I am well aware how difficult it is to make a film, put on a stage play, create a television show, write a novel, let alone make something of note. (That appreciation doesn’t stop me from having high standards though.)
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Meru is the electrifying story of three elite American climbers—Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk—bent on achieving the impossible.
"Jimmy & Conrad have climbed Everest four or five times. Jimmy even skied off of the top. But Meru is the anti-Everest."
Meru tells the story of three men - Conrad Anker, Renan Ozturk, & co-director Jimmy Chin - as they attempt to reach the summit of Mount Meru, one of the most dangerous peaks of the Himalayan Mountains.
This is one of those documentaries that is great because of content instead of form. The at home shots are very cliche, with tracking shots done with DSLRs on sliders abound. The great thing about this movie technically is how much footage was shot. Extraneous conversations, accidents completely separate from the Meru climb, * climbs made a decade before Meru are all fully documented for thee talking heads to refer to. The climbs are also a sight to behold.
But this isn't a movie people watch for the technical aspects anyway. This is about the human spirit. This is a film about three men doing everything in their power to overcome the dangers of their craft to achieve their goal. And it's one of the most inspiring documentaries I've ever seen.
An absolutely stunning documentary about the expedition undertaken by a tight crew of three mountain climbers attempting to reach the top of the notoriously dangerous Mount Meru (while filming the whole thing!), how MERU didn't snag an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary is beyond me. It is thrilling, gripping, emotionally powerful, visually spectacular, and it certainly doesn't wear out its welcome at a swift 90 minutes.
It makes me angry that I saw the lame, forgettable EVEREST on a big screen last year, and not this instead.
Okay but I can’t even get to the second step of the attic ladder without my fear of heights kicking in
Vous savez que Stitch est le résultat d'une modification génétique, "l'expérience 626", et qu'il s'est échappé d'une planète étrangère avant d'être accueilli par Lilo à Hawaii... Mais connaissez-vous les 625 autres expériences ? Embarquez donc vite avec nos héros dans leurs nouvelles aventures délirantes... car Lilo & Stitch vont avoir du pain sur la planche pour transformer ces "cousins" déjantés en gentils monstres !