The man that found them was Sergio Catalan, a Chilean muleteer, he was moving his animals through the mountain and happened to come across them. He said that at first he thought they were tourist, however the more he looked at them he realized how poor their condition was, because of the stream he couldn't hear them, so he had to go and get a piece of paper and a pen so the boys could comunicate with him. Once he got their message he rode on his horse 10 hours to the closest police station, he said it took him what was left of the day and the whole night to get there and you were right in your reaction, when he arrived they didn't believe him, they thought he was drunk and making it up, however since he refused to budge and he had the letter they decided to go ahead with the rescue. After they were rescued the survivors developed a really close relationship with him, some of them said he was like a father to them, when he got sick and needed hip replacement surgery the boys paid for his medical bills and Roberto helped him get treatment quickly since he was now a doctor. Sergio passed away in 2020 and Gustavo Zerbino attended his funeral in representation of the survivors, he carried his coffin and gave a speech to say goodbye to him.
Wow! That was lovely... very heart-warming... very enlightening... There should be a Part II of the Society of the Snow, with the story focusing on Sergio Catalan... People may disagree with me, but for me, Sergio Catalan is NOW a member of the Society of Snow... So, I repeat, there should be a Part II...
When it comes to the wanting your friends to use your body if you die, Coco Nicolich actually wrote about that in one of his letters to his family. He explains that they've started to eat the bodies, because there's no other choice, and that if the day comes when his body could help his friends he will gladly give it. I wished they'd kept that part of the letter in the film - it would've added extra impact to his death in the avalanche. (His mom was very supportive of the survivors, I'm guessing partly because of those letters.) Thank you for this lovely reaction.
We need more people like you in this world with your empathy. That had to be devastating for them and their families. Can't imagine what strength it took to endure that. Thanks for sharing your reaction to this.
The film is a cinematic masterpiece, not only because of the aesthetics, art, photography, make-up or script, but because they managed to tell the story as real and truthful as possible, to the point that the survivors actively participated in it and say that when they see it they relive in their minds everything that happened. It is wonderful the way in which Bayona manages to show the harshness of what happened with an artistic touch and a strong emotional charge and for the first time not only highlighting the figure of the survivors as heroes but also those who died and did not make it out of the mountain, which is why Numa's voice as narrator is so important. Each of the actors met the real person they were playing and most of them managed to create a bond with them, moving from interpretation to reality and giving the importance it deserves to what each survivor felt, because as they have already said, each one remembers the mountain in a unique way. THANKS FOR REACTING! It wasn’t getting a lot of attention from reactors :(
One of the things that amazed me about these survivors was that there was no infighting, no hierarchy. They all stuck together and got along, which is amazing considering how humans in situations like this can be. They looked out for one another, and it wasn’t an ‘every man for himself’ mindset. Amazing.
Exactly. I've been saying this same thing to other people including my family. I think a big part of that was because they were part of a team and already had those dynamics of teamwork.
The survivors said that it was some tension sometimes but the kindness was always more powerful. They managed this experience having a number one rule “no one complains”. They followed this and helped them to be more empathic and tolerant to each other. The group wellness was over any individual thought. This guys are an example of how to be better persons.
That was because they had all gone to the same school, a private Irish school, and even though they all didn't know each other, they did have that education in common and shared values. There were 40 passengers who were made up of 6 or 7 small groups of closest friends but they all knew each other at least from seeing each other at school and despite not being the same age. I don't think there were any survivors in this accident on a commercial flight.
the detailing in this move is INSANE. here are a few thing i wanted to share : - the man who says the survivors name at the end of the movie is one of the survivors himself . ( Carlitos Paez ) - numa didn’t get injured as shown in the movie , someone stepped on his leg because of the lack of space that they had in the plane and because he wasn’t eating, his body was weak and didn’t have the strength to recover from the bruises and died . ( he died weighing only 55lbs) - there are cameos of the survivors that show in the movie , the man who opens the door at the airport to nando in the beginning of the movie is the real fernando parrado. - at the end of the move where roberto is being brought to the hospital , the doctor behind him is the real roberto canessa. - when roberto and nando go on the 10 day walk, the route they take is the exact same route the 2 survivors took in 1972. - part of the movie was filmed where the planet crashed in 1972. the survivors says that they like this movie better than ‘ alive ‘ because it’s the closest one to show what they really went through .
I am all for watching movies and their original language and reading sub titles. Not everyone can read sub titles. That said I would like to give a special shout out to the actors who did do the dubbed version of this movie. They didn't just go to the dollar store and buy some cheap actors to do the voice overs. I've watched this movie five times. Two of those times I watched it dubbed. Those actors put as much heart, soul, reverence, and respect into their part as everybody else in every other aspect of this movie did.
@@DianaWoods-n7r thank you! Yes!!! I love movies with subs. This one is in my native language and I also watched it in English. The difference was huge. I can watch a movie no matter where it's from in the original language. ♥️ your comment
Sergio Hilario Catalán Martínez was the name of the cattleman who was on the other side of the river and threw them pencil and paper and took the message to the Police, he had to ride 80km, 50 miles to get help and at first they thought he was drunk so improbable was his story. he was 43 at the time and he became like a father to them until he passed aged 91 in 2020.
The rescue took 2 days. This movie is not a remake of Alive, at least for me. There were cameos of the actual survivors and they said that this film was the closest one to what really happened. Thank you for reacting to this movie! One of the best I've seen. Beautiful. ❤
It’s a better film than Alive in so many ways. Nothing against that film, which was fine for its time, but Society of the Snow is as much a tribute to those who died on the mountain as it is to the survivors. It never feels like a “disaster movie” as much as a spiritual journey.
It really isn't a remake because they're based on different books written in different decades with different approaches. There's a 1976 movie too. Also, Nando and others helped in Alive, he even made a cameo too, but as the coach. I still love Alive for many reasons but Society is the definitive movie on this miraculous tragedy.
It's the most impactful survival story ever. The fact that we still have 14 of them among us and they are remarkable men fills me with joy and awe. I met Nando and Carlitos and shaking their hands felt so humbling and amazing. This has been pinned to my soul since 1973 and I'm glad Bayona's phenomenal movie brought it to so many people around the globe.
The survivors said that it was some tension sometimes but the kindness was always more powerful. They managed this experience having a number one rule “no one complains”. They followed this and helped them to be more empathic and tolerant to each other. The group wellness was over any individual thought. These guys are an example of how to be a better human being.
Some facts about the movie: Three of the survivors made cameos in the movie: - Fernando "Nando" Parrado: opens the airport door to his character at the beginning of the movie. - Roberto Canessa: Plays a doctor when they are received at the hospital because he is a doctor in the real life. - Carlos Paez Rodríguez: Represents his own father (Carlos Paez Vilaró) when he reads the list of survivors reading the name of his own son (“Carlitos Miguel Paez, my son”). - The house where Numa arrives is the real Numa's house and the walker is a Numa's nephew. - The suitcase that Gustavo Zerbino didn't want to leave in the Andes was full of belongings of the deceased that he took to their respective families. - The actors underwent a diet under strict medical supervision so that their bodies would more realistically reflect the effects of what the survivors went through. - The survivors and the families of those who passed away say that this movie is much more faithful to the real events, unlike the film 'Alive!' which was more of a spectacle than a tribute. In addition to changing the names of the characters, they altered almost the entire story. - All the survivors (except for 2 who died in 2015 and 2023) are still alive. You can search for their accounts on Instagram. - The location of the accident (Valle de las Lágrimas [Valley of Tears]) can still be visited today, starting from Argentina (as it is a substantially shorter journey): it takes several days on horseback and hiking through the mountains. It requires several days of planning and good physical condition. - They were there for 72 days. On the first day of rescue, they took some of them and a group of rescuers stayed who set up a tent a little away because of the smell. The next day they rescued the others. See more info in: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571 Hugs from Argentina. 🤗
@holddowna I am from Uruguay and I grew up listening to this impressive survival story. This film "The Snow Society" moved me to tears like few others. Seeing your reaction to the film moved me to tears again. I congratulate your emotional reflections!!
this has become my favorite move , it’s so emotionally devastating beautiful, i had not known of this story pior to watching it. after i finished i went and watched interviews, looked at real pictures and read the book . thank you for watching it in this original language as well :)
I had one of the most emotional reactions ever while watching a movie in the last 20 minutes of this. Their joy of being rescued combined with Michael Giachinno's beautiful score. I couldn't hold it in.
Yes I agree with that tremendously. Towards the end when they were finally being rescued just felt like so much relief after everything they've been through and the families and friends they've lost. The fact that they thought there was no hope left and were facing death and have already accepted the fact. When they heard the helicopters they didn't even get up to look because they probably thought what's the point if they can't see us. It's just the joy and hope that was fulfilled again and the chance to go back home is what brought me to tears. Especially the part where they're circling around the crash while they're so happy.
@@VerisimilitudeFilms1 I am from Portugal the news of the disaster was huge here and all over Europe, I remember the images of their return. I wish I could explain how involved we were with these events, I find this movie very respectful.
when they arrived in chile, the survivors asked to speak to a priest cause they wanted to be told if they were going to hell for what they did and the priest told them that god forgives them bc god would want them to do anything to stay alive. the pope also sent them a letter saying the same
omg is this true? i've always been wondering if they ever get some sort of spiritual comfort from the priest or smth, im so glad they have that comfort knowing that they have to do that to stay alive
@@nox...1111 Yeah it's true, whoever was pope during that time sent them a letter saying the church forgives them as God would want them to do anything to preserve their life.
