Thursday, May 29, 2014
Up and away
Conquering a high mountain has a lot in common with dealing with an alien war.
A group of veterans of the Iraq war climb together to the top of a very high mountain. They seek to conquer.
This is a very emotional journey but, at the same time, a journey which is full of adventure and new experiences for the people we see and for the viewer watching courage in action. Inspiring.
And not in a "poor them" kind of way. These people are proud veterans of a horrible war and each had bad bad experiences. As they climb this mountain together they talk about their past and the present and how it all folds together.
There are real heroes here and it is hard not to watch them in action without a measure of pride in their struggles and their success in meeting their life challenges. Most are disabled in some way but it does not deter them. Blind, single legged, whatever.
This is a great movie about the human spirit and also a fascinating climb to as high as you can get without wings.
I liked it a lot and will give it a 4 out of Netflix5.
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