As an Uruguayan myself I can tell you all that this movie is the one so far that manages to tell the story, and to capture what happened in the accident the closest. By the way, to anyone that reads this comment, if you are able, read the book. It it a story that anyone can benefit and learn from
Were you at all surprised they didn't once mention yerba? because I was! I really loved the movie though. their strength and resilience amazed me. I just would have loved to see them enjoying a yerba mate after they were rescued! jajaja
I bought it on audible and am listening to it. I listen to sections over and over again because it's so compelling. I'm only about halfway through it and I bought it over a week ago.
While watching the movie I thought about this constantly...I'm Chilean so I've been living near mountains all my life, so thinking Uruguayans survived in a place totally alien to them is incredible! Of course I've known about this story since forever, but this movie is so realistic it makes you think about these things even more
Not only we don’t have mountains and snow in Uruguay, but cold temperatures are not even close to - 30 C degrees like in the Andes! I live in USA, in an area where sometimes cold weather reaches those numbers and u can freeze to death in just a few hours if u are outdoors without appropriate clothes! Imagine them… surviving 72 days! Crazy! Absolutely crazy!
What i love about this movie is the fact it was how Bayona give voice to the ones that died trough Numa ( the last one to die) and focus on all of them as a whole and not only on parrado and canessa like Alive did
I love when Numa says "... they don't feel like heroes because they were dead too...only they got to come back home." That might not be verbatim but it's close.
Hello, how are you? As a Uruguayan, I'd like to contribute a bit to the history and the movie. -The actors are Argentine and Uruguayan, and we share practically the same Spanish accent. However, they trained to speak as the survivors did at that age to add even more realism. -Everything was recreated as it was in the 70s in Uruguay, including taxis, the airport, bars, churches, everything. -Part of the survivors appears in the movie. Fernando Parrado opens the door at the airport for the actor playing him, and the actresses playing his mom and sister. Carlos Paez plays his own father, reading the names of the survivors near the end. Roberto Canessa is the doctor accompanying the actor representing him when they arrive at the hospital. -In Uruguay, we don't have mountains or snow, and they didn't have the necessary clothing for the cold since the city they were going to in Chile didn't require it. -Just a small clarification, the term 'cannibalism' wouldn't be appropriate; 'anthropophagy' would be the correct term. In conclusion, a very good review of the movie. greetings from Uruguay!
I'm Chilean; this story of course is near to us hence you'll think there's no way to tell the story again in an original manner, but this movie proved me wrong: so well made, the actors are amazing and the themes are shown with so much respect, that it made me think about this story differently. Like you said, it is a very human film. Plus this being a Spanish film with Uruguayan and Argentinian actors, filmed in the actual locations, makes it much more inmersive than Alive. I suspect, though, that they edited a lot from the last scenes, because the whole part of the rescue and specially the role the cowboy had in it was kind of weird and short. I wish they had shown more of him - he galloped for 14 hours straight after stumbling upon the guys to reach the police and show them the letter...and they didn't believe him at first, they thought he was drunk! - and the reaction of the press and the authorities. But still, a great film I will recommend to everyone!
I had heard that the cowboy traveled a long way. But I did not know that he galloped for so long and that they didn't believe him when he got there. Their response was the 1972 version of "pics or it didn't happen."😅😮😢 Thank you for that bit of information. I have watched this movie five times since I saw it the first time three weeks ago. I have watched countless reactions and interviews and behind the scenes videos. I have listened to some podcasts about it. Somehow , this movie has made me feel more human and has put me in touch with all of humanity. I bought it on audible and i'm about halfway through.
An interesting side note: Nando Parrado (who crossed the Andes on foot) makes a very short cameo in this film. He’s the gentleman that opens the door for them when they enter the airport at the beginning of the movie!
yes! roberto canessa makes a cameo as a doctor near the end, where he leads his own young self through the crowd with his hands on younger roberto's shoulders. carlitos paez makes a cameo as his own dad reading the list of survivors! reading out "carlitos miguel paez, mi hijo" like his dad did 😭 sobbing about all of it they're just so incredible
There is even something symbolic in this. The real Parrado in that cameo opens the door to the actresses who play his mother and sister, both of whom died in the Andes.
As good as this movie was the book ‘Society of the Snow’ by Pablo Vierci was even better. Each of the 16 survivors has his own chapter and, even though I have previously read 8 different books about the Andes Survivors ‘Society of the Snow’ had info I had never come across before. It was also the saddest and most moving of all these books I have read.
I'm sure somebody said it already , but it's inappropriate to call it cannibalism because they didn't kill anybody to eat them. What they practiced was anthropophagy.