@@Pvt.Fernandez aww thank god, im happy that they finally have a spiritual comfort bcs they are not wrong and it's a survival instinct as well as desperate attempt to stay alive
Amazing reaction, thank you for sharing it. Thank you as well for watching it in Spanish. A few facts: Nando made quite a recovery because even when his head swelled with the impact, it was facing the cold metal of the plane when he was left outside because everybody was thinking he was dead or about to die. The cold served as a very cold ice pack to heal the swelling in his head and make him better. Daniel Maspons I believe or Diego Storm, cant remember which Daniel was (both died during the avalanche) who was another medicine student thought after the first night it was a good idea to bring Nando to a warmer area inside the plane. The idea Nando had to want to eat the bodies came out of anger that the pilots' negligence got them to be stuck in the mountain helpless. Let's not forget he lost his mum, sister and 2 best friends. Nando's anger it's what pushed him to want to get out of there no matter what. They were peeing black because of severe dehydration. Numa when Marcelo died said they have been waiting for a moment like that, a moment of peace. Marcelo after finding out the government stopped looking for them got very depressed and kind of lost hope. Some of the survivors say that they think when Marcelo was trapped in the snow during the avalanche he let himself died because he could not fulfill his promise that rescue was coming and all of those people were in that plane because he planned the trip. The guilt and despair kill him, the avalanche was just his way to let go of that burden. Fito was the one who thought of making water, glasses to protect their eyes from the reflexion of the sun in the snow and also chose the bodies that would be eaten along with his cousins Daniel and Eduardo. Fito was called the inventor. The cousins how the call themselves were those who carried the biggest burden of all, to know which friend they were eaten and cut that friend to be eaten. Carlitos, the young person who crashed into the suitcases with his car at the airport, was a spoiled child who came from a wealthy family. He was very spoiled, he even had a nanny, after this trip his perspective of life absolutely changed. In the plane, he was in charge of making sure there were not drafts in the plane or reduce the possibility of drafts using the suitcases and plane seats, he was very good at it. He also was the one who made the sleeping bag that Nando and Roberto used to protect them and sleep during their walk to Chile. They had so so so so many cigarettes because in Chile cigarettes were scarce and Javier Methol, the man who lost his wife in the avalanche, worked in a Tabaco company so thought it was a good business to take a lot of cigarettes and sell them in Chile. In those years if you went to Chile with a few dollars or had some out of the market products you were a millionaire. Chile was going through a horrible economical crisis. Numa did not get injured like that in the real events, someone walked on his leg by accident because of the lack of space in the plane and because he was not eating his body did not have much strength to recover from the bruise. He was the last one who died and his death pushed Nando and Roberto to say fuck it lets do this, let's save ourselves because no one else is going to. The others 14 left in the plane also had a plan b in case Nando and Canessa did not make it which was putting together another team to hike the mountains. The actual survivors loved this version more than the 1993 version, because it doesn't idolise the survivors as the heroes, instead recognises and considers those who died and their memory. In the alive version some families did not give permission to use the real rugby player's names. In this versions all the families were happy and satisfied with the way the story was told and gave permission. Reporters kept digging in a very nasty way how they survived, what did they eat, etc. The survivors were very secretive and ashamed about saying they ate human and were scared to be judged, being Catholics, by their families and friends also going to jail. They also wanted themselves to tell the families of their dead friends what happened to the bodies, so they had a press conference were they answered to reporters questions ONCE instead that addressing the situation 100000 times to every reporter who asked. They asked the reporters and people for respect of their choices considering the very harsh circumstances they had to face. Pancho Delgado (Numa's best friend in the movie was they one who spoke in this conference) He said that Jesus gave his blood and body to save the world so the survivors took their friends bodies and blood for them to be save. Pancho also asked the reporters to please not spoiled with yellow press and judgement an act that was sacred to them and something that was done for pure survival instinct. The actual survivors made a Kameo in the movie Nando, opened the door to the actor who played him at the airport, Roberto Canessa was one of the Drs in the Hospital when they got rescued, Coche Inciarte reading a newspaper in the bar Numa and his friends were, Numa's real life nephew passing by Numa's house when he was entering and Carlitos, who read all the survivors names, were is different scenes. The house shown as Numa's house in the movie was actually his real house back in 1972. The reason why Zerbino would not leave without the suitcase it's because he hoped that tokens from the death people, like personal belongings such as jewelry, rosaries, ID's, letters written before dying were taking back to give to their families. That actually happened the real survivor refused to leave without the suitcase and when back home he personally went to each of the families homes of the passengers that did not survive to give them something that belonged to them, so the families even when not having their bodies they could have something to remember them by. In the movie isn't shown but the rescue was in 2 stages. They had to rescue one lot of people that day and the next lot the day after. Some survivors had to stay another night waiting for the other helicopters to arrive. Those left behind the first day were left with food and a team of rescuers. A survivor said most of the rescuers were scared of them after seeing all the human remaining all over the place and made sure the survivors knew they had a gun. Also the smell and dirt was unbearable. Only one rescuer Sergio Diaz, I believe he is called, stayed in the plane with them that night, ate with them and advised them about what they were going to face after everybody knew they have eaten human beings. There is a man who was part of the search team that were looking for the plane during the time the survivors were stranded on the mountain. His name is Claudio Lucero and he had made quite strong arguments in the media about how he believes the 27 people left alive in the plane after the crash planned and plotted maliciously all the events that happened to them to gain fame. He states they could have left the mountain days before the day they got rescued, but chose to stay longer and go through hunger and lost to become famous and earn money.
I just liked and subscribed. I've seen so many reactions to The Society of the Snow in the last couple of months, but yours is now my favorite. Thanks for your empathy. ❤😢😊
Such a beautiful, thoughtful, emotional reaction, Ames! You'd think I'd be all out of tears from the full watch-along reaction on Patreon. Apparently not. 😭
The mountains to the west without snow that Nando and Roberto saw from the summit of Mount Seler were 80 miles away. That gives you an idea of what a hopeless and desperate predicament they were in. I don't think any of us can fathom what that decision was like to keep walking west.
There are numerous cameos by actual survivors in this beautiful film showing just how involved they were in the making of it. Nando is seen holding open the door at the airport for the actors portraying him and his family. Carlitos Paez portrays his own father who is announcing the names of the survivors. Roberto is seen as the doctor standing directly behind the actor portraying him as they are walking into the hospital. Thank you for your moving and genuine reaction 😢❤❤❤
Thank you for reacting to the film. Like I'm pretty sure others have said, not many people have reacted to the film which is upsetting because it's such a great film in all aspects. It really makes you feel like you're there with them. I'm always happy to see a new person reacting to it. All the cast did such a good job, hard to believe that for most, this is their first time acting in a film and the crew did such a fantastic job! Bayona did an incredible work with this one and I wish more people would give this beautiful film more RECOGNITION! It definitely deserves it! Also Michael Giacchino did such a beautiful score to this film. Everything was so good! Apparently there's up to 400 hours (if I remember correctly) of unused footage and I think some of the survivors are pushing for an extended release, which I hope does happen.
41:57 According to Parrado, upon seeing more mountains instead of the green valleys of Chile, it was there that he decided on his own death. They were already dead, they had no choice but to walk, so they would die walking.
I've literally watched every reaction to this movie and I gotta say that yours was the best and most entartaining of all of them (with another one of a young couple 😂), thank you for doing it!
Una de las más lindas reacciones que he visto!! Lo entendiste todo. Ojalá podamos formar una sociedad de la nieve, donde la única forma de amarnos, es amando y cuidando al otro. Sin el otro, sin el amor, nada tiene sentido. Ellos no tenían nada y lo lograron todo!
Hola Bonita! Thanks for your reaction❤ I ve been lookin many but yours is realy very sincere. I ve cry again when you did, and the best gift is when you smile as a necesary relief. Thankyou, in this mad world, the message of the movie is loud and clear. If we dont get together we r not gonna make it. ❤💫💞 Send you a great hug. Greetings from Uruguay South America 🇺🇾🇺🇾🙏🏼💓
Thanks for watching in the original language😊. This group was the opposite to Lord of the Flies, they had an enormous resilience, they were smart and loving and took care of each other as much as they could. Every day was a nightmare, but the first night and the 4 days buried after the avalanches were true hell on earth. Yet 16 survived and built up full, exemplary lives. Forever respect and love to all.
Note that, specially during the first weeks after deciding on the necrophagia, they did not see the faces, as the dead were lying face down and they tried to make it as anonymous as possible. I don't usually comment on this aspect of the ordeal as I find it unnecessarily morbid when having so many other things to focus on and everything they endured (that decision took days and a lot more discussion than shown, obviously) and the way a specific group maintained as much sanity as humanly possible is the true remarkable aspect.
"We past Curico," That's the town they were supposed to fly over leaving the Andes before turning north to Santiago. The pilot was mistaken. They were, in fact, not past Curico, but still deep in the Andes.
