The entire cinema was totally captivated and silent right through this film.
The story, published I the book of the same name has been a legend and must-read within the climbing community for years. Everyone should see this film and learn why, and how far human beings can push themselves.
The format of documentary with talking heads alternating with re-created action scenes is unusual and works very well. It gives an opportunity for the real life characters to say how they felt in a way that would have been impossible to put over any other way. Both Simon and Joe talk in understated terms of what they went through and the tension builds as they describe some detail and your imagination fills in how you would feel if it had been you, not them.
The fact the Joe and Simon are talking you through their experience acts as a spoiler. You know they will live. But perhaps without this you'd be bored - knowing they were going to die and just seeing how long it was going to take, just like so many 4th rate straight-to video releases.
The cinema was more silent than any I've been to in a long time, all the faces were locked to the screen. The film making is amazing, the story is amazing, go and see it now.
The story, published I the book of the same name has been a legend and must-read within the climbing community for years. Everyone should see this film and learn why, and how far human beings can push themselves.
The format of documentary with talking heads alternating with re-created action scenes is unusual and works very well. It gives an opportunity for the real life characters to say how they felt in a way that would have been impossible to put over any other way. Both Simon and Joe talk in understated terms of what they went through and the tension builds as they describe some detail and your imagination fills in how you would feel if it had been you, not them.
The fact the Joe and Simon are talking you through their experience acts as a spoiler. You know they will live. But perhaps without this you'd be bored - knowing they were going to die and just seeing how long it was going to take, just like so many 4th rate straight-to video releases.
The cinema was more silent than any I've been to in a long time, all the faces were locked to the screen. The film making is amazing, the story is amazing, go and see it now.