tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post2814230778114477486..comments2024-01-03T09:45:22.238-05:00Comments on GyllenBabble: Mountain timeUltraViolethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09067526049573049270noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-65308674071654395322015-09-29T01:46:09.873-04:002015-09-29T01:46:09.873-04:00Love Jamie Lee Curtis telling people to check out ...Love Jamie Lee Curtis telling people to check out the audio of Jake. I can't tell if she attended or not. Someone should let her know there's video, in case she wasn't there!<br /><br />Kristie, glad you saw it. I had a very similar reaction. I found it very moving, and it stayed with me. <br /><br />Scott Fischer seems like he could have had a move devoted to his life. Fascinating guy. But that's not what Everest is, sadly. <br /><br />Tina, you make a good point about why the family wasn't mentioned. It might have felt shoehorned in. And the family doesn't seem to have wanted to participate. So not much to work with, I guess.<br /><br />Until someone asks Jake directly why he took such a small part, we won't really know his reasoning.<br /><br />Lots of news about Nepal officials potentially banning inexperienced climbers and imposing age limits.<br /><br />LOL:<br /><br /><i>Forget climbing Mt. Everest the only thing @everestmovie did was fueled my dream of climbing Jake Gyllenhaal.</i><br /><br />I do hope there is more of Jake on the cutting room floor, more that we'll get to see on a DVD.UltraViolethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09067526049573049270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-37823903977129153162015-09-28T17:28:03.300-04:002015-09-28T17:28:03.300-04:00Kristie, glad you saw it!!
For me, "Into thin...Kristie, glad you saw it!!<br />For me, "Into thin Air" is a very good book, entertaining, well written... it's totally worth it. Obviously, it's Krakauer's reconstruction on the events, especially for the final climb and descent from the summit... you should read also "The climb" by Anatoli Boukreev (and another journalist) and "Left for Dead" by Beck Weathers (there are also other books by other survivors). Everyone has his point of view and his own truth, so it's quite interesting to match them...<br />TinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-51209625126678803722015-09-28T17:05:04.078-04:002015-09-28T17:05:04.078-04:00Remember I said I wasn't going to see Everest?...Remember I said I wasn't going to see Everest? Well I did see it tonight, a girlfriend of mine really wanted to see it so I went with her. And I don't know what it is but the movie made an impact on me. I left the theater feeling kind of sad and it really made me think. I thought it was visually beautiful and I enjoyed the movie (I also bawled my eyes out of course). I actually want to read the book now, to get to know more. But I feel like, because it is from Jon's point of view, that it's not going to give me real info or a non-biased story. Is that the case or is the book a good read?Kristienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-46023902310153195592015-09-28T16:18:35.339-04:002015-09-28T16:18:35.339-04:00the omission of any mention of Scott's his fam...<i>the omission of any mention of Scott's his family was perplexing</i><br />Yes, I was doubtful too at the beginning... but now I think that Rob’s and Beck’s wives/families were shown because they had an active role on the events. They put the Rob-Jan phone calling as the heart of the story and from the movie you can see just a little of that, but Beck’s wife had actually a big part in getting his husband back home alive (which was another ‘miracle’ for him): with her political connections she managed to high-pressure the American Ambassy in Kathmandu, which persuades the Nepalese authorities to send an helicopter on Everest in a sort of suicide mission and rescue Beck.<br />Doug’s ex wife and children were mentioned during the talks about motivations (and that’s a reason).<br />Scott Fisher was up there because that was his job: almost everything about his expedition has been kept unfocused or untold in the movie; a mention from nowhere about his family could sound false, maybe also manipulative (a sort of “oh, they want me to know he had a family too, so…”)<br />Tina<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-88848325863963162412015-09-28T15:14:19.757-04:002015-09-28T15:14:19.757-04:00Monica, I was referring to the trip he did before ...Monica, I was referring to the trip he did before Everest, but you are right about the disease.<br /><br /><i>@EW: .@JamieLeeCurtis dishes on godson Jake Gyllenhaal and working with Arnold @Schwarzenegger: http://t.co/2HOubmugiG http://t.co/TIH0RXuqPI</i>Piruletanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-88165228698344501382015-09-28T13:59:37.679-04:002015-09-28T13:59:37.679-04:00Jake was happy to do Everest.
