"Never let go"
Directed by Baltasar Kormákur
Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Nicky Kentish Barnes, Tyler Thompson, Brian Oliver
Written by William Nicholson, Simon Beaufoy
Starring: Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Jake Gyllenhaal
Music by Dario Marianelli
Cinematography: Salvatore Totino
Edited by Mick Audsley
Production companies: Cross Creek Pictures, Walden Media, Working Title Films
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date: 18 September 2015 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 121 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States, Nepal
Budget: $55 million
Box office: $203.4 million
"Everest" is an adventure drama thriller film directed by Baltasar Kormákur and written by William Nicholson and Simon Beaufoy. It shows a climbing expedition on Mt. Everest which is devastated by a severe snow storm.
Cast
- Jason Clarke as Rob Hall
- Jake Gyllenhaal as Scott Fischer
- Josh Brolin as Beck Weathers
- John Hawkes as Doug Hansen
- Sam Worthington as Guy Cotter
- Robin Wright as Peach
- Michael Kelly as Jon Krakauer
- Keira Knightley as Jan Arnold
- Emily Watson as Helen Wilton
- Thomas Wright as Michael Groom
- Martin Henderson as Andy Harris
- Elizabeth Debicki as Dr. Caroline Mackenzie
- Naoko Mori as Yasuko Namba
- Clive Standen as Ed Viesturs
- Vanessa Kirby as Sandy Hill
- Tom Goodman-Hill as Neal Beidleman
- Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Anatoli Boukreev
- Charlotte Bøving as Lene Gammelgaard
- Micah Hauptman as David Breashears
- Chris Reilly as Klev Schoening
- Chike Chan as Makalu Gau
- Vijay Lama as Lt Col Madan KC
- Mark Derwin as Lou Kasischke
- Mia Goth as Meg
To my great embarrassment, I'd heard nothing about the 1996 Mount Everest disaster before I went to the cinema. But what may I say now? The film story quite differs from the real one but it doesn't matter: the main reason to see this film is special effects which help to find yourself climbing with Jason Clarke and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Jake Gyllenhaal is an advantage of any picture as he always does a great job: his Scott Fischer turned out pretty careless, he couldn't imagine that his passion would become his fate. I almost cried when I realised that Rob Hall performed by Jason Clarke wouldn't return home. He took care of everyone and, strangely enough, that was his biggest mistake. As for Jason Clarke himself, the more films with him I watch, the more I like his acting. Is he my potential favourite actor? Probably. But my own cause number one to see "Everest" was Elizabeth Debicki who, unfortunately, appeared not much in the film.
Advantages
- Jason Clarke as Rob Hall
- Jake Gyllenhaal as Scott Fischer
- Josh Brolin as Beck Weathers
- Sam Worthington as Guy Cotter
- Robin Wright as Peach
- Keira Knightley as Jan Arnold
- Emily Watson as Helen Wilton
- Elizabeth Debicki as Dr. Caroline Mackenzie
- The story
- Special effects
- Music
Disadvantages
- Deaths are mentioned in passing
"Strangenesses"
- Even if you're an experienced climber, you can't know exactly how nature may react
Clue Moments
- Death of Rob
- Death of Scott
- Death of Doug
- The storm
- Beck's return
Details
- Loud sounds from Everest change into the silence of fireside comfort
What is nature and what is a human? People may pretend they can do and own everything but the element will always show who is the real King of the Hill. Of course, many continue to object, try to counter this claim, however let's face the truth: no man is able to compete with a storm, for example.
The 1996 Mount Everest disaster refers to the events of 10–11 May 1996, when eight people were caught in a blizzard and died on Mount Everest during summit attempts. Over the entire season, 12 people died trying to reach the summit, making this the deadliest day and the deadliest year on Mount Everest until the 16 fatalities of the 2014 Mount Everest avalanche and the 18 deaths resulting from avalanches caused by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. The 1996 disaster gained wide publicity and raised questions about the commercialization of Everest.
The disaster was partially caused by the sheer number of climbers attempting to ascend (34 climbers on May 10, 1996). The congestion of the crowd, combined with delays in securing ropes, caused bottlenecks at the Hillary Step and delayed the ascent of many climbers. Therefore, many summitted after the safe 14:00 turnaround time.
Jon Krakauer has suggested that the use of bottled oxygen and commercial guides, who personally accompanied and took care of all pathmaking, equipment, and important decisions, allowed otherwise unqualified climbers to attempt to summit, leading to dangerous situations and more deaths. In addition, he wrote that the competition between Hall and Fischer's guiding companies may have led to Hall's decision not to turn back on 10 May after the pre-decided time for summiting of 14:00; Krakauer also acknowledges that his own presence as a journalist for an important magazine for mountaineers may have added pressure to guide clients to the summit despite growing dangers. He proposed banning bottled oxygen except for emergency cases, arguing that this would both decrease the growing pollution on Everest—many discarded bottles have accumulated on its slopes—and keep marginally qualified climbers off the mountain. He does point out, however, that climbing Everest has always been a highly dangerous endeavour even before the guided tours, with one fatality for every four climbers who reach the summit. Furthermore, he notes that many of the poor decisions made on 10 May were after two or more days of inadequate oxygen, nourishment, and rest (due to the effects of entering the death zone above 8,000 m/26,000 ft). He concludes that decisions made in such circumstances should not be strongly criticized by the general population, who have not experienced such conditions.
Krakauer also elaborated on the statistical curiosities of fatality rates on Everest and how 1996 was "business as usual". The record number of 12 fatalities in the spring climbing season that year was 3% of the 398 climbers who had ascended above Base Camp—slightly below the historical average of 3.3% at that time. Additionally, 12 climbers had died that season, and 84 had reached the summit. This is a ratio of 1 in 7—significantly less than the historical average prior to 1996 of 1 in 4. Since the fatality rates on Everest have dropped considerably, accounting for the volume of climbers in 1996 compared to prior years, 1996 was statistically a safer-than-average year.
In May 2004, Kent Moore, a physicist, and John L. Semple, a surgeon, both researchers from the University of Toronto, told New Scientist magazine that an analysis of weather conditions on 11 May suggested that freak weather caused oxygen levels to plunge by around 14%.
Soundtracks
- Dario Marianelli - The Call
- Dario Marianelli - Setting Off from Kathmandu
- Dario Marianelli - First Trek: Base Camp
- The Monks of Tharig Monastery - Arriving at the Temple
- Dario Marianelli - The Lowdown
- Dario Marianelli - A Close Shave
- Dario Marianelli - Starting The Ascent
- Dario Marianelli - To Camp Four
- Dario Marianelli - Someone Loves Us
- Dario Marianelli - Summit
- Dario Marianelli - Time Runs Out
- Dario Marianelli - Lost
- Dario Marianelli - Last Words
- Dario Marianelli - Beck Gets Up
- Dario Marianelli - Chopper Rescue
- Dario Marianelli - Epilogue
Quotations
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Rob Hall: Human beings simply aren't built to function at the cruising altitudes of a seven-forty-seven.
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Scott Fischer: Sit down man, acclimatize.
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Rob Hall: Something beyond the power of words to describe.
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Rob Hall: You my friends are following in the very footsteps of history...
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Rob Hall: Our bodies will be literally dying
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Rob Hall: Everest is another beast altogether
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You may see the trailer here.
Plot: 7/10
Entertainment: 8/10
Acting: 7/10
Originality: 7/10
Music and Sound: 8/10
7/10
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