Hello, I am a Chilean and I would like to collaborate with my limited knowledge. I heard this story thousands of times growing up, watched documentaries, so much so that the mere idea of traveling by plane or even approaching the Andes became terrifying to me. The Andes are our majestic mountain range and every Chilean is proud to say that they can see these beautiful mountains as part of our country, so much so that they are even mentioned in our national anthem. But it's also a desolate and cruel place where life cannot prosper in any kind, a Bermuda triangle that has taken the lives of people of all the planes that crashed there. When the accident occurred, the Chileans had already accepted that there was no hope, since as they said in the film; No crash that has occurred in the Andes has ever had survivors. The story of flight 571 is for many many things, a tragedy, a miracle, a hope... an unprecedented story that shocked the world.
If a screenwriter had penned this story, it might have seemed too incredible, but the shocking truth is that it unfolded in reality, and every minute detail only adds to its captivating nature. I wholeheartedly recommend delving into the books that divulge further intricacies, rendering this tale truly distinct. For Uruguayans, it's a source of pride to witness our River Plate Spanish being honored, with attention given to every detail.
I'm Uruguayan and grew up with this story (my mom was 13 years old when it happened) and even though I know the story through and through, the movie still gave me something else. The ending is so deep and inspiring. Amazing.
I 1000% recomend you watch and review "THE ORPHANAGE", also from director Juan Antonio Bayona...It's a cult classic, a very melancholic ghost story with iconic imagery.
This movie shows a lot of facts that Alive! didn't include: - the leaders were the 3 Strauch cousins (not Parrado and Canessa). - it shows the background of their lifes in Uruguay. - they wanted to wait until january but Numa's death triggered the Expedition to december. - Zerbino and Canessa had a crucial role within the group.
I feel like we didn't get a lot with Eduardo, but I really loved the scenes with Fito and Daniel discussing what Nando told Carlitos about eating the bodies, and then later showing the three of them siding with Roberto during the big discussion. And I loved that when they were rescued, Fito is the one we see most prominently and the last face we see viewing the place that had been their home for so many weeks.
As another Uruguayan, I'm well acquainted with this story. I've read the book, watched countless interviews and documentaries and this film does a stellar job of portraying the events that transpired on that mountain back in 72. Their actions are the epitome of heroism.
So good man. Really captures the “reality” & gravity of what it must have been like. Has sat with me for days since I saw it, can’t shake it. Let me know what u think!
I remember watching ALIVE in high school and really was drawn into the story. I can't wait to check this one out especially since it's true to what actually happened. I like J.A Bayona's work, so that gets me even more excited for it.
Very good review. Congratulations. Just one correction that I think is very important. It is not cannibalism (it assumes that there is a murder act) but instead anthropophagy
That is correct, even Nando himself made that distinction clear, saying it was anthropophagy and NOT cannibalism. My comment would anyway refer to the SURVIVAL component and as Nando put it so clear - no one ever thought of anything but were ALL driven by the surviving instinct, and that fact immediately eliminates the mere thougt or idea of anthropophagy as it served them to survive another hour, another morning.. Saludos de Montenegro🇲🇪❤
I just finished watching it, it was so amazing, talk about survival in the most extreme conditions knowing that it’s based on a true story, made it even more so the special effects and everything, the landscape of the mountains and snow, and the music that accompanied the scenesjust pulled you in. Amazing…
I’ve seen the first movie, Alive numerous times along with watching numerous docs and nonfiction recounts. I’m curious and excited to see how the director improves on the original version. Can’t wait to see it. Excellent review, thanks!
'Alive' was not the first film about 'the miracle of the Andes', the first one was the 1976 Mexican film 'Survive' (Supervivientes de los Andes), and the survivors dislike both.
I watched Alive as a kid and have been fascinated ever since, read Piers Paul Read's and Nando Parrado's books (need to get the one in which this movie is based on), countless interviews and documentaries, can't wait for this one!
I’m reading the book (Society of the snow) and basically every book, interview.. of the survivors. Besides the astonishing of the events in the mountain and what they were able to accomplish, listening to the wisdom and kindness of these incredible human beings is so enlightening! This movie is for sure a master piece and poetry to the soul.
Cheers from Uruguay! Thanks for the review :) Survival instinct is alive in everyone of us. It takes an event like the one in the movie to kick in, tho I don´t think I could survive almost 3 months in those conditions.