His choice.
Doesn...Jake was happy to do Everest.<br />His choice.<br />Doesn't matter why.so simplenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-89176501666318668402015-09-28T12:52:50.378-04:002015-09-28T12:52:50.378-04:00I don't remember if this is mentioned on Kraka...<i>I don't remember if this is mentioned on Krakauer's book</i><br /><br />His disease is mentioned in the book. He had a liver disease, the same symptoms of malaria, but I think only one or two people knew. He managed to hide from others who were there.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08770238465259468762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-44958500959608593122015-09-28T12:43:23.870-04:002015-09-28T12:43:23.870-04:00Thanks BJ, for sharing the link and thie comment. ...Thanks BJ, for sharing the link and thie comment. <br /><br />Yes, the omission of any mention of Scott's his family was perplexing.<br /><br />bobbyannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-51559885826887422772015-09-28T12:38:31.846-04:002015-09-28T12:38:31.846-04:00Thank you, Piruleta. This really helps me understa...Thank you, Piruleta. This really helps me understand his situation in a way the movie didn't.bobbyannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-72725218243863973552015-09-28T11:49:00.422-04:002015-09-28T11:49:00.422-04:00So I just couldn't reconcile the portrayal of ...<i>So I just couldn't reconcile the portrayal of him drinking so much with that description. Especially if it was the source of him feeling sick. He was responsible for other people's lives and I can't see him putting them at risk. If others have read different versions about him I'd like to know your opinion.</i><br /><br />It was not the drinking. I don't remember if this is mentioned on Krakauer's book but it certainly does on Anatoli's. Scott guided another expedition (I don't remember where) before embarking on this trip to Everest, so he was already a little bit tired. Also the way he let his clients acclimatise on their own, giving them some freedom (this is mentioned in the movie) obliged him to make extra trips to the different camps if a client had a problem. He had an argument with Anatoli because of that. He also had a little "fight" with one of his clients, Lene Gammelgaard, who was obsessed with doing the summit without oxigen. In addition, one of his sherpas fell ill from pulmonary edema, he was evacuated but finally died (there's a brief scene where you can see a sherpa spitting blood in the movie, and scott/jake running after him). That was a let down for him too. All of this affected him physically and when he was descending from the summit, apparently he was suffering from cerebral edema and hypoxia, according to Lobsang, who was with him, he was saying crazy things like he wanted to jump to camp II or something like that.<br /><br />The movie needed more of Scott Fischer, definitly.Piruletanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-37273191715713379582015-09-28T10:42:08.431-04:002015-09-28T10:42:08.431-04:00Yes, I've re-read all Everest comments on here...Yes, I've re-read all Everest comments on here after I had seen it, Bobbyanna, and I saw your post as well. It was you or UV who also said they felt for Scott's family (for him / Jake hardly being in it). I hope his children are aware it's the director who makes those choices for the character, not Jake.<br /><br />Also found this online:<br /><br /><i>"The result is that even with a top to bottom cast full of recognizable names such as Jason Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin, Keira Knightley, Emily Watson, and even more, no one really gets a chance to outshine the other besides Clarke who assumes the protagonist role as the key tour guide with a wife and unborn daughter to reach home safely. It’s really, really hard to waste Gyllenhaal (the man has just been phenomenally disappearing into roles lately) but Everest does so, making you wonder what attracted him to the script."</i><br /><br />http://www.flickeringmyth.com/2015/09/movie-review-everest-2015.html<br /><br /><br />So it's not just us! :(BlueJeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-4167411424523308712015-09-28T10:16:19.281-04:002015-09-28T10:16:19.281-04:00"...it wasn't even clear in the film that..."...it wasn't even clear in the film that Scott had a family. Odd. Very odd."