The filming started from preparations before climbing, from bidding farewell to family members in the country to the busy and crowded streets of Kathmandu, the acquaintances and second appearances between the team members, and the blessing ceremony of the yaks and temples, and finally came to the lively base camp. . Here, Adventure Consultants led by Rob Hall and Mountain Madness led by Scott Fischer meet. They all planned to launch a top spot on May 10 (Rob said it was his lucky day), and no one was prepared to give in, so Rob suggested cooperation instead of competition, and Fischer agreed. Rob seems to have a bad premonition, but at this moment in 1996, all signs of disaster have not yet appeared. Neither of them can predict that they will both die in this spring climbing season.
Rob Hall is naturally the protagonist of the movie, but when I read the information about the 96 Mountain Calamity, what left me the deepest impression was the one who was given up by his teammates twice and was exposed to the snowstorm twice all night but survived. Beck Weathers, a Texas hero with an extremely strong will to survive, reminds me of Toni Kurz, who was finally suspended on the north wall of the Eiger, and Joe Simpson in Touching the Void, who saved himself from desperation, regardless of success or failure. People in capitals.
Therefore, when Beck Weathers appeared at the beginning of the film and the protagonist's image was obvious, I was both surprised and pleasantly surprised. In addition to Beck, one of the two clients who died in the AC team, Doug Hansan, who was sponsored by a student fundraiser to climb Mount Everest and was cared for by Rob’s discount, also described it in more detail. He said that one of the reasons for his climbing was to want to Let everyone see that an ordinary person like him is also possible. In fact, in 1995, he had already had the experience of being forced to withdraw before reaching the summit. In any case, he did not want to miss it again this time. And the 47-year-old Japanese female mountaineer Namba Yasuko, who has climbed six of the world's seven peaks, is trying to become the oldest woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Since it took so much time to prepare and introduce the characters, when the 4th battalion started to reach the top, it was already close to the middle of the movie. The film pays tribute to Brother Ma many times, including the sentence "Because it's there! Thank you Mr. Mallory!" when asked why you want to climb the mountain. It also "restores" Rob, Doug, and Harold (Andy Harris, AC). One) A conjecture of exactly how to die. Beck is indeed the protagonist, and his story is relatively complete, although the actual situation is much more shocking than what is shown in the movie. For example, in the movie, he escaped from the dead for the second time after he walked back to Camp 4 on his own strength. The process was deleted, and in the first escape, Stuart Hutchison who returned early was omitted to search and rescue him and Kangzi, because they were found to be unconscious, severely frostbited and unable to move, considering that even if they were rescued Back to Camp No. 4, the teammates were unable to treat him, and it was impossible to evacuate him down the mountain in time, so Hutchison made the decision to abandon him and Kangzi, leaving them in place to wait for death. If Hutchison made such a decision at the time is reasonable and understandable, then when Beck regained his awakening and insisted on walking back to Camp 4, his teammates still thought he was going to die, so he threw him alone in a tent and waited for death. (After causing the blizzard to destroy his tent, he was exposed for another night. Not dying was a miracle), it was somewhat depressing. This may also be one of the shortcomings of commercial mountaineering. The team members don’t have much personal friendship with each other. They seek self-protection in times of crisis, instead of relying on life and death and watching for help. One sigh... These details are omitted in the movie. I don’t know if it has any ulterior motives, to avoid comparing it with Rob’s unwillingness to give up Doug’s retreat alone, or other reasons, I don’t know...
Rob and his AC team are the protagonists. The role played by Gyllenhaal in Scott Fischer and his MM team has been compressed. The film’s explanation of Fischer’s death is probably due to multiple physical exhaustion in one day: he was on the number two. Came down to escort his friend Dale Kruse back to base camp, and then continue to chase Rob's team. Jon Krakauer, the author of Into Thin Air and the reporter of "Outdoor", is more soy, and basically only has the function of being ridiculed. In the preparation stage, it was also mentioned that Anatoli Boukreev (one of the three guides of MM, a professional mountaineer) from the fighting race did not carry oxygen (he is the guide of MM, although the lack of oxygen does not affect his own summit, but the dispute is His lack of oxygen will cause him to serve as a guide to help customers, especially when the role of the descending is limited). He was the first person to reach the summit on May 10th. He started to descend at 14:30 after the first summit at 13:00. It took him nearly an hour and a half to help the client climb to the summit. The players who were descending were trapped by the blizzard. Having already withdrawn to Camp 4, he set out again to rescue the surviving Pittman, Fox, and Madsen. Later, he went out to search and rescue Fischer. Unfortunately, only the body of Fischer was found. In the film, he turned the backpack over to cover Fischer and exposed it. Shot of the face.
Regarding the problem that the deadly fixed ropes were not built in advance, the hour after Balcony was cut in the movie, only the delay at Hillary Step was left. The two-hour delays were not in time at the safe point 14: The key to retreating to Camp 4 before 00, plus 20 people on the AC and MM teams on that day (there were 3 guides and 8 clients each with 11 people in each team, but Dale Kruse in the MM team suddenly suspected cerebral edema. Camp No. has already withdrawn, and the 68-year-old Pete Schoening decided not to participate in this summit at the base camp.) Adding a Taiwanese team with 33 people to the summit caused too much congestion at the Hillary Step and delayed the passage time. Relying too much on oxygen cylinders is also a problem. In short, the film tells us that even if it is a commercial mountaineering, there is a guide and a snow bus to help, it depends on the sky and luck. There is no guarantee of 100%. In an extreme environment like Mount Everest, any mistake will be magnified into life. Matter of importance.
Overall, Everest is quite in line with my expectations. The details are in place. Some viewers may feel that the filming is relatively flat and straightforward, flat, lacking climax and thrills, and without any sense of tragic... I admit that it is strong with "North Wall". The sense of tragedy is very different, nor is it an epic of a person like Touching the Void. This is just a disaster presented in a more detailed and complete manner. The Mount Everest under the lens is magnificent, but there is no such terrible and beautiful feeling that is full of fear and crazily desire. It is also a type of good but not great. However, instead of shooting all kinds of dramatic, sensational, and thrilling climaxes (which is not difficult to do), I prefer a calm, faithful, and detailed film that restores the story. After all, I want to watch only the real one. The story is presented on the big screen in the form of video. Even if it is a documentary, I will watch it.
The author of ITA said that from a statistical point of view, the 96 mountain is difficult to be regarded as an ordinary event. The 12 deaths accounted for only 3% of the total number of 398 climbers who went up to the base camp during the spring climbing season, which was slightly lower than the historical average death rate at that time. 84 people climbed to the summit during the entire climbing season, and the ratio of 1:7 was lower than the previous 1:4, so 1996 is considered a safer-than-average year. Calculating this way, Ma’s 22 years should have the highest annual/single-day mortality rate (7 people), because the 22-year base is too low, and their British national team is climbing...
The whole year of 96 (including 15 people died in the fall, 12 people died in the spring, 8 people in a single day, of which the AC team leader (Rob Hall), a guide (Andy Harris) and two clients (Doug Hansen and Namba Yasuko) died, and the MM died to lead the climb Scott Fischer.
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