Adversity...the greatest teacher

Source: brusimm.com

In Bangalore there’s usually a dearth of English movies released in the theatres. However, some of the watch-worthy movies, which get nominated or win in the popular categories at the Golden Globes and the Oscars, are promptly released here in the following weeks.

Among such releases was Danny Boyle’s latest film 127 HOURS, which my husband and I saw yesterday with a few friends.

Danny Boyle is a hero of sorts to us Indians ever since he brought the Oscars closer to home with his highly acclaimed and successful film ‘Slumdog Millionaire.’ He has cultivated his own cinematic style, which is evident yet again in this movie where he has transformed one man’s gut-wrenching tale of survival into a thrilling, life-affirming story that captures the power of the human spirit.