I've seen the movie and I've read the book, and I must say that the
film does portray the events as they really happened, ofcourse the
time frame is utterly shortened to a mere two hours, when in reality
these people left on that plane for a rugby game in early October
and weren't found until two days before Christmas. I think that the
actors who portrayed the people did them justice. Ethan Hawke,
Josh Hamiltion, Illeana Douglas, Vincent Spano, and the
countless other actors portrayed their true life characters extremely
accurately.
The plane crash, as has been mentioned previously, is extremely
frightening and gruesome, and it all really happened, every last
terrifying second. People can mock this film all they want, but
that's only because they haven't read the book from cover to cover.
You MUST read the book in order to understand why all of these
people are the way they are and each of their individual
circumstances. Believe me, the movie will come across much
more clearly. The cannibalism in this movie was done on the
lighter aspect, believe me, because in reality they were forced to
devour everything from the genitals to the bone marrow. This is
real survival people, and if you can't handle it, then I wouldn't
suggest this movie. If you are intrigued by the human dynamics
and personal struggles that come with the onthrust of survival,
than this is definitely a movie to watch.
The book does provide a much more detailed description of the
entire 72 day ordeal, particularly parts that the movie skips over but
eludes to. It's EXTREMELY sad and even more disheartening to
learn that their own families back home couldn't handle the fact
that the survivors were forced to eat their beloved friends and
come just short of eating their own family members who perished,
in order to survive. The movie did the situation justice, and it also
really makes you think about taking a flight over a mountain range
or the ocean. It does even more than that though, it makes you
think about what you would do yourself if you were in their shoes,
and how would your family members and friends act. This is a
very good movie for those who can handle it....and I'm telling you,
READ the book--and you won't be bored with the film.
film does portray the events as they really happened, ofcourse the
time frame is utterly shortened to a mere two hours, when in reality
these people left on that plane for a rugby game in early October
and weren't found until two days before Christmas. I think that the
actors who portrayed the people did them justice. Ethan Hawke,
Josh Hamiltion, Illeana Douglas, Vincent Spano, and the
countless other actors portrayed their true life characters extremely
accurately.
The plane crash, as has been mentioned previously, is extremely
frightening and gruesome, and it all really happened, every last
terrifying second. People can mock this film all they want, but
that's only because they haven't read the book from cover to cover.
You MUST read the book in order to understand why all of these
people are the way they are and each of their individual
circumstances. Believe me, the movie will come across much
more clearly. The cannibalism in this movie was done on the
lighter aspect, believe me, because in reality they were forced to
devour everything from the genitals to the bone marrow. This is
real survival people, and if you can't handle it, then I wouldn't
suggest this movie. If you are intrigued by the human dynamics
and personal struggles that come with the onthrust of survival,
than this is definitely a movie to watch.
The book does provide a much more detailed description of the
entire 72 day ordeal, particularly parts that the movie skips over but
eludes to. It's EXTREMELY sad and even more disheartening to
learn that their own families back home couldn't handle the fact
that the survivors were forced to eat their beloved friends and
come just short of eating their own family members who perished,
in order to survive. The movie did the situation justice, and it also
really makes you think about taking a flight over a mountain range
or the ocean. It does even more than that though, it makes you
think about what you would do yourself if you were in their shoes,
and how would your family members and friends act. This is a
very good movie for those who can handle it....and I'm telling you,
READ the book--and you won't be bored with the film.