I've been devouring (sorry) t his story since I was 11, just about 50 years ago. I've seen every movie, doc, special, you name it. Read every book. When this film came out, it was like nothing I've ever seen, or are ever likely to see again. It's just about the best movie I've ever seen, on every level. So, of course I watch reactions to it by the dozen. Keep the ones I like. Yours is one. The compassion you show from the beginning makes the whole thing wonderful. It was very enjoyable watching this with you.
Im glad you like this story try find my comment here and if your keen we can have a chat. Sergio catalan the cattleman who found them is a relative of mine. He is my dads uncle .
@@cainealexander-mccord2805 yes that is true . This may sound somewhat bad but the crash and the time the two guys decided to go look for help was luck and at the right time as it was spring and it’s around that time that Sergio and the other men at the base ranch would of soon left back to their farm as winter grazing in that area is between April - december than they all leave with all their sheep back to their farms for lower grazing summer periods. So they were extremely lucky that Sergio and his son who both were there at the river Barroso were still there. There was another worker at the base camp who would normally stay there during the day and cook food for Sergio and his son while during the day they work herding their sheep in the mountains. If Sergio had already left for the season though and they kept following the river down stream they would of still got to a place called “ la Rufina” which is a post for ranchers to stop and eat food( owned by my dads family and my cousin runs it now) which is about another 100-120 kms down stream( 62-75 miles) it may not seem far but 2 weak mean who already has been through hell would of struggled. And even though that area soon turns into a valley it’s still only accessible walking or on horseback so it’s still a very hard walk even for a fit person. Sergio Catalan was born in puente negro a very small town on the foothills of te and east mountains. I was also born in this small town 4 houses down from where he was born but obviously about 35 later. It’s so beautiful around there. In chile when people start arguing and one person knows that the other person is from these areas they try to embarrass the person from these areas and call them huaso. Huaso in Chilean Spanish means herdsman or cowboy. It’s somewhat derogatory to call someone huaso. It’s like telling them that they are backwards maybe even lower class. So that’s what I would be considered and my dad and Sergio. But I rather be a huaso and from and amazingly beautiful place like that than having been born in a big city like Santiago. Huaso in English s pronounced “wahso” my ancestral background in that area on my father side, which is the province of colchagua extends back over 300 years. So my family is very implanted in the Andean culture. When I first met my partner Clair I told her this story and didn’t believe me either until one day we both went to chile and took her to my home there. She loved it. I’m so proud of my uncle and the area we are from that at times I wish everyone could go there. Sergio died in 2020 I was not able to go to his funeral due to some cancer issues I was going through but my mum and dad both went.
Is the third time I watch it and was with you... while I was doing excercises, thank you so much for watching this, I'm Venezuelan currently living in Peru, I lived in Chile almost two years ago and there was a hotel in downtown Santiago where all the death passenger families stayed now is a retail store, that story is 100% real and is full of miracles you need to know about all of them, they are amazing people, this story has a museum in Montevideo Uruguay, this movie make me feel really proud of being latina especially south American I still can't believe they didn't win the Oscar they were nominated... thank you so much. Hugs and kisses
The only reason this beautiful movie didn’t get an Oscar was because it didn’t paint Americans as “heroes” or talked about politics. It was about South Americans and we all know how they see us.
Numa did not survive for 10 days, 10 days later they were rescued, but Numa's death was not in vain, he was the one who catapulted Nando and Roberto to the final expedition.
What neither this movie or 'Alive' shows was the efforts made by some of the parents to continue to search for the plane crash. The book by Piers Paul Reid lays out every detail.
Thank you so much for such a beautiful reaction, and for your compassion for these young men. Just some background, I hope you don't mind I wrote this on another reaction, so I hope you don't mind if I copy and paste..... The film was partially filmed up at the Valley of Tears where the fuselage actually came to rest. JA Bayona went up there and filmed things for the backdrop of Mt. Seler (named by Nando Parrado in honour of his father), plus the surround for the Andes. The sound mixer also recorded things like the wind and how the snow sounds up there to be used in this film. So it is by and large authentic to the experiences these boys went through. As for Numa Turcatti. Numa was the one righteous man we see once in a lifetime. He was a law student who was about to take the bar to become a lawyer. His arguments against eating the dead was based on both his spiritual beliefs, and his studies in law. The four days buried was because in tandem with the avalanche, they were also experiencing gale force winds and a four day storm. That was why the shelter of the fuselage was better until the storm was over. Arturo died of pneumonia. His lungs were full of fluid. Usually antibiotics could help, but up there Roberto and Gustavo had nothing. As for them being clean shavn, not all men grow bushy beards. Some may have tons of head hair, but very little if no facial hair. The actor playing Numa is Enzo Vogrinzic, actually lost about 50 pounds during the filming. He went from 150 to 103lbs. All the actors were on a closely monitored diet to fully depict the trials the actual men went through up there. As one's body begins to diminish, they become somewhat old as they no longer have the suppleness of the muscle they had. The protein in the bodies gave them nothing but lean energy, but not carbohydrates we all need to sustain us. As for Numa dying. He was the voice of the dead, the ones who didn't return. The ones who survived are still close to this day. There are 14 left as Javier Methol (the man who lost his wife) died in 2014, and Jose Luis "Coche" Inciarte (the one who needed help walking) died in 2023. They still gather on rescue day, or as they call it "rebirth day." They have all gone back up to the crash site many times since 1972. One of them, Eduardo Strauch, is part of an adventure team that takes sivilians up to the crash site. All that remains up there is wreckage as the remander of the fuselage was burned and the bodies buried in a communal grave. Roberto Canessa (med student) and Nando Parrado (man who lost his sister and mother) have been called exceptional in what they did. Mountaineers and alpinists from Ed Viesters (summited Everest five times) and others have called what they did as amazing considering they had no equipment and no training. Also not to forget their physical condition. As for the long-term effects of what happened. Many of them do suffer from a form of PTSD, but with the other survivors they have help and support. The one thing I have to say about these boys. If you remember from the beginning of the film, Numa's voice over stated many of these boys had known each other when they were young. Many of their fathers knew each other as many played rugby for Stella Maris College as teens/young men. These men formed lasting bonds that have survived to this day due in large part to their faith, and their love....always love for each other. And at the end of this story as it still is 52 years later, it is all about the love they had for each other and the love they had for the ones who didn't return. This story is about the power of love. Could we all wish to have the same spirit these men had and have today. I've been with this story since reading "Alive" back in 1976. I have followed these men since then. The one thing I have learned from them is not to squander away your life as you might not know what as Roberto Canessa has said, "When your plane will crash." Some info about where they all are today. Roberto Canessa (med student and one of the ones who made the walk) is now a world reknown pediatric cardio thorasic surgeon. He operates on fetuses inside their mother's wombs in order for them to be born healthy and life their lives as they should. He has won many awards for it including many in the United States. Nando Parrado (one who lost his sister and mother) is an vintner, and former race car drivier and who is now a motivational speaker. Many of them indluding Gustavo Zerbino (other med student) and Adolfo "Fito" Strauch have become long term associates for Stella Maris College in the rugby program. The same one they came from. Javier Methol (man who lost his wife) was a tobacco grower and successful buisness man. Moncho Sabella lives in Argentina and is a successful agriculturalist. A lot of the others have gone into other things including public speaking as has Carlitos Paez (guy whose father was looking for him.) Some trivia: Nando Parrado can be seen in the airport opening the door for his "family" and his portrayer, Agustin Pardella. Roberto Canessa can be seen aiding his film portrayer, Matias Recalt when they get to the hospital after the rescue. Coche Inciarte can be seen directly behind Numa Turcatti actor, Enzo Vogrinzic, in the pub scene with Gaston and Pancho. Ramon Sabella can be seen in the airport as an extra. Carlitos Paez (guy who made the sleeping bag) played his own father, Carlos Paez Vilaro who didn't rest until his son was back safe. Juaquin Turcatti (Numa's actual brother) is seen in the night outside the home Numa grew up in. Those were Numa's actual books he used to study from. Gustavo Zerbino is seen at the beginning as a rugby coach. In summation, this film was made to remember those who died. This is the first time the names of the dead have been used as the relatives of the dead refused to allow their loved ones names to be used in other productions: "Survive" 1976, and "Alive" 1993. This film is a dedication from the living to the dead. It is their voice Numa speaks for.
This was so well done. I read the book back in the 70's as a teen and it really left an impression on me. You should check that out. Good read. There were photos at the end that were real. Not sure if you saw those. There is a LOT online about this event. But the survivors don't always agree that everything is accurate. Fun fact - this was filmed at the actual location of where the plane went down. Can you imagine filming in all that? Great reaction
I love your reaction! You will definitely find information about the survivors, two have passed away since then, but they are all successful men with beautiful families. You mentioned doctors and can think of Roberto Canessa, who is a respected child cardiologist, one of the guys who walked for 10 days.
The rescue was not as it is shown, it was done this way so that it works cinematographically, everyone leaves at the moment and it is a happy and perfect ending, but in reality it was difficult for the helicopters to arrive, because these ships are not for high altitudes, and they had to go through valleys until they could arrive, that added the winds was a dangerous mission, and the rescue was done in 2 days, because the first day when they arrive to the place it was already afternoon, they did not enter all, only half of the survivors left and there was no time for the helicopters to return.
