127 Hours (2010)
A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
Mysterious Utah Monolith Discovered
devan • 5 years ago
A mysterious metal "2001-style monolith" was just discovered in Utah:
https://www.npr.org/2020/11/24/938572857/helicopter-pilots-spot-strange-sci-fi-looking-object-in-utahs-red-rock-country
I have a hunch this could be a James Franco prank. 127 Hours was filmed in Moab, Utah (Bluejohn canyon) and the sculpture was discovered nearby. The rock formation directly behind the metal sculpture also looks a lot like something that would be convenient to film some of those super tight shots where Aron got trapped for those harrowing 127 hours.
Is it a real-world Easter egg? Franco, do I hear you giggling?
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deepthinkr • 5 years ago reply
The metallic Toblerone sculpture is at 38.343075°N, 109.666183°W which is actually about 30 miles away from Bluejohn canyon. Of course there are no roads connecting these two remote areas.
I doubt the small gorge directly behind the sculpture was used in any of the main shots in the film. However, because one end of that small gorge opens up to that spacious clearing it does seem plausible that it could have been a good location for filming moderately close-up shots without the encumbrance of a fully enclosed gorge. Hollywood magic.
It should be possible to cross-reference satellite data to see when the monolith appears (see if it shows up around 2010).