Difference between Meru Film and Reel Rock film?
Can anyone tell me what the difference is between the new Meru film and the old Sharks Fin film that was played at the Reel Rock film festival a few years back?
Posted Aug 18, 2015, 7:28 PM UTC
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I've not seen the Reel Rock film you are referencing, but I saw Meru on Friday so I can tell you about it. First and foremost it was awesome, really well done, and a great climbing film.
The film is all about Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk, they talk about their background and history, how they know each other, and there's a decent amount of focus on Conrad and his history as a climber.
The first 30 or so minutes of the film focus on their first attempt to climb the Shark's Fin in 2008.
The next chunk of the film talks about the series of events that happened after they returned, specifically Renan's accident and recovery, and Jimmy getting caught in an avalanche and dealing with the mental aftermath.
Then the last bit of the film is all about their next attempt (5 months after Renan's skull was cracked open), and how that all went.
It's a really wonderful film, and I loved how much they focused on the trust and partnership aspect of climbing. Highly recommended!
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The most awesome part was when they were doing the mental calculus about whether they should turn back on the first attempt - I could feel how heartbreaking it was to turn back but how clear they were about how dangerous was "too dangerous"
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Great movie. SO INTENSE! I don't need to ever see it again.
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Sounds like its a feature length version of the short.Thanks!
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How would I go about watching this Meru movie.
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http://www.merufilm.com/theaters
Lots of CO dates!
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It's showing at The Esquire theater in Denver, not sure which part of CO you're in.
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Think of the RR as a rough cut. Where the Meru has a dual focus on Conrad as a climber as well as Meru.
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Nice. Better make an effort to see it then. Thanks
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There's VERY LITTLE footage that was repeated from the Reel Rock film. It's essentially a whole new movie. The Reel Rock film was spliced together less than a year after the climb. This was four years in the making.
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awesome
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Whoa weird, as I come across this post right now I'm in the middle of watching the Meru feature in Reel Rock 7. What serendipity. I've watched this video before, and from the description of Meru below it sounds like it's pretty similar except with a lot more about Conrad's career.
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Yeah sounds worth it
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God damn it man, when I was driving to work yesterday I saw that the little one-screen theater by my house was playing Meru and I got all excited to go see it today. Then driving home from work last night I saw that they'd replaced it with some bullshit movie. Googled and found that the closest theater playing it is in Tacoma, over an hour away. I'm pretty pissed about it. Did you get to see it? If so, was it good?
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I missed it. However, my buddy went and said it was amazing.
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Didnt see it yet
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Just got home from the theatre; this film was great. Beautiful film and some great storytelling.
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I gotta find another showing!
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The new film is 90 minutes long.
well i guess I better go see it then!