Free Solo

Bad first - the movie's too long. I don't care that he is fridge shopping. Get to the mountain. It's 1.40 hours, should've been 1 hour. However... I still can't wrap my head around what he does and what he did, in the end. I think, and think... don't get it. Madness. And because I can't grasp it, it makes it all the more captivating. I can't imagine the agonization of watching el Capitan live. It would be unbearable.

Besides the obvious draw of the film (oh my freaking god I can’t believe he climbed the rock without ropes) there really was a lot of meat on the proverbial bone in this film. I spent much of the film assuming that he was simply an adrenaline junkie only to realize later on that this was not true. The director did a fantastic job slow-playing this story line as it isn’t towards the end that you get a better feel for what makes him tick. The second most interesting theme in the film is the relationship between the climber and his girlfriend. What does he owe her? What is right for her to expect from him? Once again this director avoided did a great job to not portray her as a sobbing puppy and instead focused on the nature of their relationship. Some of his statements about the relationship will really grab you. follow me at https://IHATEBadMovies.com and facebook IHATEBadMovies