Danny Boyle superfan breaks down in tears and says 'I must be dreaming' as director sends her a sweet handwritten note after she revealed she's watched 127 Hours over 1,000 times

A fan of 2010 movie 127 Hours has shared her emotional reaction to receiving a letter from director Danny Boyle.

For two years Jess, who lives in the US, has written about her love for the thriller movie, becoming known as 127 Hours Girl on Reddit and Letterboxd, a social platform for movie lovers.

By her own admission Jess has watched the movie, which stars James Franco in the real life tale of trapped rock climber Aron Ralston, over 1,000 times.

And 15 years after she first became 'fixated' on the film, she has delighted her thousands of followers around the world by revealing that Danny Boyle has written to her.

Jess explained how last year she took part in a Ask Me Anything Reddit with Danny during which she told the director how much the movie means to her. The British filmmaker responded and said he would send her a card.

'I’m autistic and 127 Hours has been my special interest for nearly 15 years,' Jess explained in a post. 

'When I saw that Danny responded to my comment, I was shocked. I didn’t think he’d see it, let alone respond to it. He also said that he knew about me. That alone blew my mind.'

But the superfan went on to explain that a package never arrived from Danny until a Reddit employee noticed her posts and stepped in, telling her that they had contacted Danny's team about the missing letter. 

Finally on Friday Jess received her long-awaited for package which included a handwritten note from Danny.  

'Jess, In making a film the director watches it hundreds of times. I was so delighted -and continue to be so - that you have done the same!' the note read. 

'We’d had a big success with Slumdog Millionaire, and it was only that success that brought the finance to 127 - no one wants to watch a film about a man cutting his own arm off - they said.'

'The film holds a very special place for me and I’m honoured it does for you too. All best always, Danny Boyle.'

As well as the letter, Danny gifted Jess a crew t-shirt which she gushed she would 'cherish forever.' 

Jess unboxed the package in an emptional video for her Reddit followers, breaking down in tears at the end as she thanked Danny and her fans for supporting her love for the movie.  

'When I started watching 127 Hours nearly 15 years ago, I never thought so many amazing things would happen to me because of it,' Jess explained.

'High school me would be beyond shocked right now. I never expected to become as 'famous' as I currently am. I never expected that I'd be the 127 Hours Girl on Reddit and make a difference in the world.'

'I never expected that I would make so many people happy by sharing my love for 127 Hours.  My life is so amazing right now because I'm just being my true self. And having something that I love as much as I love 127 Hours makes it so much better.' 

'I used to think that it was wrong that I watched it as much as I did. I tried to restrict my watches.'

'But since I decided to share my fixation with the world and be as open about it as I am, I realised there's nothing wrong with watching it whenever and how much I want. And look at where it got me now.'

'I'm so proud of myself and I know my fixation isn't wrong. That's never going to change.' 

Fans were delighted for Jess, with one posting on the Reddit thread: 'thank you for sharing your joy with us :)' 

'I'm so excited for you! Jess, I want you to know that thanks to your reddit posts I've inadvertently learned some things I never knew about autism, such as special interests. So you're helping to raise awareness (at least for me),' agreed another.