and watched myself pull out the teeth that were causing me pain, without tools, and pulled out little by little with my bare hands. In the end, there was blood on his face, hands, and body, for nothing but to pull out that damn tooth.
Of course, compared to the protagonist's feat, mine is far behind.
So, in the end Aaron felt no pain, except for a broken bone. Watching the arm being cut off, I could feel my face twist, it must be ugly. The shots and soundtrack are good, and the atmosphere is just right.
Lao Maozi once said: "Man will conquer the sky." I don't know how many people have been inspired by this sentence, and I don't know how many people have been delayed. But Aaron not only conquered heaven, but also conquered death. The process is not tortuous and lacks drama. But this individual struggle touches every sensitive heart. Constant confusion, anxiety. Constant hope, disappointment. Constant fear, doubt. Aaron's eyes are where all the details come together. Personal emotions gushed out from it, making the details of the film fuller. For Aaron, it was about living and overcoming the desires that would drag him into the abyss.

I love this movie, but it's hard for me to see it a second time, just as Aaron doesn't want to face this situation a second time.

Therefore, Aaron will leave a note indicating where to go every time in the future.

I think this is the ultimate purpose of exploration: to challenge nature with love and achieve oneself.

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  • Aron Ralston: You know, I've been thinking. Everything is... just comes together. It's me. I chose this. I chose all of this. This rock... this rock has been waiting for me my entire life. In its entire life, ever since it was a bit of meteorite a million, billion years ago up there In space. It's been waiting, to come here. Right, right here. I've been moving towards it my entire life. The minute I was born, every breath I've taken, every action has been leading me to this crack on the earth's surface.

  • Aron Ralston: Good morning, everyone! It's 6:45 Tuesday morning in BJ Canyon! The weather is great. I figure by now that Leona, my housemate - Hi, Leona! - has missed me hopefully since I didn't show up last night. Another hour and a half they'll miss me for not showing up at work... Hi, Brion at work! Best case scenario is they notify the police and after a 24 hour hold they file a report, a missing person's report. Which means noon tomorrow it's official that I'm gone. I do still have the tiniest bit of water left. Well, actually, I've resorted... I've had a couple pretty good gulps of urine that I saved in my Camelbak. I sort of let it distill... It tastes like hell. So, it's 70 hours since I left on my bike from Horseshoe Trailhead during which time I have consumed 3 liters of water, a couple of mouthfuls of piss...

    [pauses a couple of seconds]

    Aron Ralston: Did I say the weather is great? Well, it is. Though flash floods potential is still present. There's four-prong major canyons upstream from me that all converge in this 3 foot wide gap where I am. The rock I pulled down on top of me, it was put there by flood. Still, I'd get a drink.

    [pauses again, while he drinks and shudders]

    Aron Ralston: Mom, Dad, I really love you guys. I wanted to take this time to say the times we've spent together have been awesome. I haven't appreciated you in my own the way I know I could. Mom, I love you. I wish I'd returned all of your calls, ever. I really have lived this last year. I wish I had learned some lessons more astutely, more rapidly, than I did. I love you. I'll always be with you.