It charts the days he is without water and food and how his mind and body reacts to that. James Franco's acting is superb in this film and really shows the world he is not just an absent-minded stoner. He fills the screen without much need for anyone else.
The song choices are absolutely genius, mad, frenetic and strange, Lovely Day by Bill Withers will never sound the same again!
You have to admire Danny Boyle for his guts on this one. This film isn't flash or in your face like Slumdog Millionaire is. This film only needs a few gore shots and some great ariel shots of the desert and it wins you over. A true testament to his directing style.
Many have complained that it was too silly and simplistic. But that is the point. It is just one man, on his own, slowly going mad until he realises he has to cut his own arm off in order to survive.
Mad probs to him, you have more balls than I do.
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