There was an incident of cannibalism for survival in the mid-1800’s when people crossing the Rocky Mountains were caught in a huge snowstorm, and were stranded for an entire winter season without enough food. It was called the Donner Party incident. You can look it up in Wikipedia. The will for people to survive can be very strong, and leads folks to do things they would never do otherwise.
Also occurred after the sinking of the whale ship Essex after it was sunk by a sperm whale back in 1820. Their story is told in ‘The Heart of the Sea’ by Nathaniel Philbrick which was made into a movie in 2015.
@@holddowna amazing film, though huh... Did you watch 1993's Alive? A friend my father used to work with a million years ago was from Uruguay and knew a couple of them.
Sergio Catalan es tío, o era tío de mi papá. Yo nací en el mismo pueblo que Sergio en puente negro .😀 es verdad sabes por muchos años de decía este cuento a mis amigos y ninguno me creía pero con fotos y cuentos de mi papá a ellos me empezaron a creer.
It's not unbelievable, just misguided. The boys came from a strictly religious community. Through secular eyes, the choice seems obvious, but we must empathize with the community’s upbringing and mindset. The trope of the good Christian opting for death over sin was so deeply ingrained into the public consciousness that even some of the crash survivors couldn’t bring themselves to eat.
My parents are originally from Argentina. My father was a teenager at the time and remembers watching the news broadcasts when they found them. When my parents were dating, they went to see the movie "SURVIVE!" (1976). That was the first movie made about this story. It was a Mexican production. Fun Fact: for the English version of "SURVIVE!", a young pre-Superman Christopher Reeve did some of the dubbing. Years later, my father and I went opening day to see "ALIVE" in a packed theatre. We were blown away in amazement at the plane crash scene. While we enjoyed it, it was clearly a very Hollywood movie, the actors looked too healthy.and my father was disappointed that no mention was made of the Chilean gaucho from across the river, which was such an integral part to the original story. Or how one of the Dads refused to give up searching. When it came to "SOCIETY OF THE SNOW" I was interested in watching it but my father had to step out of the room.as he was anticipating it was going to be too depressing.
A gem of a movie. Great reaction, thanks for watching it in Spanish. I recommend another great film by the same director J.A Bayona: THE IMPOSSIBLE, another true story of a Spanish family in the Thailand Tsunami, it is in English with renowned actors, Tom Holland is the protagonist (he was a child), it is a beautiful film. Kisses from Chile.
Preciosa reacción, Felicidades por ello‼️ La Sociedad de la nieve, Es una obra MAESTRA. ‼️ Sin duda, refleja el amor y la solidaridad, en uno de los peores escenarios posibles. Abandonados por la sociedad, tubieron que crear otra paralela para poder sobrevivir. Los valores que rigen la sociedad de la civilización, no eran válidos para, este nuevo espacio, donde se encuentran. Felicidades a BAYONA como director y a todos los intervinientes en el filme ❤ ❤🇪🇦🇺🇾🇦🇷❤
In real life the man that was on the horse he ride 10 hours on the horse to the nearest police station. And the police wasn’t believing him. And he insisted so much that the police called the rescue team. His name was Sergio Catalan.
Sergio catalan is my dads uncle. My dad was born in a place called las termas del flaco which is in the Andes. I was born in puente negro on the footsteps of the Andres a small town on the way to where Sergio Catalan found the uruguayos 😊
You should watch “The Impossible,” which was directed by J. A. Bayona, the director of this film. Released in 2012, it is the true story of a family who experienced the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami which devastated communities along the surrounding coasts of the Indian Ocean, including Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu, India, Banda Aceh, Indonesia and Khao Lak, Thailand, where the family was staying in a brand new resort. Definitely worth the watch.
I must confess that I have fallen in love. How beautiful you are.!!! The reaction was spectacular but a piece of my heart goes to this woman. Love at first sight.!!! 💕❤
This movie deserves an Oscars! This is a cinematic masterpiece, not only because of the aesthetics, art, photography, make-up or script, but because the story is real and truthful as possible.... And may I ask: why no focus on one of THE REAL HERO of the story - SERGIO CATALAN ? As @fantasia13 pointed out, " the man that found them was Sergio Catalan, a Chilean muleteer. (And this is Sergio Catalan's story). He was moving his animals through the mountain and happened to come across them. He said that at first he thought they were tourists. However, the more he looked at them he realized how poor their condition was. (But) because of the stream he couldn't hear them. So he had to go and get a piece of paper and a pen so the boys could communicate with him. Once he got their message he rode on his horse 10 hours to the closest police station. He said it took him what was left of the day and the whole night to get there and you were right in your reaction. When he arrived they didn't believe him. They thought he was drunk and making it up. However, since he refused to budge and he had the letter they decided to go ahead with the rescue... After they were rescued the survivors developed a really close relationship with him. Some of them said he was like a father to them. When he got sick and needed hip replacement surgery, the boys paid for his medical bills and Roberto helped him get treatment quickly since he was now a doctor. Sergio passed away in 2020 and Gustavo Zerbino attended his funeral in representation of the survivors. He carried his coffin and gave a speech to say goodbye to him. " There should be a PART II of the Society of the Snow, with the story focusing on SERGIO CATALAN... People may disagree with me, but for me, Sergio Catalan is NOW a member of the Society of Snow - and ONE OF THE HEROES... So, I repeat, there should be a Part II...
Preciosa y conmovedora reacción,❤ a una historia dolorosa y épica de estos jóvenes magnificos‼️ Un película muy cercana a la vivencia de estos muchachos, que unió el dolor de ellos y las familias de los que no pudieron volver de la Montaña. OBRA maestra del director J. A. BAYONA y de un equipo y casting magnífico‼️🇪🇸🇺🇾🇦🇷 BAYONA, a tratado el film, con un rigor y una sensibilidad reconocida por los supervivientes y ha reconfortado a los familiares de los chicos que no lo consiguieron. Te recomiendo "LO IMPOSIBLE" Del mismo director, basado en el SUNAMI de 2004 en el sudeste asiático, Tailandia. Historia real de una familia Española.
Don't think I've heard of this movie. Dang, hard-hitting and intense. For something a little lighter, I though you'd done A Knight's Tale but it didn't come up in the search, One of those funny, pure joy movies like School of Rock, Galaxy Quest or Princess Bride, and an excellent cast.
It is very easy for us to say from the sidelines that this is how we would react to a given situation. But until people actually are confronted with adverse, difficult, or in this case life threatening conditions, nobody really ever knows for sure how they would behave.
It is CRIMINAL that this movie didn’t get an Oscar. It’s a roller coaster of emotions from beginning to end!
It was so well done
De acuerdo contigo
Fk Oscars actually... This movie does not need one of those
For winning the Oscar you have to make political lobby, left lobby. it is how it is
@@doblejota9651 agreed!
The man that found them was Sergio Catalan, a Chilean muleteer, he was moving his animals through the mountain and happened to come across them. He said that at first he thought they were tourist, however the more he looked at them he realized how poor their condition was, because of the stream he couldn't hear them, so he had to go and get a piece of paper and a pen so the boys could comunicate with him.
Once he got their message he rode on his horse 10 hours to the closest police station, he said it took him what was left of the day and the whole night to get there and you were right in your reaction, when he arrived they didn't believe him, they thought he was drunk and making it up, however since he refused to budge and he had the letter they decided to go ahead with the rescue.
After they were rescued the survivors developed a really close relationship with him, some of them said he was like a father to them, when he got sick and needed hip replacement surgery the boys paid for his medical bills and Roberto helped him get treatment quickly since he was now a doctor. Sergio passed away in 2020 and Gustavo Zerbino attended his funeral in representation of the survivors, he carried his coffin and gave a speech to say goodbye to him.
wow!
Wow! That was lovely... very heart-warming... very enlightening... There should be a Part II of the Society of the Snow, with the story focusing on Sergio Catalan... People may disagree with me, but for me, Sergio Catalan is NOW a member of the Society of Snow... So, I repeat, there should be a Part II...
When it comes to the wanting your friends to use your body if you die, Coco Nicolich actually wrote about that in one of his letters to his family. He explains that they've started to eat the bodies, because there's no other choice, and that if the day comes when his body could help his friends he will gladly give it. I wished they'd kept that part of the letter in the film - it would've added extra impact to his death in the avalanche. (His mom was very supportive of the survivors, I'm guessing partly because of those letters.)
Thank you for this lovely reaction.
We need more people like you in this world with your empathy. That had to be devastating for them and their families. Can't imagine what strength it took to endure that. Thanks for sharing your reaction to this.
The film is a cinematic masterpiece, not only because of the aesthetics, art, photography, make-up or script, but because they managed to tell the story as real and truthful as possible, to the point that the survivors actively participated in it and say that when they see it they relive in their minds everything that happened. It is wonderful the way in which Bayona manages to show the harshness of what happened with an artistic touch and a strong emotional charge and for the first time not only highlighting the figure of the survivors as heroes but also those who died and did not make it out of the mountain, which is why Numa's voice as narrator is so important. Each of the actors met the real person they were playing and most of them managed to create a bond with them, moving from interpretation to reality and giving the importance it deserves to what each survivor felt, because as they have already said, each one remembers the mountain in a unique way. THANKS FOR REACTING! It wasn’t getting a lot of attention from reactors :(
One of the things that amazed me about these survivors was that there was no infighting, no hierarchy. They all stuck together and got along, which is amazing considering how humans in situations like this can be. They looked out for one another, and it wasn’t an ‘every man for himself’ mindset. Amazing.
