So I just finished watching 127 Hours and it left me shivering with goosebumps and empowered by the human spirit. I was definitely squirming in my seat when he had to amputate his arm; it’s one of those scenes where you want to look away yet you know you secretly want to keep watching. The scene with the nerves and the combination of the screeching soundtrack in the background was just excruciating for me as I tried to fathom the amount of pain Aron Ralston was experiencing as he severed it. It really amazes me how strong one person’s survival instinct is; I’m not sure I would have been able to stomach amputating my own limb if that was the only way I could free myself.