summary movie:
The film mainly tells the story of three professional climbers who, after failing to climb Mount Meru in the Himalayas for the first time, after three years, experienced various setbacks and difficulties, and finally successfully reached the summit of Mount Meru .
1. Humanistic spirit
As a nature documentary, climbing Mount Meru should have the advantage in my expectation that it should show the various precipitous beauty of Mount Meru. This is my understanding of nature documentaries all the time. But most of the film is actually spent telling the stories of these professional climbers.
So if I were to reclassify the climb to Meru, I would think it's actually a humanistic biography type of movie. Through this film, you can feel the dedication of these professional climbers, a kind of dedication to adventure and self-transcendence. More importantly, you can see a search for the meaning of life in these climbers. At the end of the story, summiting Mount Meru is no longer a task, a goal, it has become a goal for them. A spiritual symbol, or a ritual that transcends oneself and allows oneself to be reborn.
The conquest of nature
Human beings are the spirit of all creatures on earth. Although they possess wisdom, human beings are actually very fragile. In the face of the power of nature, life always seems insignificant. So conquering nature has become a task that spans human history. Going up the mountain, going to the sea, and conquering the North and South Pole is essentially a challenge to nature and the limit of being a human being.
Before the three professional climbers in the film ascended Mount Meru, no one had ever climbed the summit of Meru. So conquering Mount Meru has become the goal of too many professional climbers. This is a challenge that only the best climbers dare to attempt. While the film shows this, it also allows us to feel something else. We can feel the common quality of these top climbers, which is the spirit of transcending oneself.
Before the second climb, the three of them each encountered huge setbacks and challenges in their lives, some of which even endangered their lives. At this moment, choosing to climb seems to mean "Do you have to pay the price of your life for climbing?" This is the part of the movie that fascinates me the most. Despite the difficulties, and despite the fact that even their best friends around them could not understand their actions, they chose to climb. Most importantly, they chose to use climbing to interpret their life. When I saw this, I thought of the desire to "prove the Tao" in the online novels I read before. Those truth-seeking protagonists use this determination to put life and death aside to prove their Tao. Reflected in the film, what the climbers have to prove is to challenge Mount Meru. This high mountain does not only mean a dangerous peak in reality, but I think it is more of a mountain that they long to conquer in their hearts. Only after climbing the mountain can they become a better self and practice their meaning of life.
3. Some details (including spoilers)
The plot that impressed me the most was the fact that Renn resolutely chose to climb the mountain despite the risk of a stroke, but it was also the trust of his two good friends who finally handed over the decision to him. The reason why they were moved was that Jimmy and Condel did not regard their partner Ren as a burden. They put their trust in him, and in fact entrusted their lives to him.
How many friends in your life can do this for you? In any case, Jimmy and Condel handed over the choice to Ryan, and I think it is precisely because they themselves understand Ryan's desire to surpass himself and practice himself that they have such trust. In essence, these outstanding climbers are all the same. They climb firmly toward the mountain in their hearts, even if they die, they will die on the road closest to the summit. This is the shock I feel in all three of them.
Another detail is that on the last section of the summit, Condell did not choose to continue climbing by himself, but chose to let Jimmy climb. While analyzing this detail, we must remember that no one has successfully reached the summit of Mount Meru before them. The deeply touching point of this paragraph mainly has two levels:
The first level is that Kander is worthy of the most outstanding climber. Through the film, we know that Kander is the leader of the previous paragraph. Now that he has consumed some physical strength, he did not choose to lead the way for honor, and insisted on leading the way. Instead, let Jimmy be the first to climb up. It is also reminiscent of their first climb. He also did not stubbornly sprint for the last few hundred meters because of his obsession, but gave up the challenge for the safety of the team members. This level we can see their professionalism.
The second level is the ties of heritage between Jimmy and Condel. In the film, we can see that every excellent climber is actually taught by the previous generation of climbers, which is in the same line. Condel's teacher trained him when he was young and became the one who supported him behind him, and now he and Jimmy have the same relationship. He watched Jimmy climb to the top step by step, showing a relieved smile. . And behind him, Ren is also growing rapidly. This is the climber. Generations of climbers have challenged one peak after another, challenging the limits of human beings, and this spirit is passed on between the ropes.
4. Summary
In general, climbing Mount Meru is a documentary worth watching. The natural scenery of Mount Meru is truly fascinating, and the most dazzling starry sky at night is simply God's picture scroll. The sacred mountain, as well as the humanistic spirit of struggle, must have something that can touch you. It can also give you a better understanding of the group of climbers
At the same time, I also recommend another free rock climbing documentary, which is also a very interesting type of climbing.
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