This movie disappointed me.
I have poor physical fitness since I was a child, and I am very envious of those big cows who have good physical fitness and surpass their limits. I have read every highly praised answer about mountaineering on Zhihu, and the mountaineer I admire most is Messner, the "Emperor of Mountaineering".
The original intention of watching this movie was to see the challenging process of reaching the top of K2, which turned out to be a heroic blockbuster similar to Wolverine and American Superman, but this is understandable.
After all, if Messner's anaerobic solo Everest, or even the most difficult climbing experience of Nanga Parbat, was made into a movie, I am afraid no one will watch it.
Movies need to be dramatic. After all, they must be able to attract audiences. Therefore, continuous addition of dog blood plots is the most unsuccessful part of this movie. It is precisely the addition of dog blood plots.
Two brothers full of talk, one was pushed off a cliff by an avalanche, and the other died of a nitroglycerin explosion. It seems that in Hollywood movies, there are always a few catfish characters who are full of talk, gags, and active plots, but in a mountaineering adventure On this subject, such a role has lowered the style of the film.
Messner has a personality trait, he likes to argue with people. When he is not climbing mountains, he often opens his mouth to all those who question him in the media, but for mountain climbing, his belief in mountains is pure. , To him, the mountain is as pure as a virgin goddess. He has always advocated alpine climbing, and publicly wrote an article attacking all amateur climbers who use expansion nails. He believes that the use of expansion nails destroys the purity of the mountain.
This movie is very realistic, but because of its realism, it highlights the "impureness" even more. Nitroglycerin is definitely the most failed stalk. The wealthy businessman finally killed the team leader secretly, and in order to send a signal, it seemed to collect the body of the dead team leader. A lot of blood is really a bloody plot. Seeing this detail makes me sick to my stomach.
With such realistic special effects, to be honest, it is better to make a serious documentary, or a historical film that restores the real mountain disaster. There are also many love stories in it. Mallory, who can never go home, died of a Kukuchka of worn and second-hand ropes...there are many, many stories to record.
In short, this is a traditional Hollywood personal heroism film with a mountaineering gimmick. If you want to watch the movie, it is worth watching. If you want to watch the mountaineering, you should go out and turn right.
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