Exactly. I've been saying this same thing to other people including my family. I think a big part of that was because they were part of a team and already had those dynamics of teamwork.
Well that was partly because they were all men and were a team😊
The survivors said that it was some tension sometimes but the kindness was always more powerful. They managed this experience having a number one rule “no one complains”. They followed this and helped them to be more empathic and tolerant to each other. The group wellness was over any individual thought. This guys are an example of how to be better persons.
That was because they had all gone to the same school, a private Irish school, and even though they all didn't know each other, they did have that education in common and shared values. There were 40 passengers who were made up of 6 or 7 small groups of closest friends but they all knew each other at least from seeing each other at school and despite not being the same age. I don't think there were any survivors in this accident on a commercial flight.
@@federicoacosta3495not all of them went to the same school
the detailing in this move is INSANE. here are a few thing i wanted to share :
- the man who says the survivors name at the end of the movie is one of the survivors himself . ( Carlitos Paez )
- numa didn’t get injured as shown in the movie , someone stepped on his leg because of the lack of space that they had in the plane and because he wasn’t eating, his body was weak and didn’t have the strength to recover from the bruises and died . ( he died weighing only 55lbs)
- there are cameos of the survivors that show in the movie , the man who opens the door at the airport to nando in the beginning of the movie is the real fernando parrado.
- at the end of the move where roberto is being brought to the
hospital , the doctor behind him is the real roberto canessa.
- when roberto and nando go on the 10 day walk, the route they take is the exact same route the 2 survivors took in 1972.
- part of the movie was filmed where the planet crashed in 1972.
the survivors says that they like this movie better than ‘ alive ‘ because it’s the closest one to show what they really went through .
The original language...yes!
I am all for watching movies and their original language and reading sub titles. Not everyone can read sub titles. That said I would like to give a special shout out to the actors who did do the dubbed version of this movie. They didn't just go to the dollar store and buy some cheap actors to do the voice overs. I've watched this movie five times. Two of those times I watched it dubbed. Those actors put as much heart, soul, reverence, and respect into their part as everybody else in every other aspect of this movie did.
@@DianaWoods-n7r thank you! Yes!!! I love movies with subs. This one is in my native language and I also watched it in English. The difference was huge. I can watch a movie no matter where it's from in the original language. ♥️ your comment
@@23marian do you think uruguayans did the english dubbing?
@@prismaticmarcusde qué hablás?
@@23marian I'm guessing you're asking me my language. I speak English, not Spanish
Sergio Hilario Catalán Martínez was the name of the cattleman who was on the other side of the river and threw them pencil and paper and took the message to the Police, he had to ride 80km, 50 miles to get help and at first they thought he was drunk so improbable was his story. he was 43 at the time and he became like a father to them until he passed aged 91 in 2020.
The rescue took 2 days. This movie is not a remake of Alive, at least for me. There were cameos of the actual survivors and they said that this film was the closest one to what really happened. Thank you for reacting to this movie! One of the best I've seen. Beautiful. ❤
It’s a better film than Alive in so many ways. Nothing against that film, which was fine for its time, but Society of the Snow is as much a tribute to those who died on the mountain as it is to the survivors. It never feels like a “disaster movie” as much as a spiritual journey.
It really isn't a remake because they're based on different books written in different decades with different approaches. There's a 1976 movie too. Also, Nando and others helped in Alive, he even made a cameo too, but as the coach. I still love Alive for many reasons but Society is the definitive movie on this miraculous tragedy.
It's the most impactful survival story ever. The fact that we still have 14 of them among us and they are remarkable men fills me with joy and awe. I met Nando and Carlitos and shaking their hands felt so humbling and amazing. This has been pinned to my soul since 1973 and I'm glad Bayona's phenomenal movie brought it to so many people around the globe.
Let's not take what we have for granted, ever 😊
The survivors said that it was some tension sometimes but the kindness was always more powerful. They managed this experience having a number one rule “no one complains”. They followed this and helped them to be more empathic and tolerant to each other. The group wellness was over any individual thought. These guys are an example of how to be a better human being.
Some facts about the movie:
Three of the survivors made cameos in the movie:
- Fernando "Nando" Parrado: opens the airport door to his character at the beginning of the movie.
- Roberto Canessa: Plays a doctor when they are received at the hospital because he is a doctor in the real life.
- Carlos Paez Rodríguez: Represents his own father (Carlos Paez Vilaró) when he reads the list of survivors reading the name of his own son (“Carlitos Miguel Paez, my son”).
- The house where Numa arrives is the real Numa's house and the walker is a Numa's nephew.
- The suitcase that Gustavo Zerbino didn't want to leave in the Andes was full of belongings of the deceased that he took to their respective families.
- The actors underwent a diet under strict medical supervision so that their bodies would more realistically reflect the effects of what the survivors went through.
- The survivors and the families of those who passed away say that this movie is much more faithful to the real events, unlike the film 'Alive!' which was more of a spectacle than a tribute. In addition to changing the names of the characters, they altered almost the entire story.
- All the survivors (except for 2 who died in 2015 and 2023) are still alive. You can search for their accounts on Instagram.
- The location of the accident (Valle de las Lágrimas [Valley of Tears]) can still be visited today, starting from Argentina (as it is a substantially shorter journey): it takes several days on horseback and hiking through the mountains. It requires several days of planning and good physical condition.
- They were there for 72 days. On the first day of rescue, they took some of them and a group of rescuers stayed who set up a tent a little away because of the smell. The next day they rescued the others.
See more info in: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571
Hugs from Argentina. 🤗
Actually, Daniel Fernandez Strauch, Moncho Sabella, Gustavo Zerbino and Coche Inciarte also make cameos in the movie.
Great emotional reaction to this drama based on real events
Thanks for watching! ❤️
@@holddowna Don’t mention it keep these movie reactions coming ! ❤️
My people, my country
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@@holddowna Some of the survivors made cameos in this film. Example Carlitos Paez (Plays his own father on the phone at the end)
❤ Uruguay ❤
@holddowna I am from Uruguay and I grew up listening to this impressive survival story.
This film "The Snow Society" moved me to tears like few others.
Seeing your reaction to the film moved me to tears again.
I congratulate your emotional reflections!!
Can You please react to The Spitfire Grill one of Stephen King's most underated and best dramas from 1992???
this has become my favorite move , it’s so emotionally devastating beautiful, i had not known of this story pior to watching it. after i finished i went and watched interviews, looked at real pictures and read the book . thank you for watching it in this original language as well :)
I love seeing how emotional you got and how much you appreciated the movie! Cheers from Spain
One of the most beautiful reactions I've ever seen. Thank you so much ❤
Oh Ames. You are such an astute and empathetic observer of the human condition. Just one of the reasons I love your reactions.
wow! thanks rick! means a lot to have you here watching with me and the crew!!
I had one of the most emotional reactions ever while watching a movie in the last 20 minutes of this. Their joy of being rescued combined with Michael Giachinno's beautiful score. I couldn't hold it in.
Yes I agree with that tremendously. Towards the end when they were finally being rescued just felt like so much relief after everything they've been through and the families and friends they've lost. The fact that they thought there was no hope left and were facing death and have already accepted the fact. When they heard the helicopters they didn't even get up to look because they probably thought what's the point if they can't see us. It's just the joy and hope that was fulfilled again and the chance to go back home is what brought me to tears. Especially the part where they're circling around the crash while they're so happy.
I was 9 years old when the plane disappeared I want to say what a beautiful, heartfelt reaction this was, you are a beautiful soul.
My family is from Argentina. My father was a teenager when this happened and watched the news broadcasts when they found them.
@@VerisimilitudeFilms1 I am from Portugal the news of the disaster was huge here and all over Europe, I remember the images of their return. I wish I could explain how involved we were with these events, I find this movie very respectful.
This is currently my favourite movie, thank you so much for reacting to it and for doing it in spanish
this movie had me shivering the whole time and then had me blubbering like a child by the end of the movie
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when they arrived in chile, the survivors asked to speak to a priest cause they wanted to be told if they were going to hell for what they did and the priest told them that god forgives them bc god would want them to do anything to stay alive. the pope also sent them a letter saying the same
omg is this true? i've always been wondering if they ever get some sort of spiritual comfort from the priest or smth, im so glad they have that comfort knowing that they have to do that to stay alive
@@nox...1111 Yeah it's true, whoever was pope during that time sent them a letter saying the church forgives them as God would want them to do anything to preserve their life.
@@Pvt.Fernandez aww thank god, im happy that they finally have a spiritual comfort bcs they are not wrong and it's a survival instinct as well as desperate attempt to stay alive
Amazing reaction, thank you for sharing it. Thank you as well for watching it in Spanish.
A few facts:
Nando made quite a recovery because even when his head swelled with the impact, it was facing the cold metal of the plane when he was left outside because everybody was thinking he was dead or about to die. The cold served as a very cold ice pack to heal the swelling in his head and make him better. Daniel Maspons I believe or Diego Storm, cant remember which Daniel was (both died during the avalanche) who was another medicine student thought after the first night it was a good idea to bring Nando to a warmer area inside the plane.
The idea Nando had to want to eat the bodies came out of anger that the pilots' negligence got them to be stuck in the mountain helpless. Let's not forget he lost his mum, sister and 2 best friends. Nando's anger it's what pushed him to want to get out of there no matter what.
