Free Solo
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Disney PlusNetflixHuluDisney PlusFree Solo doesn’t explore this history too deeply, but it does at least offer an evocative glimpse of what forces, both of nature and nurture, might conspire to produce such high-stakes daring. Beyond that interesting character profile, Free Solo also operates as a sort of meta-criticism of this kind of documentary filmmaking. We see Chin and his crew, most of them friends or at least affectionate admirers of Honnold’s, grapple with the difficult realities—and the potential trauma—of what they’re doing.
Some films capture a moment; Free Solo (2018) captures the human spirit when it’s pushed right to the edge of a cliff literally. Alex Honnold’s ascent of El Capitan’s Freerider route is a physical miracle, sure, but for those of us behind the lens or sitting in the color suite, it’s a psychological puzzle. How do you… Read More »Free Solo (2018) – Cinematography Analysis
