Review of Touching the Void (2003) by Nick A — 01 Mar 2011
"I didn't put a knot into the end of the rope. If there was nothing down there, I would fall, and it would be quick.".
The tale of the mountaineering trek gone awry of Simon Yates and Joe Simpson, who falls and breaks his leg while climbing in the Andes.
At first glance it may seem like just another survival story, much like the T.v. show "I shouldn't be alive". But soon you realize that the shots of them climbing are simply breath-taking. The re-enactments are not just of some actor screaming or looking sad, but of them doing it while set against huge, treacherous, intimidating and lonely landscapes. I'm not sure how they did it, but the filmmakers filmed climber's climbing the huge crevassed, treacherous powdered-snow covered slopes that Yates and Simpson dealt with during their legendary climb.
With such solid cinematography combined with the already remarkable tale of Simon Yates and Joe Simpson, Touching the Void will teleport it's audience to the mountain of Siula Grande, the setting of Yates and Simpson's tale and instill new respect for the power, indifference, and awe of nature.
This review of Touching the Void (2003) was written by Nick A on 01 Mar 2011.
Touching the Void has generally received very positive reviews.
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