<br /><br />I agree, BJ. I also mentioned this in my post after I saw the movie. Very odd indeed. It was the main thing that struck me about Scott's character. They showed he was ill,mentioned it more than once, but the movie never made it clear why he was ill. They showed him drinking, but I wasn't sure whether his illness was related to a bad hangover or something else. I honestly have to admit, I found the characterization of him drinking, irresponsible. <br /><br />I haven't read any of the books, but I did read about Scott, and he was a devoted family man, a light-hearted, charismatic guy, who loved climbing, had been doing it for years, even as a child. It was kind of a spiritual experience for him. <br /><br />So I just couldn't reconcile the portrayal of him drinking so much with that description. Especially if it was the source of him feeling sick. He was responsible for other people's lives and I can't see him putting them at risk. If others have read different versions about him I'd like to know your opinion.<br /><br />Maybe they felt that concentrating on Rob Hall and Beck Weathers'families was all they could deal with in this narrative. I have to believe as others here have suggested, that maybe it was edited to streamline the narrative, and hopefully we might see more in the DVD. <br /><br /><br /> bobbyannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-19107332316298749332015-09-28T09:06:53.916-04:002015-09-28T09:06:53.916-04:00"... I was actually shocked how small his par... <i>"... I was actually shocked how small his part was considering the source material."</i><br /><br />... and considering all the preparation that went into it. Jake even sat down with Scott Fischer's children to talk with them about their dad, saying how important it was for him to make sure he got it right. Those few little scenes... it wasn't even clear in the film that Scott had a family. Odd. Very odd.BlueJeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-56530736592704077142015-09-27T20:10:52.300-04:002015-09-27T20:10:52.300-04:00Saw it on Friday and seeing it in IMAX was spectac...Saw it on Friday and seeing it in IMAX was spectacular but hit enough of Jake , I was actually shocked how small his part was considering the source material.<br /><br />I think if I saw it in 2D i wouldn't be too impressed. The story is compelling but well known for people who remembered the tragedy and read the book.<br /><br />It looks like its doing ok in its second week here but dung better overseas.Chicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-29144730642087072662015-09-27T14:45:16.272-04:002015-09-27T14:45:16.272-04:00I agree with everyone that Jake's part was too...I agree with everyone that Jake's part was too short, and it's surprising that he did it. Would love to have seen someone ask him about it. But I saw the movie again yesterday and was really moved by it, again. To me, it's a great movie and I can see why Jake wanted to be a part of it. UltraViolethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09067526049573049270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-84369803380824837092015-09-27T14:43:56.849-04:002015-09-27T14:43:56.849-04:00Yeah, I haven't read all of the various accoun...Yeah, I haven't read all of the various accounts, but other people who have seem to think they did a good job incorporating all viewpoints. Krakauer's book has certainly been criticized for telling a skewed story, so it's kind of funny to hear him complain about the same thing.<br /><br />And LOL at that Independent headline. Talk about click bait. We know Jake isn't the star of the movie, and his character isn't the focus of Krakauer's complaints.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.starmometer.com/2015/09/27/dylan-minnette-considers-goosebump-role-a-dream-come-true/" rel="nofollow">Dylan Minnette</a> played Hugh Jackman/Maria Bello's son in Prisoners:<br /><br /><i>One of his career highlights, meanwhile, was working with Jake Gyllenhaal on “Prisoners.”<br /><br />“He is such a good actor and such a cool guy,” beams Minnette. “He is so laid back and he doesn’t bask in Hollywood life. If I were to continue on with acting as my main thing, I think I’d want to do it like he does. And I’d love to be like Jack Black.”</i><br /><br />Jason Clarke is also <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/09/26/jason-clark-everest-beard-battle-jake/72875986/" rel="nofollow">anti-beard</a>. For different reasons, of course:<br /><br /><i>Forget about the epic battle against the elements in Everest.<br /><br />A big-time beard battle brewed on the set of the mountain action adventure now storming through theaters.