I read other reviews and thought they were a bit harsh but in the end, they are not far from what I could see.
Very nice cinematography with a starting point that was really interesting. It changes throughout the film from a search for a dead body to rewriting History (quite interesting) to self indulgent white males spitting on everybody else who think differently than them and who praise the fact that too many people in line and traffic jam on Everest is normal and good. Then, while you could focus again on Irvine search, the audience has to go through the trauma of a crying old man that sees his dream of summiting Everest disappear because he had a stroke on location. He's not whining because he can't search Irvine, he's whining because of his selfishness.
In the end, yep, the starting point was appealing. The result is a great deception.
Plus: Cinematography and Archives.
Minus: Self indulgent old white males whining and complaining during all the film instead of doing what they were supposed to do on location.
In the end, it's not on a search for Irvine's body, it's about spoiled old white male trying to get sponsored for free by NatGeo to summit Everest for their own pleasure and pride. It's so big you can't miss it.
Very nice cinematography with a starting point that was really interesting. It changes throughout the film from a search for a dead body to rewriting History (quite interesting) to self indulgent white males spitting on everybody else who think differently than them and who praise the fact that too many people in line and traffic jam on Everest is normal and good. Then, while you could focus again on Irvine search, the audience has to go through the trauma of a crying old man that sees his dream of summiting Everest disappear because he had a stroke on location. He's not whining because he can't search Irvine, he's whining because of his selfishness.
In the end, yep, the starting point was appealing. The result is a great deception.
Plus: Cinematography and Archives.
Minus: Self indulgent old white males whining and complaining during all the film instead of doing what they were supposed to do on location.
In the end, it's not on a search for Irvine's body, it's about spoiled old white male trying to get sponsored for free by NatGeo to summit Everest for their own pleasure and pride. It's so big you can't miss it.