In 1985, two British climbers, Simon and Joe, were preparing to conquer the Siula Grande peak in the Peruvian Andes, which was 2800 feet high. When climbing to 19,000 feet, an accident happened. Joe accidentally fell down a steep slope and broke his right leg. Below him was a vast abyss, and he couldn't climb upwards. Companion Simon had to pull him tightly with a lifeline and descend with him in the blizzard. But when descending three thousand feet, because the rope was not long enough, Joe was hung on the steep wall, he could not move, and he could not notify Simon. The rope gradually became overwhelmed, and the two of them were in danger of falling into the valley at any time. Simon felt that Joe hanging below was not moving. It was estimated that the partner was ill-advised, so he had to cut the rope, climbed out of the steep wall, and returned to the camp. After Simon cut the rope and gave up, Joe immediately fell into the abyss. He had already lost his thoughts, but with his astonishing will to survive, he dragged his broken leg out of the abyss and crawled on the snow for three consecutive days before he hurried away before Simon left. Arrived at the temporary camp and was rescued.
Afterwards, many people criticized Simon who gave up his companions, but Joe always defended him because he knew that in that situation, anyone would make that choice.
The documentary film [168 Hours of Bingfeng] is a detailed representation of the distress of the Bingfeng in the form of a true reproduction of history. After the film was screened in the UK, it received rave reviews. Some critics even believed that this is a mountaineering [ Crucifixion], because here “the suffering and perseverance of the real protagonist in seven days seems to be comparable to that of Jesus in [The Crucifixion], and because of the stronger sense of reality, it even surpasses the film [The Crucifixion]." in In my opinion, although such a statement is exaggerated, there is nothing wrong with it. This legend in the mountain climbing industry has indeed completed a wonderful film with an in-depth analysis of human nature.
Director Kevin Macdonald is a famous documentary filmmaker. His work 3 years ago [one day in September] has won the Oscar for Best Documentary Award. This time he adopted a "reproduction" method to review mountaineering. In a famous distress in history, in addition to showing a thrilling natural scene, it also captured the true psychology of the two parties accurately, which is rare. In the field of documentary film, "representation of reality" is not an innovation. As early as 80 years ago, the father of documentary Vlahadi used this kind of shooting when he filmed the famous [Nanuk of the North] (1922). Technique. However, the content of [冰峰] to "reproduce" is far more complicated and difficult than [Nanuk of the North], because Kevin Macdonald not only has to reappear the dangerous snow peaks and snow difficulties, but also reproduce that The frightening life-and-death struggle on the ice cliff, more importantly, he must be faithful to the core of this event-the struggle of human nature, and the great fluctuations in the heart of the person, Joe, and the abandonment of his companions when facing death. Simon's complicated inner activities.
It is precisely because of these that the film critic will use [The Suffering] to compare this immortal documentary.
In the Hollywood action blockbuster [Ultimate Risk] a few years ago, there was a very similar plot, that is, cutting the rope at a critical juncture. But Hollywood blockbusters often promote a kind of self-sacrifice in good faith. In reality, the way humans respect life is much more cruel. From this perspective, [Bingfeng 168 Hours] is indeed a "Greek tragedy on the Bingfeng".
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