1 to 45' laying the groundwork; 45 to 70' climbing, an accident occurred, and the decision to descend; 70 to 95', a slip occurred and the companion cut the rope; 95 to 115' was trapped, rescued, and failed; 115 to 120' ended.
1 ~ 45' foreshadowing can be subdivided: the title, the heroine watching a movie to introduce the historical background, seeing the camera bring out the photographer's dream, the heroine's mission to win the newspaper, and the hero's refusal to go climbing.
By 22' the actor changed his mind. (This place is a bit reluctant, why don't you want to go, why did you change your mind? But because it's the protagonist, this part is reluctant but doesn't think much. The protagonist should do what they should do.)
25'The story arrives in Switzerland. The heroine and the boss went to Switzerland together, and the heroes went to Switzerland by bicycle.
What follows is a long description of the tourist. (This part felt a little uncomfortable. Especially the businessman and his wife. Lots of close-up shots, but nothing really dramatic.)
37' The hero and heroine meet again at the camp for an invitation to dinner. (In this short paragraph, there seems to be a male protagonist who is dissatisfied with the female protagonist and the boss being mixed, but it is very shallow.) After the rainy day, the male protagonists set off.
What makes this film uncomfortable is that the real male protagonist Tony's portrayal is vague, but the female protagonist is well described. The heroine has little to do with the story of mountain climbing, so it seems that the whole story lacks enough power. The director spent the first 45 minutes foreshadowing, but there are too many things to explain, which spreads the power even more. (The background of the times, the heroine's dream, the heroine's situation, the hero's ideals, the hero's situation, the atmosphere of the times brought out by the newspaper) Perhaps because the story took place in the Nazi period, the director was more concerned about the political background and social influence than to care about the relationship between mountaineering and the individual. Therefore, in order to integrate the heroine into the mountaineering story, the heroine's rescue operation was designed. (The fact that the heroine endured a blizzard night on a rock face is also inconceivable.) The rationale for the heroine's motivation to do so is "love", but the previous performance makes it seem that she is willing to do it for the future (the photographer ) having an affair with the boss... This design is really tasteless for this mountaineering story! !
But if you really want to zoom in on the whole thing, the actors have too many scenes. The last 75 minutes were all climbing and rescue. And the director used too much comparison. Climbers curled up on rock walls in blizzards, while "sightseeers" feasted in hotels down the mountain... The
director was very good at detailing. When the heroine went to her hometown to find the hero, the hero's love in the bar was very good. The lens has never been in a stable state, always shaking slightly, which should also be part of the overall concept.
In the plot, I like the part where I accidentally discovered the body of the previous climber. It was a very shocking scene. (However, the director is very light here.) The director may pursue external stimulation more, so the broken leg is more impactful.
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