85? Min 95. A+ Near perfect movie. My only complaint was the near 30 mins of just still overlooking shots of the snow and mountains. I understand its to convey the vastness and seemingly impossible way to get out but it definitely drags after a bit. Other than that it pays tribute to the fallen, good dialogue especially with the older man who lost his wife in the avalanche and the post rescue sequence is incredibly sentimental. Maybe it was more digestible for me since Spanish was my first language but this has made itself into the top 15 movies ever for me
Cannibalism is still the wrong term here. They didnt hunt or kill anyone to eat. I even believe "eucharist" would be a much more apprropriate term. And maybe this time around all the other values and resiliance will show the real importance of its legacy.
@@waynedevonald9335sobrevivientes de los andes, but it was a terrible film and generally disliked by the survivors, who are also not the biggest fans of alive either.
seen both movies now... Alive and this. I consider Piers Paul Reade book the ultimate authority on this incident, and the must Alive follows it closely. This was great Alive was better
The book "Alive" is a correct and honest book, but cold. The author himself acknowledges this in the preface. Years later, after becoming friends with the survivors, Piers Paul Read acknowledged: "Only now would I be in a position to write the book." On the other hand, Pablo Vierci, author of "The Society if the Snow " was a schoolmate and friend of many of the boys, he was even invited to travel on that plane but finally gave up. When the survivors returned Vierci , a young man with written skills, began to write a book with the testimonies of his friends . But sinister rumors began to circulate, according to one of them the avalanche had never existed, but rather it was a lie to hide that the strongest had killed the weak to obtain food. This made it necessary to have an official version of the events, and that is why they chose a well-known writer to do it. That is the origin of the book "Alive", and later of its film version. Many years later, Vierci returned to his book "The Society of the Snow " and it is on this that the Bayona´s film is based.
As an Uruguayan myself I can tell you all that this movie is the one so far that manages to tell the story, and to capture what happened in the accident the closest.
By the way, to anyone that reads this comment, if you are able, read the book. It it a story that anyone can benefit and learn from
Were you at all surprised they didn't once mention yerba? because I was! I really loved the movie though. their strength and resilience amazed me. I just would have loved to see them enjoying a yerba mate after they were rescued! jajaja
I bought it on audible and am listening to it. I listen to sections over and over again because it's so compelling. I'm only about halfway through it and I bought it over a week ago.
It is worth saying that in Uruguay there are no mountains or snow, it was the first time that these boys saw that, that makes it an even greater feat.
Oh wow 💯
While watching the movie I thought about this constantly...I'm Chilean so I've been living near mountains all my life, so thinking Uruguayans survived in a place totally alien to them is incredible! Of course I've known about this story since forever, but this movie is so realistic it makes you think about these things even more
Well, we have snow, but not at the level of the Andes Mountains hehe
Not only we don’t have mountains and snow in Uruguay, but cold temperatures are not even close to - 30 C degrees like in the Andes!
I live in USA, in an area where sometimes cold weather reaches those numbers and u can freeze to death in just a few hours if u are outdoors without appropriate clothes! Imagine them… surviving 72 days! Crazy! Absolutely crazy!
@@jacquelinea.7575 we have snow
What i love about this movie is the fact it was how Bayona give voice to the ones that died trough Numa ( the last one to die) and focus on all of them as a whole and not only on parrado and canessa like Alive did
I love when Numa says "... they don't feel like heroes because they were dead too...only they got to come back home." That might not be verbatim but it's close.
Hello, how are you? As a Uruguayan, I'd like to contribute a bit to the history and the movie.
-The actors are Argentine and Uruguayan, and we share practically the same Spanish accent. However, they trained to speak as the survivors did at that age to add even more realism.
-Everything was recreated as it was in the 70s in Uruguay, including taxis, the airport, bars, churches, everything.
-Part of the survivors appears in the movie. Fernando Parrado opens the door at the airport for the actor playing him, and the actresses playing his mom and sister. Carlos Paez plays his own father, reading the names of the survivors near the end. Roberto Canessa is the doctor accompanying the actor representing him when they arrive at the hospital.
-In Uruguay, we don't have mountains or snow, and they didn't have the necessary clothing for the cold since the city they were going to in Chile didn't require it.
-Just a small clarification, the term 'cannibalism' wouldn't be appropriate; 'anthropophagy' would be the correct term.
In conclusion, a very good review of the movie. greetings from Uruguay!
I'm Chilean; this story of course is near to us hence you'll think there's no way to tell the story again in an original manner, but this movie proved me wrong: so well made, the actors are amazing and the themes are shown with so much respect, that it made me think about this story differently. Like you said, it is a very human film. Plus this being a Spanish film with Uruguayan and Argentinian actors, filmed in the actual locations, makes it much more inmersive than Alive.
