Netflix is here with another survival thriller, 바카라˜Society Of The Snow바카라™. Is the JA Bayona directorial worth the watch? Or can you simply skip it? Read the full movie review to find out.
바카라˜Society Of The Snow바카라™ is a survival thriller which is based on the real-life story of the Uruguayan 1972 Andes flight disaster. The film has been adapted for screen from Pablo Vierci바카라™s book of the same name. The book tells the tale of the 16 survivors of the crash, most of whom Pablo Vierci knew right from his childhood. The film has been nominated to win at various film award events this year.
바카라˜Society Of The Snow바카라™ starts with a Uruguayan Air Force flight 571, carrying the rugby team from Uruguay to Chile. It goes on to crash on a glacier in the Andes Mountain range. While many of the passengers die on impact, there are many others who survive the crash, and are now stranded in the middle of nowhere. These passengers feel that authorities are going to send a rescue team for them. However, after days of waiting, there is no rescue team coming to get them. Now, it바카라™s up to the survivors on how to save themselves from the harsh weather, feed themselves when there is no food available at all, and above all, trek the Andes and reach a place of habitation. It바카라™s one of the toughest conditions to survive, and these survivors have to make that journey to stay alive.
While most of the cast is relatively new, comprising Uruguayan and Argentine actors, they all have given a stunning performance. You can바카라™t distinguish one from the other as they바카라™re all so good. Even if they바카라™ve had fewer dialogues, their facial expressions, their body language, and their overall performance were brilliant.
The writing by JA Bayona, Bernat Vilaplana, Jaime Marques and Nicolás Casariego adapts the story from the book brilliantly. The way they바카라™ve gone to add the thrilling bits of cannibalism makes you feel how deeply they had researched and understood the story. The writing understood that viewers might not be happy to see gore onscreen as they바카라™re in for a thriller, and that바카라™s why they so aesthetically and subtly touched up on the cannibalism aspect that you바카라™re neither grossed out and don바카라™t even feel pukish. Rather, you바카라™re looking forward to the other bits and take this part in your stride. Also, the writers manage to give you the perfect highs at the perfect moments. Therefore, you바카라™re not feeling like you바카라™re just seeing a thriller, and you바카라™re hooked even to the storyline of what바카라™s happening. Also, you바카라™re left constantly guessing as to what might happen next. Getting the audience to interact so much with the story is applause-worthy.
JA Bayona바카라™s direction hypnotises you with his spectacularity. While the writing was good, his direction just uplifts the viewing experience to another high altogether. While people are usually taken aback by the gorgeous beauty of snow-capped mountains, JA Bayona has managed to show a very different side of these lovely peaks. The way he has captured the essence of the thriller makes you want to want to watch the movie over and over again. You constantly get chills and you바카라™re left in tenterhooks every time a small sound occurs. Also, managing to get these feelings of horror across the audience through the screen is just sheer magic.
The cinematography by Pedro Luque is without a doubt the best thing about the film. While on the one hand, you바카라™re getting mesmerised by the gorgeous landscape and the beautiful snowy peaks, you바카라™re also made to realise how deadly they can be. Bringing the dichotomy into the visuals was really a masterpiece. Then, the scenes which were shot when the survivors were trying to evade the night chill or when they were buried under the snow for a few days 바카라“ those scenes make you have a chill run down your spine. The scenes shot when they바카라™re buried in the avalanche make you feel claustrophobic just by looking at them. That바카라™s some mastery over the cinematography that Pedro Luque was able to translate that fear just through the screens. Brilliance at play, we must say!
The editing by Jaume Martà is also top-notch. It makes you feel so connected to the story. There are quite a few scenes where you can see things happening in the background with the forefront being that of the actor바카라™s facial expressions. Those scenes have been edited so well, so that the viewers don바카라™t feel grossed out, but also understand the gravity of the situation. However, for a thriller, it would have been ideal if the run-time would have been shorter by another 10-15 minutes. There are a few scenes in the middle of the survivors basking in the sun, which could have been slightly edited a bit so as to bring down the run time.
The music by Michael Giacchino is also apt. The way he has captured the sounds of the avalanche or of the chills of the night is simply brilliant. Also, the sounds of the survivors opening their eyes or stretching their arms after being buried under a layer of snow trying to save themselves in the open feel so authentic. The background score makes you feel as if you바카라™re right there in the middle of it all, and you바카라™re also battling it out alongside the other survivors.
Alternate Name: 바카라˜La Sociedad De La Nieve바카라™ In Spanish
Director: JAÂ Bayona
Cast: Enzo Vogrincic Roldán, MatÃas Recalt, AgustÃn Pardella, Felipe González Otaño, Luciano Chatton, Valentino Alonso, Francisco Romero, AgustÃn Berruti, Andy Pruss, Simón Hempe, Juan Caruso, Esteban Bigliardi, Rocco Posca, Esteban Kukuriczka, Rafael Federman, AgustÃn Della Corte, Tomas Wolf
Available On: Netflix
Duration: 2 Hours 24 Minutes
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바카라˜Society Of The Snow바카라™ is one of the most thrilling films that you바카라™ll see this year. Right from the film바카라™s premise to the way the film has been directed and the way in which every shot has been filmed, you바카라™ll just be left in awe of the movie. If you바카라™re squeamish or claustrophobic, the film will teach you a new lesson in these departments. It will leave you gripped to the edge of your seats and some scenes will surely give you goosebumps on how they survived all of this trauma being just in their early or mid-20s. It바카라™s a definite Must Watch. I am going with 4.5 stars.