I was quite surprised at the ....depth... of this movie. It had so many facets and succeeded on all of them. Thanks for posting this reaction. The next best thing to seeing this in a theater and discussing with friends (something I haven't done since before the pandemic), is seeing other people - even strangers online - watch it and getting their takes on what they just experienced.. I feel badly that Free Guy had the unfortunate timing of being ready for release just as the world hunkered down for COVID, but streaming had given it a ....second life... to let others experience this surprisingly rich piece of storytelling.
Commented on this reaction over a year ago and I’m back because it’s so good. Thought it was noteworthy that Brenan’s first Sparta opponent, Midnight Le, was played by legendary MMA fighter Anthony Johnson. He was one of the most terrifying fighters in the octagon, but known to be such a gentlemen outside. He passed from cancer in 2022, but is someone we’ll always look up to
I like your reaction, however, when you predict the movie, it isn't a reaction anymore. Just let the movie come to you. Refrain from what you think will come next. We are here to watch you react, not predict the movie.
the most subtle message in this movie is often missed. language =/= hate. or more accurately hateful or even racist language doesn't equal hate or even racism. the most hateful "spoken" role in the movie is Walt and his contemporary barber. yet neither of those men hated anyone. they weren't truly racist, ignorant perhaps but not racist. meanwhile the most violent and hateful people in the movie never used racist language. the gangbangers, the rapists, Walt's own family. these people never said racist or used hateful language. no slurs no off handed and cruel comments. yet their actions and intentions were beyond vile. in fact Walt's family looked down their noses at him and thought themselves better then that old goat because those horrible words never touched their tongues, yet their actions were far more harmful, disrespectful and atrocious then anything walt ever said. or a better way to put it is talk is cheap. don't judge a person by what he says, judge them by how they live and what they do.
Beautiful reaction!!! Take some time to research on how the survivors are doing today. They all have their families and made a great life ayer the accident.
I also had some concerns for the actors especially as they were a long way from home as the majority of the film was shot in Spain and the actors are from Uruguay and Argentina. The filming actually took longer than the survivors were on the mountain for so the actors weight loss was more gradual, and fully medically supervised. The majority of the main cast filming was at a ski resort so they were going down to hotel rooms at night. There were certainly times the cast were cold and felt hungry but there is actually a lot of make up and effects work in the film which I certainly did not realise at the time I was watching it. There is a making of documentary on netflix too.
If you watch it again you should definitely do it with the original Spanish version! It adds a lot more to the experience of this movie and in my opinion the English dubbing in this movie isn't very good 😅
I recommend a documentary from 2008 called "Stranded! The Andes Plane Crash Survivors" for me it is the best and most complete material of all that I have seen about the history of my compatriots, I would say even better than both films, since they are several of them and there is more richness of detail, especially about the moment of the avalanche, when they tell the experience that several of them lived at that moment. It's really worth it, look it up here on RU-vid ... Surgerytv channel: Stranded! The Andes Plane Crash Survivors (with english subtitles)
In the movie they said the marshal was from Valdosta, Georgia. That’s my hometown from the 2nd grade to my junior year in high school when we moved to Savannah
Keispy Kreme is a southern company and they are the best!! I graduated from high school in Savannah, Georgia and there was a Krispy Kreme restaurant that stayed open 24 hours not too far from downtown so when my friends and I would be driving home after going to the clubs we’d stop and get hot doughnuts at about 3 am
I don't know why I'm so obsessed with this story. Since the movie "Alive" came out in 1992, I became very interested in the history of these people. This movie touches your soul. And thanks for your reaction
This is not a remake of that movie. Alive was made a few years after the events and is not entirely liked by the survivors, as it is too idealistic. Society of the Snow is actually based on a book of the same name which was written by a person close to the survivors after long research and interviews with the survivors.