I suspect, though, that they edited a lot from the last scenes, because the whole part of the rescue and specially the role the cowboy had in it was kind of weird and short. I wish they had shown more of him - he galloped for 14 hours straight after stumbling upon the guys to reach the police and show them the letter...and they didn't believe him at first, they thought he was drunk! - and the reaction of the press and the authorities. But still, a great film I will recommend to everyone!
Director said that sadly they had to cut a lot because of time. They ahd enough footage to make another hour of movie.
I had heard that the cowboy traveled a long way. But I did not know that he galloped for so long and that they didn't believe him when he got there. Their response was the 1972 version of "pics or it didn't happen."😅😮😢 Thank you for that bit of information. I have watched this movie five times since I saw it the first time three weeks ago. I have watched countless reactions and interviews and behind the scenes videos. I have listened to some podcasts about it. Somehow , this movie has made me feel more human and has put me in touch with all of humanity. I bought it on audible and i'm about halfway through.
An interesting side note: Nando Parrado (who crossed the Andes on foot) makes a very short cameo in this film. He’s the gentleman that opens the door for them when they enter the airport at the beginning of the movie!
There's a lot more of Survivors as extras in the movie, look it up there we very involved in the movie
yes! roberto canessa makes a cameo as a doctor near the end, where he leads his own young self through the crowd with his hands on younger roberto's shoulders. carlitos paez makes a cameo as his own dad reading the list of survivors! reading out "carlitos miguel paez, mi hijo" like his dad did 😭 sobbing about all of it they're just so incredible
There is even something symbolic in this. The real Parrado in that cameo opens the door to the actresses who play his mother and sister, both of whom died in the Andes.
At least 8 survivors have cameos in the movie, as well as Numa Turrati's nephew.
As good as this movie was the book ‘Society of the Snow’ by Pablo Vierci was even better. Each of the 16 survivors has his own chapter and, even though I have previously read 8 different books about the Andes Survivors ‘Society of the Snow’ had info I had never come across before. It was also the saddest and most moving of all these books I have read.
Same!! I watched the movie 3 weeks ago and I can't stop talking about it
Immersive…
Beautifully done.
Bayona at his very best
It inspired me to find and watch the Impossible which I did just the other day.
I'm sure somebody said it already , but it's inappropriate to call it cannibalism because they didn't kill anybody to eat them. What they practiced was anthropophagy.
Hello, I am a Chilean and I would like to collaborate with my limited knowledge. I heard this story thousands of times growing up, watched documentaries, so much so that the mere idea of traveling by plane or even approaching the Andes became terrifying to me.
The Andes are our majestic mountain range and every Chilean is proud to say that they can see these beautiful mountains as part of our country, so much so that they are even mentioned in our national anthem. But it's also a desolate and cruel place where life cannot prosper in any kind, a Bermuda triangle that has taken the lives of people of all the planes that crashed there.
When the accident occurred, the Chileans had already accepted that there was no hope, since as they said in the film; No crash that has occurred in the Andes has ever had survivors.
The story of flight 571 is for many many things, a tragedy, a miracle, a hope... an unprecedented story that shocked the world.
The survivors didn't write the book! An ex classmate of them did! He interviewed them and it's a wonderful book, it's so introspective
If a screenwriter had penned this story, it might have seemed too incredible, but the shocking truth is that it unfolded in reality, and every minute detail only adds to its captivating nature. I wholeheartedly recommend delving into the books that divulge further intricacies, rendering this tale truly distinct. For Uruguayans, it's a source of pride to witness our River Plate Spanish being honored, with attention given to every detail.
I'm Uruguayan and grew up with this story (my mom was 13 years old when it happened) and even though I know the story through and through, the movie still gave me something else. The ending is so deep and inspiring. Amazing.
I 1000% recomend you watch and review "THE ORPHANAGE", also from director Juan Antonio Bayona...It's a cult classic, a very melancholic ghost story with iconic imagery.
Best film I've seen in years. Alive was good but this film had more detail and having fellow countrymen play the parts made it seem more real.
This movie shows a lot of facts that Alive! didn't include: - the leaders were the 3 Strauch cousins (not Parrado and Canessa). - it shows the background of their lifes in Uruguay. - they wanted to wait until january but Numa's death triggered the Expedition to december. - Zerbino and Canessa had a crucial role within the group.
I feel like we didn't get a lot with Eduardo, but I really loved the scenes with Fito and Daniel discussing what Nando told Carlitos about eating the bodies, and then later showing the three of them siding with Roberto during the big discussion. And I loved that when they were rescued, Fito is the one we see most prominently and the last face we see viewing the place that had been their home for so many weeks.
As another Uruguayan, I'm well acquainted with this story. I've read the book, watched countless interviews and documentaries and this film does a stellar job of portraying the events that transpired on that mountain back in 72. Their actions are the epitome of heroism.
