Personal Movie List #182. "Desperate Elevation"

Idell 2022-03-19 09:01:04

Personal rating: 8.0/10
No matter at the beginning or the end, the most intriguing label of a movie is the phrase "based on true events".
Before the lingering warmth of the previous "Himalayan Ladder" had not dissipated, the theaters soon ushered in this film, which is also the theme of climbing Mount Everest. I said before that "The Ladder" lost some of its viewing value because it pursued the objectivity of documentaries too much. Although this film is not a documentary, it has largely satisfied the audience's visual and spiritual shock in the theater. Let the audience cast interest and attention to the prototype of the event - this is also the most desired result of the documentary.
The movie sank for 1 hour, but roared out fiercely in the next hour. When the snowstorm came, watching the life and death of the characters hang by a thread until facing the violent and unstoppable snowstorm The emotional ups and downs that slowly feel hopeless will be particularly immersive, which may also be attributed to the effect of imax. The best thing about the movie is not its visual presentation. I personally feel that it has some sincerity and respect for the restoration of real events. Not deliberately sensational is the most sensational method. All the respect is obtained at the end of the movie when the real character prototype is played freed.
Anyway, at first I saw a lot of short comments saying it was boring and boring, which made me lose confidence in it for a while, but now I look back and see that there are so many vindication voices in the comments, I feel relieved.
Plus, another good show from Gyllenhaal! Go on like this and continue to try various types of roles, and the little golden man is really not far from you!

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Extended Reading

Everest quotes

  • Title Card: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to summit Everest. Over the next 40 years, only top professional climbers attempted the same feat. One in four died.

    Title Card: 1992: New Zealander Rob Hall pioneered the concept of commercial guiding on Everest for amateur climbers. Over the next four years his team, Adventure Consultants, successfully led 19 clients to summit without a single fatality.

    Title Card: 1996: Other commercial operators follow Rob Hall's lead, including Scott Fischer's Mountain Madness. More than 20 expeditions compete to summit Everest in the same two week window.

  • [first lines]

    Rob Hall: Can you just listen up? Guys? We got 2,000 feet, 600 vertical meters to Camp Four. It's roped all the way, so I know you can make it. Now, once we get to the yellow band we're gonna regroup, put on the masks, turn on the gas. Make sense?