Everest is a film about torture. These mountaineers inexplicably put themselves through misery for a steep $65,000 per summit. Climbing the highest mountain in the world does not look like fun. It is unbearably cold, the air is inhumanely thin, and everyone is perpetually exhausted. I thought Jake Gyllenhaal would have a larger part in the movie, but he was hardly in it. The visuals are incredible though. You actually feel as miserable as the trekkers and you feel like you're on the side of the mountain. You feel the snow pouring down as it becomes more difficult to breathe. It is a truly immersive experience that probably would've been great in IMAX. Nothing ever goes right in the expedition doomed to fail. It is a dangerous adventure disaster movie. And it is done quite well. One of the scariest moments is crossing a ladder bridged across a deep crevasse in the ice. It is a flimsy looking ladder and there is nothing protecting them from falling down into the depths. The aerial shot over the bottomless pit is a dizzying visual. These are some terrifying shots.
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