A very good movie

I already saw this movie but since it was a few years ago and since I really loved it, I was quite eager to check it out again. Well, even though I still remembered it very well, even though I knew how everything would go down (or ‘up’ was maybe a better choice of word), it was still so fascinating to behold. In fact, I enjoyed it so much, it has become one of my favorite movies released in 2018. First of all, even though I suffer from vertigo or maybe because I suffer from vertigo, I have always been fascinated by professional climbers and I always had a weak spot about movies dealing with this subject. Well, this movie was easily one of the best I have seen in this genre. Indeed, it is maybe the only film I have seen during which they actually explained how technical it is to climb such a mountain. Basically, when the guy finally went free-solo, he did it after weeks and weeks of training and to behold this process was just spellbinding. Furthermore, in my opinion, you got to understand that the drive of Alex Honnold was not fame or being the best in his field. In my opinion, what drove him was the quest for perfection, and when he finally achieved to climb this rock without a rope, something most people would describe as impossible, he basically had reached perfection and this moment was just exhilarating, mostly for him but also for the viewers. The only critic I might have is that the actual climb of El Capitan was done in only 10 minutes of running time and I wish they did spend more time on this massive achievement but it was a minor issue though. Another downside when you rewatch this movie is that you wonder if the guy didn’t die since then during some horrific climb accident but, by 2025, Alex Honnold was still fine and well, he even got married with Sanni at some point and they had 2 kids which is really awesome. Anyway, to conclude, I thought it was quite a fascinating movie and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in this subject. 

8/10