<br /><br />Jason Clarke tells USA TODAY that when he showed up on the mountain Everest set, he was surprised that everyone had shaggy beards — even if their real-life characters did not have them in the infamous 1996 storm depicted in the movie.<br /><br />"When all these dudes walked up with beards, it was like, 'I'm not happy,' " says Clarke.<br /><br />"There was a beard-off. At the beginning I wasn't happy about it," says Clarke, pointing to Jake Gyllenhaal especially as Scott Fischer. Fischer did not have a beard at the time depicted.<br /><br />"Jake went full-on with his beard, didn't he?" says Clarke. "I was like, 'Dude what's with the beard?' Scott Fischer didn't have the beard."<br /><br />Clarke's beard, which is 100% home-grown, was legit as expedition leader Rob Hall.<br /><br />"Rob (Hall) was famous for having a beard at that time. High-altitude climbers don't have that," says Clarke.<br /><br />But Gyllenhaal's beard was all about emotional authenticity. And director Baltasar Kormakur was cool with it.<br /><br />"It helped Jake get a little away from himself in a way," says Kormakur. "I was just trying to make these characters real."</i><br /><br />If it really were a contest, I guess Jake would <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150925005539/en/Competition%E2%80%99s-Hairy!-Men-Survey-Reveals-Sports-Stars#.Vgel2osjA5g" rel="nofollow">win</a>:<br /><br /><i>Hollywood celebrities are also getting their fair share of face time on the beard front, as evidenced by the growing facial-hair trend. When asked which famed beard shined brightest, 33% picked Hollywood heavy-hitter Jake Gyllenhaal, star of the new film “Everest.” Joe Manganiello, of “Magic Mike” and “True Blood” fame, snagged 23% of the vote, followed by rapper Drake (18%), and actors Johnny Depp (18%) and Brad Pitt (7%).</i><br /><br />Everest is doing really well internationally, okay in North America:<br /><br /><i>Everest, loosely based on the real tale of two climbing expeditions left stranded high atop the world's largest mountain in 1996, is a bigger player overseas, where it took in another $33.8 million this weekend from 62 markets for a foreign tally of $73.7 million and global total of $96.8 million for Universal Pictures, Working Title, Cross Creek Pictures and Walden Media.</i>UltraViolethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09067526049573049270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-90398300529057075922015-09-27T13:46:00.506-04:002015-09-27T13:46:00.506-04:00I guess Krakauer is just butthurt because none bot...I guess Krakauer is just butthurt because none bothered to use him as a source.Piruletanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-75483933740693388792015-09-27T09:47:52.305-04:002015-09-27T09:47:52.305-04:00And thank you, Mr. Krakauer:
http://www.independe...And thank you, Mr. Krakauer:<br /><br />http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/into-thin-air-author-jon-krakauer-says-jake-gyllenhaal-starring-everest-is-total-bull-a6668946.htmlBlueJeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-24190484830717717292015-09-27T09:03:21.565-04:002015-09-27T09:03:21.565-04:00'... the harsh cruelty of the mountain law and...<i>'... the harsh cruelty of the mountain law and the no-choice, over-your-limit situations..."</i><br /><br />Yes, I agree with that. Many things on the mountain were left out in the open, I thought - and they could have done so much more with that. The film focused almost entirely on Rob Hall - he was the only one I felt sort of a connection with.<br /><br />I can see why Jake wanted to do this movie as far as the experience of making it is concerned, but there's so little of him in the actual film... was it worth it? I really wonder what else was possibly shot (and cut) - and I'm not even talking about the naked / topless scene ;)BlueJeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-73781244571516290992015-09-26T18:59:54.937-04:002015-09-26T18:59:54.937-04:00I'm surprised at the little screen time that J...<i>I'm surprised at the little screen time that Jake has in Everest. What a waste of talent, a role that could have been played by any actor</i><br />Maybe, really, something happened in the editor room, they had to make different choices... <br />TinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-86702978633349780062015-09-26T16:43:45.386-04:002015-09-26T16:43:45.386-04:00I like period movies, not exactly 19th century, bu...I like period movies, not exactly 19th century, but competition between Edison and Westinghouse is interesting topic for me. If Cumberbatch is in too, it might be quite acting concert. But looking at both gentlemen, Westinghouse could be happy for being played by Jake :-).