Mountain

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Rick M @RT28141542 11/03/2023 I've seen a lot of films that focus on the beauty and magnificence of mountains. Other than what to me is some bizarre perspective in the narrative (at times) and a not completely successful attempt to create a 'poetic' atmosphere, I still give this film 5/5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for its absolutely stunning visuals, sense of adventure, and musical epiphanies. This is a must see production. See more roger g @RT94256209 09/20/2020 Great photography, beautiful scenery, a smooth and pleasant narrator's voice, and sometimes appropriate orchestral music. However, at no time is the location stated, no height, and no information regarding how many times, if any, a peak has been conquered, or how many deaths may have occurred while attempts to conquer were conducted. Don't watch this video if you're tired... it'll put you to sleep. Show it on your widescreen, flat, wall-mounted TV during your party -- it's good for background sights and sounds. See more 12/12/2019 Great photography and sound track. Some of the climbing scenes quite disturbing as they are so extreme. Film questions and challenges our modern relationship with mountains. Thought provoking and interesting. See more 09/19/2019 This film is dripping with beautiful footage of beautiful mountains. It is scored by a lovely suite of music performed by a wonderful orchestra. So far, so David Attenborough. What this film then fails to do, to continue the Attenborough comparison, is tell an engaging story or give some incredible insight into the world. It instead gives Willem Dafoe a poetic, ponderous voiceover that kind of tells you things, but doesn't go into detail. It's a mood piece, which I thought would be fine as it's only 70-odd minutes long, but I have to say I was pretty bored at points. There's also a section where it talks about adrenalin junkies who do ridiculous things on the top of or off the top of mountains. But again, by relying entirely on the dream-like narration and not speaking to these people directly to explain themselves, I had no context or meaning for what they were doing and had to make do with Willem's speculation. I was just left looking at these people and what they were doing and how expensive and dangerous it must be, and thinking ‘some arseholes have too much money'. If you're a fan of getting stoned, I do think it'd be a good one to watch when high. Us crazy carts who prefer to be lucid and switched on the whole time, it just felt like a poor man's episode of Planet Earth. See more 02/08/2019 Absolutely stunning visual and audio combination to encapsulate the true essence of great heights. This documentary shows a variety of the worldâ(TM)s best mountains from wonderful perspectives. The soundtrack matches the screenplay perfectly, truly envoking deep emotions. A must watch to any outdoors enthusiast. See more 12/10/2018 When I was really in the mood to unwind, I stumbled across this documentary. It's called Mountain, and it was meant to be sick! It had an excellent rating on Rotten Tomoatoes... CERTIFIED FRESH! In a brief summation: I fell asleep. The movie only goes for an hour and ten minutes... But, God, did it drag on. It was just so boring. It had no narrative (or any real thought behind it), just a whole bunch of stock footage of actual mountains, with Willem Dafoe saying arbritrary, philosophical and poetic things about mountains! Then to top it off, the sounctrack is random classic music. Now, I'm a huge fan of the musical arts, but this was the 'hot toddy' that put me to sleep. In hindsight, I might have been awestruck, had I been on acid. But in all honesty, 'Mountain', as a whole, is more fitting as a screensaver than a movie. (Seriously, turn the volume down so Willem Dafoe's voice is just a whisper, and I promise you... PERFECT SCREENSAVER!) See more Read all reviews

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