They were peeing black because of severe dehydration.
Numa when Marcelo died said they have been waiting for a moment like that, a moment of peace. Marcelo after finding out the government stopped looking for them got very depressed and kind of lost hope. Some of the survivors say that they think when Marcelo was trapped in the snow during the avalanche he let himself died because he could not fulfill his promise that rescue was coming and all of those people were in that plane because he planned the trip. The guilt and despair kill him, the avalanche was just his way to let go of that burden.
Fito was the one who thought of making water, glasses to protect their eyes from the reflexion of the sun in the snow and also chose the bodies that would be eaten along with his cousins Daniel and Eduardo. Fito was called the inventor. The cousins how the call themselves were those who carried the biggest burden of all, to know which friend they were eaten and cut that friend to be eaten.
Carlitos, the young person who crashed into the suitcases with his car at the airport, was a spoiled child who came from a wealthy family. He was very spoiled, he even had a nanny, after this trip his perspective of life absolutely changed. In the plane, he was in charge of making sure there were not drafts in the plane or reduce the possibility of drafts using the suitcases and plane seats, he was very good at it. He also was the one who made the sleeping bag that Nando and Roberto used to protect them and sleep during their walk to Chile.
They had so so so so many cigarettes because in Chile cigarettes were scarce and Javier Methol, the man who lost his wife in the avalanche, worked in a Tabaco company so thought it was a good business to take a lot of cigarettes and sell them in Chile. In those years if you went to Chile with a few dollars or had some out of the market products you were a millionaire. Chile was going through a horrible economical crisis.
Numa did not get injured like that in the real events, someone walked on his leg by accident because of the lack of space in the plane and because he was not eating his body did not have much strength to recover from the bruise. He was the last one who died and his death pushed Nando and Roberto to say fuck it lets do this, let's save ourselves because no one else is going to. The others 14 left in the plane also had a plan b in case Nando and Canessa did not make it which was putting together another team to hike the mountains.
The actual survivors loved this version more than the 1993 version, because it doesn't idolise the survivors as the heroes, instead recognises and considers those who died and their memory. In the alive version some families did not give permission to use the real rugby player's names. In this versions all the families were happy and satisfied with the way the story was told and gave permission.
Reporters kept digging in a very nasty way how they survived, what did they eat, etc. The survivors were very secretive and ashamed about saying they ate human and were scared to be judged, being Catholics, by their families and friends also going to jail. They also wanted themselves to tell the families of their dead friends what happened to the bodies, so they had a press conference were they answered to reporters questions ONCE instead that addressing the situation 100000 times to every reporter who asked. They asked the reporters and people for respect of their choices considering the very harsh circumstances they had to face. Pancho Delgado (Numa's best friend in the movie was they one who spoke in this conference) He said that Jesus gave his blood and body to save the world so the survivors took their friends bodies and blood for them to be save. Pancho also asked the reporters to please not spoiled with yellow press and judgement an act that was sacred to them and something that was done for pure survival instinct.
The actual survivors made a Kameo in the movie Nando, opened the door to the actor who played him at the airport, Roberto Canessa was one of the Drs in the Hospital when they got rescued, Coche Inciarte reading a newspaper in the bar Numa and his friends were, Numa's real life nephew passing by Numa's house when he was entering and Carlitos, who read all the survivors names, were is different scenes. The house shown as Numa's house in the movie was actually his real house back in 1972.
The reason why Zerbino would not leave without the suitcase it's because he hoped that tokens from the death people, like personal belongings such as jewelry, rosaries, ID's, letters written before dying were taking back to give to their families. That actually happened the real survivor refused to leave without the suitcase and when back home he personally went to each of the families homes of the passengers that did not survive to give them something that belonged to them, so the families even when not having their bodies they could have something to remember them by.
In the movie isn't shown but the rescue was in 2 stages. They had to rescue one lot of people that day and the next lot the day after. Some survivors had to stay another night waiting for the other helicopters to arrive. Those left behind the first day were left with food and a team of rescuers. A survivor said most of the rescuers were scared of them after seeing all the human remaining all over the place and made sure the survivors knew they had a gun. Also the smell and dirt was unbearable. Only one rescuer Sergio Diaz, I believe he is called, stayed in the plane with them that night, ate with them and advised them about what they were going to face after everybody knew they have eaten human beings.
There is a man who was part of the search team that were looking for the plane during the time the survivors were stranded on the mountain. His name is Claudio Lucero and he had made quite strong arguments in the media about how he believes the 27 people left alive in the plane after the crash planned and plotted maliciously all the events that happened to them to gain fame. He states they could have left the mountain days before the day they got rescued, but chose to stay longer and go through hunger and lost to become famous and earn money.
Thank you for this!
I just liked and subscribed. I've seen so many reactions to The Society of the Snow in the last couple of months, but yours is now my favorite. Thanks for your empathy. ❤😢😊
Such a beautiful, thoughtful, emotional reaction, Ames! You'd think I'd be all out of tears from the full watch-along reaction on Patreon. Apparently not. 😭
The mountains to the west without snow that Nando and Roberto saw from the summit of Mount Seler were 80 miles away. That gives you an idea of what a hopeless and desperate predicament they were in. I don't think any of us can fathom what that decision was like to keep walking west.
the most real and 100% emotional reaction. That's called empathy
There are numerous cameos by actual survivors in this beautiful film showing just how involved they were in the making of it. Nando is seen holding open the door at the airport for the actors portraying him and his family. Carlitos Paez portrays his own father who is announcing the names of the survivors. Roberto is seen as the doctor standing directly behind the actor portraying him as they are walking into the hospital. Thank you for your moving and genuine reaction 😢❤❤❤
“Carlitos Miguel Páez, my son” The man who says the names at the end is Carlitos himself.
Thank you for reacting to the film. Like I'm pretty sure others have said, not many people have reacted to the film which is upsetting because it's such a great film in all aspects. It really makes you feel like you're there with them. I'm always happy to see a new person reacting to it. All the cast did such a good job, hard to believe that for most, this is their first time acting in a film and the crew did such a fantastic job! Bayona did an incredible work with this one and I wish more people would give this beautiful film more RECOGNITION! It definitely deserves it! Also Michael Giacchino did such a beautiful score to this film. Everything was so good! Apparently there's up to 400 hours (if I remember correctly) of unused footage and I think some of the survivors are pushing for an extended release, which I hope does happen.
41:57 According to Parrado, upon seeing more mountains instead of the green valleys of Chile, it was there that he decided on his own death. They were already dead, they had no choice but to walk, so they would die walking.
I've literally watched every reaction to this movie and I gotta say that yours was the best and most entartaining of all of them (with another one of a young couple 😂), thank you for doing it!
Una de las más lindas reacciones que he visto!! Lo entendiste todo. Ojalá podamos formar una sociedad de la nieve, donde la única forma de amarnos, es amando y cuidando al otro. Sin el otro, sin el amor, nada tiene sentido.
Ellos no tenían nada y lo lograron todo!
I hope life protects you and treats you well so you can keep that sensibility and empathy you have.
best variation of this story... i did not cry when i watched this movie, but dang... watching you watch the movie made me cry...
Hola Bonita! Thanks for your reaction❤ I ve been lookin many but yours is realy very sincere. I ve cry again when you did, and the best gift is when you smile as a necesary relief. Thankyou, in this mad world, the message of the movie is loud and clear. If we dont get together we r not gonna make it. ❤💫💞 Send you a great hug.
Greetings from Uruguay South America 🇺🇾🇺🇾🙏🏼💓
Thanks for watching in the original language😊. This group was the opposite to Lord of the Flies, they had an enormous resilience, they were smart and loving and took care of each other as much as they could. Every day was a nightmare, but the first night and the 4 days buried after the avalanches were true hell on earth. Yet 16 survived and built up full, exemplary lives. Forever respect and love to all.
Note that, specially during the first weeks after deciding on the necrophagia, they did not see the faces, as the dead were lying face down and they tried to make it as anonymous as possible. I don't usually comment on this aspect of the ordeal as I find it unnecessarily morbid when having so many other things to focus on and everything they endured (that decision took days and a lot more discussion than shown, obviously) and the way a specific group maintained as much sanity as humanly possible is the true remarkable aspect.
Numa was particularly against it and kept doing as much as possible to help the group. He weighed a mere 25 kg. when he passed 😔
It truly is one of the most devastating, heartbreaking, uplifting movies ever made.
This was a beautiful reaction❤
"We past Curico," That's the town they were supposed to fly over leaving the Andes before turning north to Santiago. The pilot was mistaken. They were, in fact, not past Curico, but still deep in the Andes.
Thanks for watching this amazing movie I have watch it so many times and I cry every time. I cried with you too ❤
😢thanks for watching!!!
The Patagonia sweater you’re wearing is where the Andes are! Those are the mountains on the logo.
Thank you for being so respectful of their story
Of course!!
I've been devouring (sorry) t his story since I was 11, just about 50 years ago. I've seen every movie, doc, special, you name it. Read every book. When this film came out, it was like nothing I've ever seen, or are ever likely to see again. It's just about the best movie I've ever seen, on every level. So, of course I watch reactions to it by the dozen. Keep the ones I like. Yours is one. The compassion you show from the beginning makes the whole thing wonderful. It was very enjoyable watching this with you.