<br /><br />https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/George_Westinghouse.jpg<br /><br />SVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-2673291447209575512015-09-26T16:38:46.380-04:002015-09-26T16:38:46.380-04:00Last night I saw Everest... Visually stunning, ver...Last night I saw Everest... Visually stunning, very impressive, I enjoyed it a lot.<br />Jake as Scott Fisher has something special: sparkles of joy and positive attitude mixed with the vulnerability and the pain of a man who maybe knows that something really bad is going on... and I found that very moving...<br /><br />****spoilers****<br /><br />I would have liked a different focus on the story, though. They went for the "family theme" (which I understand it's very intense and very movie-like also in the reality) but, instead of that, still considering Hall as the main character, they could've gone deeper in other things, really striking in the books, such us the harsh cruelty of the mountain law and the no-choice, over-your-limit situations... For instance, you don't get from the movie how close to Camp Four Beck's group was: actually they were so close, just beyond a "little hill", 200mt away from the tents, but Beck and Yasuko were left alive during the storm (no one had the strength to go there and carry them to the camp) and then they were left alive near to death a second time, the day after (no one could've ever managed to carry them the way back to Base Camp and they decided to leave Camp Four as soon as possible..)... For what I've read, thinking of what happened, everyone who survived felt guilty then and had deep regrets for Yasuko's lonely death...<br /><br />******<br /><br />On the other side, the visual power of the scenes is so strong that you understand just in one footage what "being stuck at the South Summit" means and why no one could ever reach you... And I think the Watson-Debecki-Worthington trio at Base Camp did a very good job (especially Watson)...<br /><br />TinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-479439755948324652015-09-26T16:04:31.493-04:002015-09-26T16:04:31.493-04:00"I'm happy that Jake will star in a perio..."I'm happy that Jake will star in a period picture set in the 19th century."<br /><br /><br />I thought I was the only one looking forward to this role. Say what you will about Cumberbatch he is a good actor. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-25199338477006950342015-09-26T14:47:01.863-04:002015-09-26T14:47:01.863-04:00I'm happy that Jake will star in a period pict...I'm happy that Jake will star in a period picture set in the 19th century. This could be right up my alley.<br /><br />Overall I enjoyed Jake's interview with "Off Camera". Though I don't think he should work with David Fincher again. <br /><br />"Everest" holds up very well in its second weekend in Germany. As expected the film is doing better internationally than in the USA. Hagennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082978304655465192.post-50505697883965640192015-09-26T10:38:02.897-04:002015-09-26T10:38:02.897-04:00I'm surprised at the little screen time that J...<i>I'm surprised at the little screen time that Jake has in Everest. What a waste of talent, a role that could have been played by any actor.</i><br /><br />I'm afraid I have to agree with this. I just got back from seeing 'Everest' and while I'm glad I saw it (it has awesome cinematography and I usually love this type of films), I'm also a bit disappointed as well.<br />I even had to think of a recent interview quote about Jake, something the director of 'Everest' has said about him (I googled it): <i>"The director describes Gyllenhaal as “a bit of an oddball”. He’d hired him to put a different energy in his cast, and Gyllenhaal brought that in spades."</i> (Esquire). <br /><br />Why hire someone who has such "a different energy" if you're hardly going to use it? I'm not saying Jake wasn't good in the role, it's just that he was as good as his limited screen time allowed him to be, which is such a shame. <br /><br />And that goes for almost all actors in 'Everest'. It's clear that the director focused on the journey, the storm; rather than the people in the expedition. It's a good thing I happen to enjoy "mountain movies" (I've watched quite a few over the years), so I did enjoy watching it - but as a Jake fan I expected more.<br /><br />Also, I hope Scott Fischer's family isn't disappointed.<br />BlueJeannoreply@blogger.com