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    Everest

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    Everest is much more deliberate and character driven than I think many people realize. It understands, I think correctly, that in order to see the climbers as more than just names, time must be spent on their individual stories, thereby increasing our connection to them, thereby heightening the tension when things do go awry. As such, those expecting the epic stunts and unabashed lunacy of films like Cliffhanger and Vertical Limit are bound to find Everest a tad on the "slow" side. For this true story details the ordeal in such a non-flashy, matter of fact way, that it could easily be accused of downplaying, or dare I say, even shedding the blockbuster label altogether. This is as much a movie about character as it is about scenery and spectacle. And that can be a very good thing when the cast is as stacked as this one. But those craving intensity need not despair, for Everest is as skilled at displaying the man vs. Nature, struggle to survive as any of its counterparts. In fact, I don't think any film to date has captured the blistering conditions and the effect of a lack of oxygen on the human body as well as this one does. A powerful and emotionally draining true story, one made all the more effective by its focus on character rather than CGI.

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    jerster82@  20.9.2015 age: 26-35 438 reviews

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