evening1 This film provides a decent glimpse into the events of May 10, 1996, a disastrous day on Mount Everest on which eight climbers died. There are twin plot lines here -- stories of the professional guides and their often, but not always, privileged clients who tackle the world's highest peak, and the tale of a mountain whose five-mile-high weather has a will and a mind of its own. The climbers here paid $65,000 each to be led up and down Everest, and, watching this, you have to wonder why. The monster rock and its environs are magnificent to see, but so little time is spent enjoying the experience -- and so much expended attempting to avoid accidents and getting killed by the elements -- that it doesn't come across as enjoyable at all. It's necessary to proceed at such a slow pace that I often felt that I could outpace these athletes -- being a middle-aged lady of 61 with an inflamed left patella and all!The acting here was OK -- I enjoyed Naoko Mori in the tiny role of quietly plucky female climber Yasuko, and craggy visaged Icelandic Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson as the oxygen-refusing climber Boukreev -- but so much verisimilitude was pumped into the atmospherics of wind, blizzard, and chill that all the characters' dialogue was often inaudible. In addition, I felt the casting here left something to be desired. There are too many characters on whom to focus, and too many of them look alike; in the end, I felt somewhat tempest-tossed myself as I tried to keep everybody straight. This story falls into the category of films depicting nature's indifference to man -- a basket including the far more gripping and convincing "Open Water," "Backcountry," and perhaps even "The Blair Witch Project."As much as I'd like to support a director from Iceland, a country I love and visit yearly, it seemed to me that Baltasar Kormakur put more effort into getting an all-star cast with the likes of Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley (both in not very prominent roles) than in telling a gripping and important story well. The characterizations here are superficial, and in various closeups I had the feeling I was watching a scene filmed in a studio rather in nature itself, a very tacky and off-putting perception. I enjoyed Kormakur's Iceland-based "Jar City" and am eager to see his "The Deep." "Everest" definitely leaves me curious to see more of his work. A little more focus and a little less big-name glitz would help his future efforts.

Devran ikiz No matter how trained you are, you can't win against the nature on its own grounds. When you have passion for something, you naturally want to be best at it. If you are passionate about climbing, your ultimate life goal must be to climb the highest mountain in the world Mount Everest. There are companies to help you achieve that goal. One of those companies is called Adventure Consultants led by highly trained professional Rob Hall (Jason Clarke). The plot of "Everest" is based on the true story of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster. This disaster occurred on 10-11 May 1996 killing 8 people including Rob Hall. The story focuses closely on the lives of these mountaineers and their struggles and what it means to climb on Everest. The film was directed and produced by Baltasar Kormákur. Adapted from Beck Weathers' memoir Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest, "Everest" opened on 72nd Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2015 with a total runtime of 121 minutesUntil the actual climbing, director takes your hand and walks you through the film explaining what is going to happen. Dead bodies and blood vomiting people are just the visual proofs of the expected. Human body is not built to climb on Everest. That's why achieving this, makes it so special. The strong point of the film is that, it is not focusing only on the disaster but also the lives of the mountaineers from camping to climbing. We get to learn a thing or two about climbing. A couple of times you witness the greatness of the mountain through the eyes of the mountaineers and through the information provided to us. The director literally prepares you for the film. The perception of the tragedy depends heavily on the transmitting of this early message. Because how audience will perceive the rest, is based on this early tour and director makes sure that, his warnings are heard loud and clear.The visual effects are breathtaking because you are watching a film about the highest mountain in the world. Even though it is a disaster film, you get to enjoy the scenery pretty much. This is the reason why "Everest" was released on 3D and 3D IMAX. It must have been a real pleasure to watch "Everest" in the cinema but it still managed to give me chills while I was watching it at home. I literally felt cold while watching the film. This made me anticipate how those mountaineers must have felt during the disaster. This feeling made me live the film and eventually enjoy it. "Everest's" ultimate goal is not to deliver a message but to help you understand the greatness of the tragedy. This is what the film aims for and it is successful.The tragedy is real but the conversations and the struggles of the mountaineers are added up in the story. That's why real-life actions of the mountaineers are not open for discussion. To judge the actions of those characters, you need to be fully aware of their circumstances. Rob Hall dies making a huge mistake by listening to his feelings. One of his customers, Doug (John Hawkes) is climbing slowly behind the group. While Rob makes the summit and turning back, he meets Doug and Doug insists to go up because he came all the way until there and he will not be coming back again next year. Also, he has already failed 3 times to reach the summit. Rob accepts his wish and climbs back to the summit with him which eventually causes both deaths. So, I was mentioning earlier that, Rob is a professional climber who wouldn't make such a mistake under these conditions and we are not sure if this is really the reason why he died. That's why the actions in the film are not very much open for discussion.In "Everest," there is no place for feelings. It shares the coldness of the mountain. This is the weakest point of the film. Director doesn't focus on the humane part of the plot too much. He is just telling the story and gets it over with. Even the conversations between Rob and his pregnant wife Jan (Keira Knightley) are superficial and not real enough as intended. The director could have worked a little bit more on that. It is a good thing that he shows the real pictures of those people at the end of the film, and in my opinion, that is the saddest part of "Everest." With its tragic story and beautiful outdoor scenes -except the dead people around- "Everest" is a nice biographical adventure film.

rakesmanna Stunning Scenery and awesome mountain scene makes it worth to watch.If I could watch it in the 3D would have been make it super awesome.Characters more or less justify themselves. One big mistake, the movie uses a bollywood song which released on 2001 but the story in movie was of 1996. I think the storytelling could be better in this movie.

gavondo I had a pretty good idea of how Everest would play out. I read Krakauer's account of the 1996 tragedy, Into Thin Air, a number of years ago. I could recall the general story- a lot of people die. But, I couldn't remember who died exactly, so some of the story's suspense was preserved for me.However, that suspense is likely to be present regardless of whether or not the viewer knows the details of the story. You almost can't help but be filled with dread as the movie progresses. The cinematography is breathtakingly vertigo-inducing at times, as the camera pivots under and around characters, highlighting the immense depths of chasms and the brutal, potential consequences of a misstep. Early in the film, it becomes evident that there is a problem of overcrowding on the mountain. Everest expeditions are businesses, and ones that seek to all accomplish the same goal in the same brief window, once per year. Rob Hall, played convincingly and endearingly by Jason Clarke, attempts to gather the different companies and work out some sort of solution. The tension between characters in this meeting serves as a precursor to the tension and confusion that will manifest itself near the mountain's summit.There are many characters in Everest, yet I feel that all of them are adequately developed. They are developed to the point that when characters die it is genuinely heartbreaking. The death of expedition leader Rob Hall is particularly moving. In contrast to the deaths of other characters, several of whom simply fall off a ledge, Rob's is not quick. We spend extensive amounts of time with him, as team members and his wife (Keira Knightley) attempt to motivate him to keep him alive and moving. It is watching someone at the very edge of human limits, and it is painful.There has long been debate about the veracity of accounts and depictions of the 1996 Everest expeditions. Krakauer, for one, is not a fan of the way Everest portrays what happened, calling it "total bull." It is, however, unlikely that we will ever be able to hash out all the details of the tragedy. Everest is successful in depicting perhaps the most important element of those events in 1996- that many passionate mountaineers, on a mountain that pushes people to limits, found their limits, and lost their lives.More reviews: medium.com/@gavondo