We live in a world of fast food where it can even be delivered to your doorstep. Imagine a world where you have nothing except snow to eat. Where you have been abandoned by all search and rescue missions. Where you face death or eat the carcass of your dead friend.
This is not a horror movie. It is based very acutely on the facts that occurred during a crash landing of a charter flight on its way from Uruguay to Chile in 1972 carrying a rugby team and some guests. This is the third attempt at this subject in movie format and I think they finally got it right. It works on all levels. The stress, survival of the fittest, morals and philosophy of dealing with the most dire situation and uniting together to conquer the odds. I'm not giving anything away here since the story has been told in a book and a couple of movies. But this one is going to take the Oscar for best International Film 2024 no doubt. It is the strategy of Netflix but it deserves it. It delivers and they spared no expense to make sure it does. The mountain location work, aerial helicopter and drone shots, along with the actors starving themselves, makes for one of the most dynamic movies I've come across in awhile. I live in tinseltown and have worked on some of the big ones and I can stand by my word - this is a standout movie not to be missed. If you've ever spent time in the mountains you will so get it. The filmmakers certainly did - and deserve the statues they will receive for this epic film.
This is not a horror movie. It is based very acutely on the facts that occurred during a crash landing of a charter flight on its way from Uruguay to Chile in 1972 carrying a rugby team and some guests. This is the third attempt at this subject in movie format and I think they finally got it right. It works on all levels. The stress, survival of the fittest, morals and philosophy of dealing with the most dire situation and uniting together to conquer the odds. I'm not giving anything away here since the story has been told in a book and a couple of movies. But this one is going to take the Oscar for best International Film 2024 no doubt. It is the strategy of Netflix but it deserves it. It delivers and they spared no expense to make sure it does. The mountain location work, aerial helicopter and drone shots, along with the actors starving themselves, makes for one of the most dynamic movies I've come across in awhile. I live in tinseltown and have worked on some of the big ones and I can stand by my word - this is a standout movie not to be missed. If you've ever spent time in the mountains you will so get it. The filmmakers certainly did - and deserve the statues they will receive for this epic film.