The film was partially filmed up at the Valley of Tears where the fuselage actually came to rest. JA Bayona went up there and filmed things for the backdrop of Mt. Seler (named by Nando Parrado in honour of his father), plus the surround for the Andes. The sound mixer also recorded things like the wind and how the snow sounds up there to be used in this film. So it is by and large authentic to the experiences these boys went through. As for Numa Turcatti. Numa was the one righteous man we see once in a lifetime. He was a law student who was about to take the bar to become a lawyer. His arguments against eating the dead was based on both his spiritual beliefs, and his studies in law. The four days buried was because in tandem with the avalanche, they were also experiencing gale force winds and a four day storm. That was why the shelter of the fuselage was better until the storm was over. Arturo died of pneumonia. His lungs were full of fluid. Usually antibiotics could help, but up there Roberto and Gustavo had nothing. As for them being clean shavn, not all men grow bushy beards. Some may have tons of head hair, but very little if no facial hair. The actor playing Numa is Enzo Vogrinzic, actually lost about 50 pounds during the filming. He went from 150 to 103lbs. All the actors were on a closely monitored diet to fully depict the trials the actual men went through up there. As one's body begins to diminish, they become somewhat old as they no longer have the suppleness of the muscle they had. The protein in the bodies gave them nothing but lean energy, but not carbohydrates we all need to sustain us. As for Numa dying. He was the voice of the dead, the ones who didn't return. The ones who survived are still close to this day. There are 14 left as Javier Methol (the man who lost his wife) died in 2014, and Jose Luis "Coche" Inciarte (the one who needed help walking) died in 2023. They still gather on rescue day, or as they call it "rebirth day." They have all gone back up to the crash site many times since 1972. One of them, Eduardo Strauch, is part of an adventure team that takes sivilians up to the crash site. All that remains up there is wreckage as the remander of the fuselage was burned and the bodies buried in a communal grave. Roberto Canessa (med student) and Nando Parrado (man who lost his sister and mother) have been called exceptional in what they did. Mountaineers and alpinists from Ed Viesters (summited Everest five times) and others have called what they did as amazing considering they had no equipment and no training. Also not to forget their physical condition. As for the long-term effects of what happened. Many of them do suffer from a form of PTSD, but with the other survivors they have help and support. The one thing I have to say about these boys. If you remember from the beginning of the film, Numa's voice over stated many of these boys had known each other when they were young. Many of their fathers knew each other as many played rugby for Stella Maris College as teens/young men. These men formed lasting bonds that have survived to this day due in large part to their faith, and their love....always love for each other. And at the end of this story as it still is 52 years later, it is all about the love they had for each other and the love they had for the ones who didn't return. This story is about the power of love. Could we all wish to have the same spirit these men had and have today. I've been with this story since reading "Alive" back in 1976. I have followed these men since then. The one thing I have learned from them is not to squander away your life as you might not know what as Roberto Canessa has said, "When your plane will crash." Some info about where they all are today. Roberto Canessa (med student and one of the ones who made the walk) is now a world reknown pediatric cardio thorasic surgeon. He operates on fetuses inside their mother's wombs in order for them to be born healthy and life their lives as they should. He has won many awards for it including many in the United States. Nando Parrado (one who lost his sister and mother) is an vintner, and former race car drivier and who is now a motivational speaker. Many of them indluding Gustavo Zerbino (other med student) and Adolfo "Fito" Strauch have become long term associates for Stella Maris College in the rugby program. The same one they came from. Javier Methol (man who lost his wife) was a tobacco grower and successful buisness man. Moncho Sabella lives in Argentina and is a successful agriculturalist. A lot of the others have gone into other things including public speaking as has Carlitos Paez (guy whose father was looking for him.) Some trivia: Nando Parrado can be seen in the airport opening the door for his "family" and his portrayer, Agustin Pardella. Roberto Canessa can be seen aiding his film portrayer, Matias Recalt when they get to the hospital after the rescue. Coche Inciarte can be seen directly behind Numa Turcatti actor, Enzo Vogrinzic, in the pub scene with Gaston and Pancho. Ramon Sabella can be seen in the airport as an extra. Carlitos Paez (guy who made the sleeping bag) played his own father, Carlos Paez Vilaro who didn't rest until his son was back safe. Juaquin Turcatti (Numa's actual brother) is seen in the night outside the home Numa grew up in. Those were Numa's actual books he used to study from. Gustavo Zerbino is seen at the beginning as a rugby coach. In summation, this film was made to remember those who died. This is the first time the names of the dead have been used as the relatives of the dead refused to allow their loved ones names to be used in other productions: "Survive" 1976, and "Alive" 1993. This film is a dedication from the living to the dead. It is their voice Numa speaks for.