Im glad you like this story try find my comment here and if your keen we can have a chat. Sergio catalan the cattleman who found them is a relative of mine. He is my dads uncle .
@@fabiandiaz9732 I don't think anyone has ever been in the right place at the right time more than your uncle.
@@cainealexander-mccord2805 yes that is true . This may sound somewhat bad but the crash and the time the two guys decided to go look for help was luck and at the right time as it was spring and it’s around that time that Sergio and the other men at the base ranch would of soon left back to their farm as winter grazing in that area is between April - december than they all leave with all their sheep back to their farms for lower grazing summer periods. So they were extremely lucky that Sergio and his son who both were there at the river Barroso were still there. There was another worker at the base camp who would normally stay there during the day and cook food for Sergio and his son while during the day they work herding their sheep in the mountains. If Sergio had already left for the season though and they kept following the river down stream they would of still got to a place called “ la Rufina” which is a post for ranchers to stop and eat food( owned by my dads family and my cousin runs it now) which is about another 100-120 kms down stream( 62-75 miles) it may not seem far but 2 weak mean who already has been through hell would of struggled. And even though that area soon turns into a valley it’s still only accessible walking or on horseback so it’s still a very hard walk even for a fit person. Sergio Catalan was born in puente negro a very small town on the foothills of te and east mountains. I was also born in this small town 4 houses down from where he was born but obviously about 35 later. It’s so beautiful around there. In chile when people start arguing and one person knows that the other person is from these areas they try to embarrass the person from these areas and call them huaso. Huaso in Chilean Spanish means herdsman or cowboy. It’s somewhat derogatory to call someone huaso. It’s like telling them that they are backwards maybe even lower class. So that’s what I would be considered and my dad and Sergio. But I rather be a huaso and from and amazingly beautiful place like that than having been born in a big city like Santiago. Huaso in English s pronounced “wahso” my ancestral background in that area on my father side, which is the province of colchagua extends back over 300 years. So my family is very implanted in the Andean culture. When I first met my partner Clair I told her this story and didn’t believe me either until one day we both went to chile and took her to my home there. She loved it. I’m so proud of my uncle and the area we are from that at times I wish everyone could go there. Sergio died in 2020 I was not able to go to his funeral due to some cancer issues I was going through but my mum and dad both went.
Best reaction I’ve seen. Very honest and real. Thanks for watch it in Spanish!
This movie was incredible! Of course in spanish! ❤️
This story is so amazingly inspiring and powerful ♥️ great reaction 👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you so much!!
Is the third time I watch it and was with you... while I was doing excercises, thank you so much for watching this, I'm Venezuelan currently living in Peru, I lived in Chile almost two years ago and there was a hotel in downtown Santiago where all the death passenger families stayed now is a retail store, that story is 100% real and is full of miracles you need to know about all of them, they are amazing people, this story has a museum in Montevideo Uruguay, this movie make me feel really proud of being latina especially south American I still can't believe they didn't win the Oscar they were nominated... thank you so much. Hugs and kisses
The only reason this beautiful movie didn’t get an Oscar was because it didn’t paint Americans as “heroes” or talked about politics. It was about South Americans and we all know how they see us.
Great reaction!! The movie it's sad but very beautiful.
The real story of this crash is just harrowing and distressing to read about. Never realized they made a movie about it.
Numa did not survive for 10 days, 10 days later they were rescued, but Numa's death was not in vain, he was the one who catapulted Nando and Roberto to the final expedition.
What neither this movie or 'Alive' shows was the efforts made by some of the parents to continue to search for the plane crash. The book by Piers Paul Reid lays out every detail.
Thank you so much for such a beautiful reaction, and for your compassion for these young men. Just some background, I hope you don't mind I wrote this on another reaction, so I hope you don't mind if I copy and paste.....
The film was partially filmed up at the Valley of Tears where the fuselage actually came to rest. JA Bayona went up there and filmed things for the backdrop of Mt. Seler (named by Nando Parrado in honour of his father), plus the surround for the Andes. The sound mixer also recorded things like the wind and how the snow sounds up there to be used in this film. So it is by and large authentic to the experiences these boys went through.
As for Numa Turcatti. Numa was the one righteous man we see once in a lifetime. He was a law student who was about to take the bar to become a lawyer. His arguments against eating the dead was based on both his spiritual beliefs, and his studies in law.
The four days buried was because in tandem with the avalanche, they were also experiencing gale force winds and a four day storm. That was why the shelter of the fuselage was better until the storm was over.
Arturo died of pneumonia. His lungs were full of fluid. Usually antibiotics could help, but up there Roberto and Gustavo had nothing. As for them being clean shavn, not all men grow bushy beards. Some may have tons of head hair, but very little if no facial hair.
The actor playing Numa is Enzo Vogrinzic, actually lost about 50 pounds during the filming. He went from 150 to 103lbs. All the actors were on a closely monitored diet to fully depict the trials the actual men went through up there. As one's body begins to diminish, they become somewhat old as they no longer have the suppleness of the muscle they had. The protein in the bodies gave them nothing but lean energy, but not carbohydrates we all need to sustain us.
As for Numa dying. He was the voice of the dead, the ones who didn't return. The ones who survived are still close to this day. There are 14 left as Javier Methol (the man who lost his wife) died in 2014, and Jose Luis "Coche" Inciarte (the one who needed help walking) died in 2023. They still gather on rescue day, or as they call it "rebirth day." They have all gone back up to the crash site many times since 1972. One of them, Eduardo Strauch, is part of an adventure team that takes sivilians up to the crash site. All that remains up there is wreckage as the remander of the fuselage was burned and the bodies buried in a communal grave.
Roberto Canessa (med student) and Nando Parrado (man who lost his sister and mother) have been called exceptional in what they did. Mountaineers and alpinists from Ed Viesters (summited Everest five times) and others have called what they did as amazing considering they had no equipment and no training. Also not to forget their physical condition.
As for the long-term effects of what happened. Many of them do suffer from a form of PTSD, but with the other survivors they have help and support.
The one thing I have to say about these boys. If you remember from the beginning of the film, Numa's voice over stated many of these boys had known each other when they were young. Many of their fathers knew each other as many played rugby for Stella Maris College as teens/young men. These men formed lasting bonds that have survived to this day due in large part to their faith, and their love....always love for each other. And at the end of this story as it still is 52 years later, it is all about the love they had for each other and the love they had for the ones who didn't return. This story is about the power of love. Could we all wish to have the same spirit these men had and have today. I've been with this story since reading "Alive" back in 1976. I have followed these men since then. The one thing I have learned from them is not to squander away your life as you might not know what as Roberto Canessa has said, "When your plane will crash."
Some info about where they all are today. Roberto Canessa (med student and one of the ones who made the walk) is now a world reknown pediatric cardio thorasic surgeon. He operates on fetuses inside their mother's wombs in order for them to be born healthy and life their lives as they should. He has won many awards for it including many in the United States.
Nando Parrado (one who lost his sister and mother) is an vintner, and former race car drivier and who is now a motivational speaker.
Many of them indluding Gustavo Zerbino (other med student) and Adolfo "Fito" Strauch have become long term associates for Stella Maris College in the rugby program. The same one they came from. Javier Methol (man who lost his wife) was a tobacco grower and successful buisness man. Moncho Sabella lives in Argentina and is a successful agriculturalist. A lot of the others have gone into other things including public speaking as has Carlitos Paez (guy whose father was looking for him.)
Some trivia: Nando Parrado can be seen in the airport opening the door for his "family" and his portrayer, Agustin Pardella. Roberto Canessa can be seen aiding his film portrayer, Matias Recalt when they get to the hospital after the rescue. Coche Inciarte can be seen directly behind Numa Turcatti actor, Enzo Vogrinzic, in the pub scene with Gaston and Pancho. Ramon Sabella can be seen in the airport as an extra. Carlitos Paez (guy who made the sleeping bag) played his own father, Carlos Paez Vilaro who didn't rest until his son was back safe. Juaquin Turcatti (Numa's actual brother) is seen in the night outside the home Numa grew up in. Those were Numa's actual books he used to study from. Gustavo Zerbino is seen at the beginning as a rugby coach.
In summation, this film was made to remember those who died. This is the first time the names of the dead have been used as the relatives of the dead refused to allow their loved ones names to be used in other productions: "Survive" 1976, and "Alive" 1993. This film is a dedication from the living to the dead. It is their voice Numa speaks for.
THEY DESERVED THE OSCAR. PERIOD.
unreal movie making.. incredibly tragic true story.. what strength and an amazing group of young people
This is such an intense movie.And such an amazing ride with you.another great reaction aimies❤
I love that you got to see this and showing us your reaction.
i think nobody can't resist crying when numa dies 😭
Loved numa so much
This was so well done. I read the book back in the 70's as a teen and it really left an impression on me. You should check that out. Good read. There were photos at the end that were real. Not sure if you saw those. There is a LOT online about this event. But the survivors don't always agree that everything is accurate. Fun fact - this was filmed at the actual location of where the plane went down. Can you imagine filming in all that? Great reaction
I love the close shots of Agustín, who plays Nando, beard really suits him. There's such a Charlie Hunnam thing about him. 😍
I love your reaction!
