Analysis: 127 Hours Trailer

  This is a trailer for Danny Boyle's upcoming film 127 Hours.

  The trailer starts with a collection of extreme long shots and vistas giving us a view of where this will be taking place, and only digetic sounds- the wind and the cry of an eagle iconic to deserts. A desert is indexical of remoteness, heat and inhospitably. We see the protagonist briefly, the camera follows him as he is cycling and doing tricks through the desert. We get the impression that he is a thrill seeker from this. Then it cuts to a montage of Danny Boyle's previous films so the audience can recognise the director (if they do not know him by name). It goes back to the protagonist, we see him crash and the music stops for a moment (the music stopping jolts the audience and makes us feel that this is serious). For a second I was worried that this was going to be the problem but he laughs it off, reinforcing our impression of his devil may care attitude. It occasionally cuts to a "handy-cam" point of view suggesting that this is real (it actually is based on a true story). It then cuts to a series of shots showing some of his previous exploits in cold/ snowy conditions. This juxtaposes/ contrasts (?) with the desert scene most of the film is set.