because the mountain is there

Burley 2022-04-09 09:01:08

Five-star praise. Conrad, Jimmy, and Renan spent 10 years climbing Mount Meru. During this period, they experienced the death of a friend, they were almost paralyzed, and they were forced to retreat when they were 100 yards away from the peak. How short and fragile is human life, how much persistence is there. Rarely shiny.

Since the invention of spacecraft, human beings have gradually lost their respect for nature and the unknown. If the first peak of Mount Everest can be climbed, if humans can go to the galaxy to look back at this blue planet, why can't they regard themselves as the earth's Dominate it? There is only one step between arrogance and self-confidence. When more and more people regard mountaineering as a kind of conquest, this film tells us another possibility, a possibility to discover the shining point of human beings. Jimmy promises that his mother will not let himself die in front of his mother; when they are only 100 yards away from the summit, they are willing to selflessly share their experience with the successor; when Renan breaks the vertebral artery, Jimmy and Conrad still respect He made the decision to go back for climbing together. This film does not shout slogans and pour chicken soup from beginning to end, but it will make you be moved by emotions such as friendship, trust, and pursuit.

Without the company and assistance of the Sheba people, would the summit of Mount Everest be so easy; without the cooperation of modern technology, would it be so easy to travel around the world? Why are humans willing to spend precious time trying to climb even though they know the danger? Probably really can only be explained by the fact that the mountain is there.

When we finally made the decision to go down...it was a relief, it was also heartbreaking.

All of us gave it our best. We pushed our limits.

Finish the story of the Shark's Fin.

They say the best Alpinists are the ones with the worst memory.

It was something that I had to do. It was worth possibly dying for.

Survivor's guilt is a bear.

There was some points where I didn't think I was gonna make it. Definitely happy to be up here.

In front of mountains, human beings are so small; in front of nature, human beings are like ants; in front of time, human beings are almost dust. But even such a small, ant-like human being can glimpse the mystery on the shoulders of nature. Work is valuable, ideals are priceless. In such a short life, shouldn't we pursue our dreams without hesitation?

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Extended Reading
  • Karina 2022-04-21 09:03:52

    Keep risks under control. Xiaoqiang trio. After TIA, continue to climb the mountain to the top.

  • Shaina 2022-04-10 09:01:08

    3.8 points. I have seen "Freehand Rock Climbing" directed by this couple before. It was a personal spiritual journey, and this film belongs to the team belief of three people. Each of these struggles and burdens. The older generation bears a dream of more than 20 years, and his deceased old friend keeps him thinking about this climb; Jimmy is a reflection after escaping from death. Do you want to go on another adventure? The newly added members have both the tangle of escaping death and the dilemma of whether to let the other two take risks for themselves. The contradictions of human nature here are not magnified in the film. On the contrary, because of the restraint and realism of the documentary itself, the dramatic tension that would have been widely used shrinks, which is great! In such films, some people will always question their purpose, and some will question the meaning of climbing itself, but in my opinion, climbing to the top is not necessarily a goal, but a means to achieve it. The real goal is always about people. heart.

Meru quotes

  • Anker, Conrad: The center of the universe is unattainable.