Society of the Snow

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Valerie This was beautifully shot and gave a poignant and non-sensationalized account of this true story. The acting was incredible and I appreciated how they acknowledged every person in the crash. I hope the survivors felt that this successfully represented their experience. Seeing the pictures of the real survivors at the end made me cry, plus the scene where the father is reading the names of the survivors and his son is one of them. *tears* Bravo to this excellent film. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/07/24 Full Review danish Inspiring. Beautifully shot. Oscar winner. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/24/23 Full Review Darío C This film is a complete masterpiece. From beginning to end. Portraying a true story that gets you shivers down the spine, this fantastic work creates a captivating atmosphere. You cannot not watch this movie. Brings tears. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/19/24 Full Review Ben D Survival stories, especially those that actually happened, are far more terrifying than anything I watch during my annual “Horror Fest,” and Society of the Snow might be the most visceral and well-made. This is a recounting that is so horrific that details were removed, not added, to bolster the final story. An elite Rugby team from Uruguay charters a flight to Chile in October 1972. However, being the Southern Hemisphere, this is still in the thick of Winter and given a handful of miscommunications and poor decisions, the flight crashes into the Andes Mountains. The elements and lack of food and overall supplies create a godforsaken atmosphere for the survivors, who have to resort to the most stomach-churning resolutions merely to prolong their suffering in the hopes of a rescue that is likely never going to come. This is one of the stories that pushes the human will to live far beyond anything imaginable. It’s shocking that the runtime is 144 minutes and is 95% focused on the survivors and never becomes mundane. There aren’t multiple POVs from loved ones back in Uruguay or the reaction to the crash in other parts of the world. The plot is extremely focused, to the movie’s benefit. It’s graphic only when it needs to be — and here, where the injuries to both those who perished on impact or over 2 months later, were apparently significantly more disturbing than anything that is shown on screen. A pertinent aspect of the survivors is that they were vast majority young, athletic men from the same team. The test of their bond, roles to stay alive, and ultimate sacrifices, give the plot a different element than one of forging new bonds, as is typically the case, amongst a sundry group of crash victims. Numa’s (Enzo Vingrincic’s) note to his friends, while on the cusp of death, may be the greatest use of a Bible verse I have ever seen put on screen: Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. — John 15:13. When you understand the literalness of this final message, your core freezes over. This is a beautiful, heartbreaking, must-watch movie. I highly recommend pairing it with the Three-part podcast series from The Last Podcast on the Left. As I write this, The Society of the Snow is my top movie of 2023. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/14/24 Full Review Ted C super good, we cried watching this Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/18/24 Full Review D B Society of the Snow is a gut-wrenching look at the fragility of our human existence. When all is stripped away, the cast shows us that compassion, the grit to sacrifice ourselves to help the other is what remains, innate and undaunted. Each loss in the movie tugs at our heartstrings, while each small victory is a moment of great joy. The movie is a journey, but one I gladly undertook. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/21/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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