Thank you! Ive been studying this story for years and cannot wait to see this!
So good man. Really captures the “reality” & gravity of what it must have been like. Has sat with me for days since I saw it, can’t shake it. Let me know what u think!
I remember watching ALIVE in high school and really was drawn into the story. I can't wait to check this one out especially since it's true to what actually happened. I like J.A Bayona's work, so that gets me even more excited for it.
Very good review. Congratulations.
Just one correction that I think is very important. It is not cannibalism (it assumes that there is a murder act) but instead anthropophagy
thank you so much, i was not even aware of this distinction. Thanks for watching!
That is correct, even Nando himself made that distinction clear, saying it was anthropophagy and NOT cannibalism.
My comment would anyway refer to the SURVIVAL component and as Nando put it so clear - no one ever thought of anything but were ALL driven by the surviving instinct, and that fact immediately eliminates the mere thougt or idea of anthropophagy as it served them to survive another hour, another morning..
Saludos de Montenegro🇲🇪❤
I just finished watching it, it was so amazing, talk about survival in the most extreme conditions knowing that it’s based on a true story, made it even more so the special effects and everything, the landscape of the mountains and snow, and the music that accompanied the scenesjust pulled you in. Amazing…
I’ve seen the first movie, Alive numerous times along with watching numerous docs and nonfiction recounts. I’m curious and excited to see how the director improves on the original version. Can’t wait to see it. Excellent review, thanks!
'Alive' was not the first film about 'the miracle of the Andes', the first one was the 1976 Mexican film 'Survive' (Supervivientes de los Andes), and the survivors dislike both.
amazing story! thanks for the review
I watched Alive as a kid and have been fascinated ever since, read Piers Paul Read's and Nando Parrado's books (need to get the one in which this movie is based on), countless interviews and documentaries, can't wait for this one!
I’m reading the book (Society of the snow) and basically every book, interview.. of the survivors. Besides the astonishing of the events in the mountain and what they were able to accomplish, listening to the wisdom and kindness of these incredible human beings is so enlightening! This movie is for sure a master piece and poetry to the soul.
Cheers from Uruguay! Thanks for the review :)
Survival instinct is alive in everyone of us. It takes an event like the one in the movie to kick in, tho I don´t think I could survive almost 3 months in those conditions.
Great film!!
Thanks for watching it, vote it for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film Thank you ❤️
85? Min 95. A+ Near perfect movie. My only complaint was the near 30 mins of just still overlooking shots of the snow and mountains. I understand its to convey the vastness and seemingly impossible way to get out but it definitely drags after a bit. Other than that it pays tribute to the fallen, good dialogue especially with the older man who lost his wife in the avalanche and the post rescue sequence is incredibly sentimental. Maybe it was more digestible for me since Spanish was my first language but this has made itself into the top 15 movies ever for me
Both Alive and Society of the Snow are incredible films. Both Oscar material. Society of the Snow deserves the Oscar.
Cannibalism is still the wrong term here. They didnt hunt or kill anyone to eat. I even believe "eucharist" would be a much more apprropriate term. And maybe this time around all the other values and resiliance will show the real importance of its legacy.
I thought was good but much preferred the original 'ALIVE'x
no way...
@sabrifilms198 Yes Way!x
Alive is not the original tho
@@Naahi95 I thought it was?? What was the 'ORIGINAL' called??x
@@waynedevonald9335sobrevivientes de los andes, but it was a terrible film and generally disliked by the survivors, who are also not the biggest fans of alive either.
seen both movies now... Alive and this. I consider Piers Paul Reade book the ultimate authority on this incident, and the must Alive follows it closely. This was great Alive was better
no fuckin way you think alive was better..
The book "Alive" is a correct and honest book, but cold. The author himself acknowledges this in the preface. Years later, after becoming friends with the survivors, Piers Paul Read acknowledged: "Only now would I be in a position to write the book." On the other hand, Pablo Vierci, author of "The Society if the Snow " was a schoolmate and friend of many of the boys, he was even invited to travel on that plane but finally gave up. When the survivors returned Vierci , a young man with written skills, began to write a book with the testimonies of his friends . But sinister rumors began to circulate, according to one of them the avalanche had never existed, but rather it was a lie to hide that the strongest had killed the weak to obtain food. This made it necessary to have an official version of the events, and that is why they chose a well-known writer to do it. That is the origin of the book "Alive", and later of its film version. Many years later, Vierci returned to his book "The Society of the Snow " and it is on this that the Bayona´s film is based.
No sir. The Society of the Snow was a masterpiece. Alive pales in comparison.