Only a few movies that rely on a single actor to carry the entire story have succeeded in appealing to and captivating audiences for the duration of a narrative feature.
It’s a major challenge for the writer, director and actor-actress who are cast in the central role.
Films like Cast Away and 127 Hours showcase the power of such a focused and intimate approach, allowing the actors to deliver their best and often most complex performances.
Based on the harrowing true story of a man who gets trapped by a boulder in a vast mountain range, James Franco was riveting as Aron Rolston in 127 Hours, earning a well-deserved Oscar nomination.
The film is largely told through the POV of Rolston, recording a video diary of himself on a dangerous hike alone through canyons in Moab, Utah. As the title suggests, he becomes trapped for a total of 127 hours, slowly suffering extreme hunger and thirst and desperately trying a variety of methods to free himself before the harrowing conclusion.
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