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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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What starts with some background narration (made by uncredited actor John Malcovich) and a terrifying and expertly directed plane crash, the film is a fact-based story of a group of people trying desperately to survive in the remote, snowy Andes mountains.
The thing which makes this film so watchable is that what happens actually DID happen in 1972 to a group of young Uruagian rugby players and some of their friends and relatives on a way to a match in neighbouring Chile.
The film is emotional and shocking in some parts but this is all what makes "Alive" so engrossing as we follow the journeys made by the stronger survivors, the friendships made and the petty squables between contrasting characters.
The acting is excellent and there are many recognisable faces, including Ethan Hawke and Josh Hamilton who play the main two protagonists in the movie, and whose relationship changes as the story unfolds. Also the musical score (composed by James Netwon Howard) is uplifting and complements the film greatly.
This film is well worth a look, especially if you haven't seen it yet, and get a box of tissues if you're the weepy type!
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Without repeating what the other reviews have said about the plot. This is one of the best films made in the 90's and depicts a true story of the plight of a remarkable group of young people struggling against the awesome power of mother nature. Time and again surviving tragedy after tragedy. You see the natural leadership of the Rugby team captain crushed when he realises the search for them has been called off, and the strength of character of Nando and Kenessa (spell check please) who take over leadership and decide that canibalism is the only way they will get strength enough to climb their way out of the mountains to get help. They are a highly moral and religious group of people and this film sensitively shows how they struggle with the need to survive and the need to be able to live with themselves if they DO survive by eating the remains of their dead friends and family.
This really is a must see film. If you havent seen it then buy it, or at least ring me and I'll lend you mine!
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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This 1993 docudrama capably illustrates the plight of those who were on the plane that crashed in the Andes mountains in October 1972. A Uruguayan rugby team, their friends, and relatives had chartered a plane to fly them from Montevideo, Uruguay to Santiago, Chile for a rugby match. Forty five people went down with the plane, high up in the Andes mountains. Seventy days later, only sixteen of them were still alive. This film is the story of their struggle to survive and the lengths to which they went to ensure that they would.
The film was done in collaboration with some of the original survivors in order to lend authenticity of detail to the film. The filmmakers tried to recreate the experiences of those who were trapped in the mountains and were forced to resort to anthropophagy in order to survive. It is a well made film, which attempts to depict the ordeal of those who were on that ill fated flight. It pretty much follows the events outlined in the book of the same name by Piers Paul Read.
The movie has breathtaking scenery of snow capped mountains. The crash of the plane is one of the most harrowing on film. The treatment of the issue of anthropophagy is not sensationalized and is grounded in the context of the faith of those who were on that fateful flight. All in all, the film is a well made and well cast accolade to the endurance and faith of those who were on that ill fated flight and struggled to survive, despite the odds against them. It is certainly well worth watching.
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Alive
I recently got the audio book Miracle in the Andies written by Nando Parrado which is the true story that inspired the making of the movie "Alive". Read more
Published 16 months ago by Vonstar
Alive
Without repeating other reviewers comments. This is one of the best films I watched in the 90's. It tells the story of a rugby team whose aeroplane crashes and find themselves... Read more
Published 16 months ago by J. Lambe
The best and most spiritually uplifting film ever made.
This is the true story of the 1972 Andes plane crash. The film-makers changed a couple of minor details, such as the names of a couple of the people, but apart from that it's all... Read more
Published 17 months ago by I. courtney
it's good,but the book is better...
I brought this movie because of the low price,i had already read the book..the movie is okay,but you don't get the feeling that "you are there".. Read more
Published 19 months ago by M. Stretford
Good film
I think this is a good film. All the more exciting for being a true story.
Published 20 months ago by lisa x
Alive DVD
The DVD arrived very quickly and it was the exact thing I was looking for. After having searched for it in various shops I was told go to Amazon which I did and there it was ! Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2009 by Mr. J. D. Lilley
A tribute to the indominatable human spirit
Alive is a true story of a plane crash that happened in the Andes mountains in South America in October 1972. 45 Uruguayans were on their way to Chile for a rugby match. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2008 by LXIX
Very Powerful
This is a tremendously powerful story in which a plane full of South American football players and some of their family members crashes in the Andes mountains, killing lots of them... Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2008 by J. Roberts
interesting study in psychology
Like others have said, the director handled the uncomfortable aspects of this storyline in a tactful and compassionate manner. Read more
Published on 25 Dec 2007 by Paul J. Fitzgerald
Breathtaking
This film is amazing. Based on a true story it demonstrates humanities endurance faced against all odds of survival. Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2007 by Mr. Shaun J. Nickeas
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