A good
while ago now Naoko Mori posted a couple of pics from location while she was
filming for Everest. We exchanged a
couple of messages, which was awesome because I adore her and I love mountains.....
I sent her a couple of pics from New Zealand
So months
later I knew I had to see this film. Now
I am not really into the whole 'True Story' thing, but to be honest no one
could have made up a better tale of man against nature, heroism and sheer dumb
stupidity. It was a beautiful story,
telling of an ill fated journey up to the world's highest point. A cast was clearly chosen for their fitness
as well ability to act in what must have been challenging conditions. The stunt/climbing teams, well honestly magnificent.
However the
most important cast member has to be mountain itself.
I am not
going to go into details about who did what, because truly I don't want to
drown you with spoilers, if you haven't seen this, go, or rent the DVD, better
still Blu-Ray and find the biggest TV you can.
What you will see will surprise you and delight you and humble you.
I had no
idea that Base-camp became such a zoo in the very short yearly climbing
window. I could not believe the sums of
money people paid to make that journey happen and finally I was astounded to
see that people took it on, knowing that there was a good chance they were not
capable of doing it. I am reminded of
man's hubris... and the word Titanic.
You will be
on the edge of your seat.
One last
thing, I saw this in 3D and for once this format came into its own. You felt the distance and height in a way
that completely took me aback. If they
had turned the air con to cold and cut the O2 supply by 50%, I could easily
have been there. The photography was
stunning, for that alone it is worth seeing. My highest praise would have to go
to the camera guys and the people who got their gear where it needed to be in
order to film this.
So finally,
the cast were natural, honest in their performances. You couldn't say one was better than the
other, but they were all really good and most importantly, believable.
Obviously it was a real treat to see Naoko on the big screen playing Yasuka
Namba.
I loved
this film and will be buying the Blu Ray when it comes out.
5 Stars
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