I know that if I don't write now, I certainly won't write again later
I really had a hard time watching this movie. Because of the network card, I watched it two or three times one after another. Every time I was eating, I wanted to watch something relaxing, but I couldn't help but click on it to see if it still stuck. Can you read the card? I finally finished it at noon today.
The opportunity to watch this movie is because a book called "Five Times" completely records the author's after-view of free rock climbing. I was wondering if this movie has such a great charm? Watching this documentary film with this mindset
This documentary film mainly records the process of the protagonist Alex climbing the El Capitan, the most difficult climb in the world.
I feel that this movie has a lot of meaning. I think different people should have different feelings when watching it. For myself, what I feel more deeply is that Alex said that there is never a way to overcome and avoid fear. All you have to do is face your fears and expand your comfort zone. Because Alex is freehand climbing, and the rock wall is smooth and vertical, and he will die if he is not careful. For many people, this kind of movement that is so close to death is too terrifying, and he is also afraid, but he chooses Face your fears, be fully prepared, and expand your acceptance of fears. There is a very interesting phenomenon that his amygdala is different from that of ordinary people. His perception ability is very dull, and he needs something very exciting to make his amygdala feel excited. The fear of rock climbing continues to expand and expand the scope of accepting fear, causing him to accept less and less stimulation of fear.
The director of this film is also a lover of extreme challenges. He specializes in extreme challenges. Jimmy is also Alex's friend. The directors are all his friends. Let his friends witness the process of his death or success. It's really different. The breakthrough of this movie should be how to maximize the shooting of real and exciting scenes without disturbing Alex's climbing process, because if they have the impact of falling stones and ropes during the shooting process, Then Alex was cool.
Jimmy filmed his climbing preparations and the climbing process, as well as the changes in the girlfriends and friends around Alex. It is really simple and documentary. The advantage of the documentary is that it is very real. He also has a fearful side. I think the director also thinks Tell us that as long as you have a goal, you just have to move towards it, and nothing will stand in your way, neither will fear.
The shots of the movie are really real and direct, just follow everything around him in his life, even if he gave up once in the middle, he is still filming, but the camera is not dizzy. The interviews with the people around are also direct and face-to-face... Maybe I am too naive, and I don't know what professional term this is in the documentary. Anyway, it is direct and true.
The movie has really inspired me a lot. Every word he said is simple and enlightening. For example, you must be 100% focused, because distraction will kill you; why you fight is not important, facing fear is for the sake of Achieving the goal; this is your path, and you have to go for the extreme. But also, if you know 10,000 truths, it is better to practice a truth 10,000 times. Alex has practiced facing fear a thousand times
In short, this is a documentary that records the preliminary preparation and final climb of freehand climbers. It is very beautiful and exciting. It's so flaming to see where Alex succeeds in the end!
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