Freesolo, a cool-sounding name, is as cool as the protagonist.
This is a very special documentary. It is not simply a full record of climbing the Emirates Rock, but it focuses more on portraying the character of Honnold, making him vivid, rich and flesh-and-blood.
The film explores that his character comes from his family of origin, his perfect mother and father with Asperger's syndrome, gave him the pursuit of excellence and perfection, which is his motivation to climb, because facing death, you have to do it Extreme concentration and perfection can be avoided, and only through continuous practice can one have the confidence to achieve perfection. Even in the face of countless people's attention and possible death at any time, there will be no fear, nor will it be disturbed in the slightest.
Although Honnold is socially fearful and has low emotional intelligence, he is still very charming. One is his virtuosity in his field of expertise, which has been recognized and followed by a crowd of friends, and the other is her girlfriend Sangsang's description of him as a lovely, outspoken, strange and funny person. His high IQ makes it easier for him to study and do things, and make what he likes into a career. He is kind and true, a vegetarian and a philanthropist. He is also rational and sober. He doesn't continue to force himself when he feels that his state is not right. He likes his cognition of fear very much. He said that fear cannot be eliminated. What we can do is to isolate fear and expand our comfort zone through repeated practice. resist it. He is also warm and loving, learning how to get along with Sangsang and telling her that he loves her.
At the end of the film, the camera slowly zooms out, and the little red dot is gradually blurred against the huge rock wall. Maybe this is the case, we are always small in the face of nature, but even if we are small, we can still be full of enthusiasm and courage.
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