You will definitely find information about the survivors, two have passed away since then, but they are all successful men with beautiful families.
You mentioned doctors and can think of Roberto Canessa, who is a respected child cardiologist, one of the guys who walked for 10 days.
Actually in the southern hemisphere october is like spring here in the north, so winter is not coming but summer.
The rescue was not as it is shown, it was done this way so that it works cinematographically, everyone leaves at the moment and it is a happy and perfect ending, but in reality it was difficult for the helicopters to arrive, because these ships are not for high altitudes, and they had to go through valleys until they could arrive, that added the winds was a dangerous mission, and the rescue was done in 2 days, because the first day when they arrive to the place it was already afternoon, they did not enter all, only half of the survivors left and there was no time for the helicopters to return.
I saw that movie three times (Last tine with my mother) and i cry
There was an incident of cannibalism for survival in the mid-1800’s when people crossing the Rocky Mountains were caught in a huge snowstorm, and were stranded for an entire winter season without enough food. It was called the Donner Party incident. You can look it up in Wikipedia. The will for people to survive can be very strong, and leads folks to do things they would never do otherwise.
This is not canibalism. It s anthropofagy. They didnt kill nobady for eating.
Also occurred after the sinking of the whale ship Essex after it was sunk by a sperm whale back in 1820. Their story is told in ‘The Heart of the Sea’ by Nathaniel Philbrick which was made into a movie in 2015.
@@Zozette27 Heart of the Sea also a great movie
Thank for the gift miss hold down a
1:56 Los Shakers 🎶🎵🎶
Some of the survivors made cameos in the movie
Anything is possible, definitely!!
"That wing's gonna come off it, isn't it?" Yeah, you could say that...
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@@holddowna amazing film, though huh... Did you watch 1993's Alive? A friend my father used to work with a million years ago was from Uruguay and knew a couple of them.
Much love from Uruguay.
Cheers!
Deberías escuchar sus entrevistas hoy día!!
Sergio Catalan es tío, o era tío de mi papá. Yo nací en el mismo pueblo que Sergio en puente negro .😀 es verdad sabes por muchos años de decía este cuento a mis amigos y ninguno me creía pero con fotos y cuentos de mi papá a ellos me empezaron a creer.
@@fabiandiaz9732 Bendiciones para tu familia!
I remember when this happened.
It's unbelievable to think that so many in their community demonized them for what they had to do to survive.
It's not unbelievable, just misguided. The boys came from a strictly religious community. Through secular eyes, the choice seems obvious, but we must empathize with the community’s upbringing and mindset. The trope of the good Christian opting for death over sin was so deeply ingrained into the public consciousness that even some of the crash survivors couldn’t bring themselves to eat.
My parents are originally from Argentina. My father was a teenager at the time and remembers watching the news broadcasts when they found them. When my parents were dating, they went to see the movie "SURVIVE!" (1976). That was the first movie made about this story. It was a Mexican production. Fun Fact: for the English version of "SURVIVE!", a young pre-Superman Christopher Reeve did some of the dubbing. Years later, my father and I went opening day to see "ALIVE" in a packed theatre. We were blown away in amazement at the plane crash scene. While we enjoyed it, it was clearly a very Hollywood movie, the actors looked too healthy.and my father was disappointed that no mention was made of the Chilean gaucho from across the river, which was such an integral part to the original story. Or how one of the Dads refused to give up searching. When it came to "SOCIETY OF THE SNOW" I was interested in watching it but my father had to step out of the room.as he was anticipating it was going to be too depressing.
A gem of a movie. Great reaction, thanks for watching it in Spanish. I recommend another great film by the same director J.A Bayona: THE IMPOSSIBLE, another true story of a Spanish family in the Thailand Tsunami, it is in English with renowned actors, Tom Holland is the protagonist (he was a child), it is a beautiful film. Kisses from Chile.
Yes, THE IMPOSSIBLE is a great film. A truly remarkable performance by Naomi Watts (Best Actress Oscar Nominee).
Beautiful and honest reaction!
Preciosa reacción, Felicidades por ello‼️
La Sociedad de la nieve,
Es una obra MAESTRA. ‼️
Sin duda, refleja el amor y la solidaridad, en uno de los peores escenarios posibles.
Abandonados por la sociedad, tubieron que crear otra paralela para poder sobrevivir.
Los valores que rigen la sociedad de la civilización, no eran válidos para, este nuevo espacio, donde se encuentran.
Felicidades a BAYONA como director y a todos los intervinientes en el filme ❤
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Se te olvidó poner la bandera chilena!! Sergio Catalan era tío mío .
@@fabiandiaz9732
Mil perdones... ‼️
Como no, aquí la tienes
❤️🇨🇱❤️
Un saludo desde 🇪🇸
In real life the man that was on the horse he ride 10 hours on the horse to the nearest police station. And the police wasn’t believing him. And he insisted so much that the police called the rescue team. His name was Sergio Catalan.
Sergio catalan is my dads uncle. My dad was born in a place called las termas del flaco which is in the Andes. I was born in puente negro on the footsteps of the Andres a small town on the way to where Sergio Catalan found the uruguayos 😊
You should watch “The Impossible,” which was directed by J. A. Bayona, the director of this film. Released in 2012, it is the true story of a family who experienced the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami which devastated communities along the surrounding coasts of the Indian Ocean, including Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu, India, Banda Aceh, Indonesia and Khao Lak, Thailand, where the family was staying in a brand new resort. Definitely worth the watch.
incredible reaction, kudos!
Beatiful movie ❤
Best movie of 2023 and it wasn't nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars.
such a well made movie!
Oscar academy snobbed this Movie for a reward with scandalous reasons…
17:35 Behind those who are cutting meat, is the Sosneado, that peak is on the Argentine side and also the abandoned hotel with the same name.
Preciosa reacción, has captado absolutamente lo que los sobrevivientes, los que no y el director querían transmitir.
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I think this is the best reaction to this movie ,,,and I've seen all of the reaction videos :D
Muy emotiva tu reaccion gracias
Love this girl and her reviews.
Well done as always, Ames
I must confess that I have fallen in love. How beautiful you are.!!! The reaction was spectacular but a piece of my heart goes to this woman. Love at first sight.!!! 💕❤
Ame tu reacción saludos desde Montevideo uruguay gracias 🇺🇾🇺🇾💙🇺🇾💙🇺🇾😍😍
Hi!
This movie deserves an Oscars! This is a cinematic masterpiece, not only because of the aesthetics, art, photography, make-up or script, but because the story is real and truthful as possible....
And may I ask: why no focus on one of THE REAL HERO of the story - SERGIO CATALAN ? As @fantasia13 pointed out, " the man that found them was Sergio Catalan, a Chilean muleteer. (And this is Sergio Catalan's story). He was moving his animals through the mountain and happened to come across them. He said that at first he thought they were tourists. However, the more he looked at them he realized how poor their condition was. (But) because of the stream he couldn't hear them. So he had to go and get a piece of paper and a pen so the boys could communicate with him. Once he got their message he rode on his horse 10 hours to the closest police station. He said it took him what was left of the day and the whole night to get there and you were right in your reaction. When he arrived they didn't believe him. They thought he was drunk and making it up. However, since he refused to budge and he had the letter they decided to go ahead with the rescue... After they were rescued the survivors developed a really close relationship with him. Some of them said he was like a father to them. When he got sick and needed hip replacement surgery, the boys paid for his medical bills and Roberto helped him get treatment quickly since he was now a doctor. Sergio passed away in 2020 and Gustavo Zerbino attended his funeral in representation of the survivors. He carried his coffin and gave a speech to say goodbye to him. "
There should be a PART II of the Society of the Snow, with the story focusing on SERGIO CATALAN... People may disagree with me, but for me, Sergio Catalan is NOW a member of the Society of Snow - and ONE OF THE HEROES... So, I repeat, there should be a Part II...
The survivors have their own hero, and it is not Nando and Roberto, it is Sergio Catalan, the mule driver who found them in the mountain
Preciosa y conmovedora reacción,❤ a una historia dolorosa y épica de estos jóvenes magnificos‼️
Un película muy cercana a la vivencia de estos muchachos, que unió el dolor de ellos y las familias de los que no pudieron volver de la Montaña.
OBRA maestra del director J. A. BAYONA y de un equipo y casting magnífico‼️🇪🇸🇺🇾🇦🇷
BAYONA, a tratado el film, con un rigor y una sensibilidad reconocida por los supervivientes y ha reconfortado a los familiares de los chicos que no lo consiguieron.
Te recomiendo
"LO IMPOSIBLE" Del mismo director, basado en el SUNAMI de 2004 en el sudeste asiático, Tailandia. Historia real de una familia Española.
Most of the survivors went back to the mountain many times 😊
wow!
You are very sweet, gentle and smart.
i am from uruguay, and i love what the world watching this movie, great video new sucriber
Don't think I've heard of this movie. Dang, hard-hitting and intense.
For something a little lighter, I though you'd done A Knight's Tale but it didn't come up in the search, One of those funny, pure joy movies like School of Rock, Galaxy Quest or Princess Bride, and an excellent cast.
I will watch that! It’s on the list !!
It is very easy for us to say from the sidelines that this is how we would react to a given situation. But until people actually are confronted with adverse, difficult, or in this case life threatening conditions, nobody really ever knows for sure how they would behave.
Totally!