Meru
Meru
Three elite climbers struggle to find their way through obsession and
loss as they attempt to climb Mount Meru, one of the most coveted prizes
in the high stakes game of Himalayan big wall climbing.
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Stars: Conrad Anker, Grace Chin, Jimmy Chin |
Stars: Conrad Anker, Grace Chin, Jimmy Chin |
Storyline
Three elite climbers struggle to find their way through obsession and
loss as they attempt to climb Mount Meru, one of the most coveted prizes
in the high stakes game of Himalayan big wall climbing.
Details
Official Sites:Official Facebook | Official site
Country:India | USA
Language:English
Release Date:14 August 2015 (USA)
Filming Locations:India
Box Office
Opening Weekend:$269,248 (USA) (28 August 2015)
Gross:$2,332,127 (USA) (13 November 2015)
User Reviews
Just
got back from seeing the documentary film "Meru" in the theater. I will
probably write more on it later, as there's just too many thoughts
swirling now 'round me head. And perhaps none of you will see the
writing (I'll stick it on IMDb. But the short story is it's truly a
marvel. And not just one of the best docs I've seen but one of the
greatest movies I've seen in a VERY long time. There's such an immersing
story there, and the 3 principle characters are fleshed out so
impressively that by the end you really are emotionally invested in each
and feel you understand deeply what motivates and scares each of them.
It's a film which really shines a light on big ideas of motivation,
inspiration, brotherhood, insane, I mean INSANE perseverance and really
broad almost sports movie clichés territory. But they nailed it!
Honestly this film takes on such subjects in such a way as to put to
shame most of the "feel-good", "overcome the impossible", "overcome so
much to follow your dream" - type films. And the fact that it's a true
story is just all the more awe inspiring.
And yeah, can't stress it enough, each of the three climbers' back stories are just so dramatic, and interesting. Any one of the three could have a nice documentary film made about them. It actually is crazy how many awesome story lines exist here, how many twists and back stories exist in this documentary and how nicely they tie all three of their lives together so beautifully.
Oh and it's about climbing a mountain, what more beautiful built-in cinematography can you ask for? And what better built-in metaphor can you want for any goddamn goal you may have in life?
It's astounding. If you can see it, I highly recommend it. It is just about the most purely INSPIRING film I've ever seen.
And yeah, can't stress it enough, each of the three climbers' back stories are just so dramatic, and interesting. Any one of the three could have a nice documentary film made about them. It actually is crazy how many awesome story lines exist here, how many twists and back stories exist in this documentary and how nicely they tie all three of their lives together so beautifully.
Oh and it's about climbing a mountain, what more beautiful built-in cinematography can you ask for? And what better built-in metaphor can you want for any goddamn goal you may have in life?
It's astounding. If you can see it, I highly recommend it. It is just about the most purely INSPIRING film I've ever seen.
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