
Following a grueling climb up Kanchenjunga, Hong-gil and Mu-taek become fast friends and partners in climb. The peak of their professional careers comes when they become the 14th team to scale the Himalayas. But the climb came at a price: both sustained injuries and Hong-gil was compelled to retire. Years later, Hong-gil is a renowned lecturer and Mu-taek takes up an assignment to go up Everest. When Hong-gil learns that Mu-taek has gone missing, he blames himself for encoura... (Full plot summary below)
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Following a grueling climb up Kanchenjunga, Hong-gil and Mu-taek become fast friends and partners in climb. The peak of their professional careers comes when they become the 14th team to scale the Himalayas. But the climb came at a price: both sustained injuries and Hong-gil was compelled to retire. Years later, Hong-gil is a renowned lecturer and Mu-taek takes up an assignment to go up Everest. When Hong-gil learns that Mu-taek has gone missing, he blames himself for encouraging the younger man's plans. Looking at a photo of Mu-taek's frozen corpse still trapped on the mountain, he decides to put together a rescue team to retrieve the body. Despite warnings, concerns over his injured leg and treacherous storms, Hong-gil leads the expedition.
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| Projected FiguresAnton BitelAll the buddy comedy of The Himalayas produces a release valve for a nation that is steeped in han and desperate to snatch some sort of victory from the jaws of many defeats. |
| New York TimesBen KenigsbergIt finds a few moments of sweep and suspense in between grand speeches and reprises of a swollen score. |
| User ReviewStellavera KExcellent Foreign Film - Powerful & Moving! |
| User ReviewJi Cdeeply moving, acting, filming, graphics are wonderful. story is great but very sad. |
| User ReviewSandra SFilming was incredible, scenery was authentic (I recognized many of the places). The story may seem simplistic, but it is based on a true story and it shows how people choose climbing partners, and the bond that develops when people depend on others for their lives. Accident scenes are pretty realistic. Adventure movie lovers and anyone left empty after the shallow Everest movie will appreciate this. |
| User ReviewJean-Pol C3 stars. BD. ????????????????Everest ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Everest ????????????????????????????????????????????Everest?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? |
| User ReviewBonnie CTrying so hard not to cry in public... Regardless harsh rating, I think this is better made than Everest. |
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| User ReviewSteve WWhy is The Himalayas (2016) a better movie than Everest (2015)? Mainly because it takes liberties with the script to deliver a better overall picture. The oxygen tanks are mentioned once and only once, so that the actors do not have to keep referencing them. Also, it does a better job of character development and comedy, so it adds a nice layer of playfulness to counter the sadness. Its overly emotional and sometimes very hard to watch, but I feel the Himalayas has a lot of heart. |