Storyline
On the morning of May 10, 1996, climbers from two commercial expeditions
start their final ascent toward the summit of Mount Everest, the
highest point on Earth. With little warning, a violent storm strikes the
mountain, engulfing the adventurers in one of the fiercest blizzards
ever encountered by man. Challenged by the harshest conditions
imaginable, the teams must endure blistering winds and freezing
temperatures in an epic battle to survive against nearly impossible
odds.
Reviews
This
is the true story of two different expeditions in 1996 who attempt to
scale Everest but encounter massive storms on the descent down the
mountain. Everest is a stunning looking film that you come away from ,
feeling totally exhausted. Because it is so realistic you do feel you
are with the climbers at times. Sure , it's a stock disaster movie but
because of the nature of the true story behind it , you feel more
connected. The special affects are amazing and the performances from
Jason Clarke and Keira Knightley are great too. I watched this in 3D but
ended up taking the glasses off because it was so annoyingly dark so i
recommend watching it in 2D instead. It's a staggering statistic that 1
in 4 people who attempt to get get to the summit of Everest , dies. Why
do people do it? that question is asked in this film but apart from the
stock answer of " Because it's there" it is never really answered .
Perhaps there isn't one?
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