The Eight Mountains -- Review of One of the Best Movies of 2023
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- Опубліковано 16 лис 2024
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I genuinely deeply adore this movie. Even though it’s for really personal reasons, friendship,fatherhood and mountains. This elements just strike me hard. I have seen the movie and read the book so many times and I have even made a trip to Italy(monte rosa, dolomite and I have even found the very Grana where the story happened) solely because of this movie. I just love it this much.
Where is Grana in Google Maps?
I just watched this movie, part of the Italian film festival in Australia right now. It is a slow paced, nuanced movie touching on multiple complex issues - friendship & the maintenance of friendships, father / son relationship, memory & loss, career choices, staying true to one's vocation, innocence/ purity & the preservation of innocence/ purity. These are issues all of us will have to deal with one way or another, one time in the past or future. The mountains serve as that ethereal backdrop which is both majestic and unchanging. I particularly think it is a movie for men who feel lost in a world so focused on gay relationships, almost to the exclusion of "healthy, normal" male bonding. This movie, in its simple but powerful manner, dates to put the "old fashioned" male friendship in the centre. Bravo!
Lol your right, I feel like if this movie went through Hollywood they would make them gay at the end. I know it’s based on a novel but it was nice to see a movie like this that didn’t focus on anything other than that of a bond between friends. It made me reminisce about my old friends I once called my best friends whom I don’t even message anymore 😢 my bestest of friends with my favourite memories slowly fading, this movie re ignited those feelings for sure. However it’s true like in the movie how they say that the bond between you and a friend only exists between the two of you and only the two of you are aware of it, once one of you dies, so too dies half of it all.
The film reminded me distantly of Bertolucci's Novocento: the decades-long friendship of two men across a class divide, in addition to the Italian setting and the overall novelistic scope... though, of course, there is as much as similarity as difference between either picture.
The Eight Mountains is a captivating film that effortlessly stirs emotions, despite its sparse dialogue. The performances are truly captivating, drawing viewers into the poignant narrative. The breathtaking vistas showcased in the film add an extra layer of depth and beauty to the story.
However, while the film excels in conveying the solitude of its characters amidst the vast mountain landscapes, it falls short in depicting the intricacies of the bond between the two boys at its core. Additionally, the leisurely pace of the movie may challenge some viewers' patience, requiring multiple sittings to fully absorb.
Nevertheless, the long shots of the mountains serve as powerful symbols, representing not only the isolation of the protagonists but also the universal themes of humanity's relationship with nature. Despite its shortcomings, The Eight Mountains remains a commendable cinematic experience.
I definitely agree this film is adagio to mostly allegretto films.
Great movie I agree Dr. Matthews!!
thank you
This sounds pretty good going to put this on my to watch list.
made me cry 3 times in the plane, please do
Beautiful movie
This was in my watchlist for months! Glad I can finally check It out on criterion!
1:09 I almost missed the arrows 😅
Fully agreed best 2013 movie ever me and my girl cried multiple times
never heard of it ... i'm watching fargo season 2 this weekend, pretty great
I think that's my favorite season, though I don't think I have seen whatever the most recent one is.
great cast, and a lot based around No Country for Old Men, one of my all-time favorites@@LearningaboutMovies
woow what a movie ❤❤❤!
It's just brokeback mountain if the dudes were straight. This is a complement
It’s what true male bonding should be
@@RobMikaelyou don't get to choose how people bond.