And this week's Friday night movie has been....Free Solo!
I think we all know this one: The documentary showing rock climber Alex Honnold climbing the El Capitan, a 900 metre cliff face in Yosemite National park, as Free Solo (as in no ropes, no support; just the climber, the cliff face and a guy with a black cloak and a scythe waiting at the bottom).
Three quarters of the documentary is dedicated to showing who Alex is and what kind of preparation he goes through. We see his background and get a glimpse into what kind of physical shape this guy is in, in order to face such a demanding task.
But really, everything leads to the final quarter which is ...astonishing to say the least. The camera work is jaw-dropping, the tension is unbearable and the effort Alex is putting in is monumental. Indeed, such a reaction is the kind that some action movies can only dream of.
Looking at the Wikipedia page of this movie, one notices a whole cabinet's worth of awards this movie has won. And it earned every last one of them.
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