Lighting and Themes in 127 Hours - 1071 Words

There are plenty of films based on a true story and various ways to use lighting as a part of Mise en Scéne to make all of those films seem more realistic or in sometimes unrealistic whichever is the director’s and cinematographer’s take on the story. Danny Boyle’s take on Aron Ralston’s true story of cutting his arm off to live has been to make it as realistic as it possibly can be. The film was shot on and off set, mostly in constructed set of the canyon where Aron Ralston, portrayed by James Franco, was trapped with his arm pinned between a large boulder and the canyon wall. The scene of which lighting and themes this essay will discuss about starts from the point where James Franco’s character has just freed himself and starts running…show more content…Josef von Sternberg has said that “the proper use of light can embellish and dramatize every object” (Josef von Sternberg as quoted in Bordwell 2010, p. 131).

ighting and Themes in 127 Hours - 1071 Words