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Siberian gulag escapees travel 4,000 miles by foot to freedom in India. The Way Back is a nicely written and well made little film about a few brave souls who wanted to reach their freedom and get to India. First of all i was very much suprised with Colin Farrell's perfomance and even his russian accent who seems that he worked quite well, Ed Harris was also very good in his role, Jim Sturgess as well plus loved Saoirse Ronan's role it was huge but it was quite the charm and sad too. The film has really good shots in alot of different areas from desert to snow and e.tc plus the characters are very interesting and we are rooting for their survival, definitely a film that i'd recommend. (10/10)
Gre da Vid
Films based on true stories seem to work well. This is one of them.;
hrudolph-85358
The first part of this film is the more important and historically accurate section. The film begins by depicting the torment of informing against a loved one. This not only destroyed families but often left each member feeling either extreme betrayal or guilt. Throughout the entire movie the man whose wife informed against him wanted to return to her so that she could stop living this life of guilt and torment. This is important because part of the torture of being inside a camp is being separated from loved ones or having loved ones turned against you. The film then moves to life inside the Gulag, which though a short depiction, highlights many important aspects of the Gulag. The divide between the criminals and politicals is clearly demonstrated, as well as the economy of the camp. We see who has the power and how this power can truly determine whether one lives or dies in the camp. The huge divide in beliefs within the camp was demonstrated clearly through Valka, who has tattoos on his body clearly showing his support for communism. We also see the dangers the prisoners faced, from the cold siberian weather to the deathly mines to the threat of other prisoners right alongside them. The film does a good job depicting these factors as a threat to the prisoners, however in real life there were far greater deaths from these cold winters than the movie depicts. The movie then moves on to the main portion which is the trek from Siberia to India. Throughout this walk, we do see deaths along the way which makes it somewhat realistic, however 4 men surviving such a journey was a rare occurrence that in real life only happened once, at the most. Overall, I thought this movie was interesting, especially for a movie significantly focusing on a walk. It was pretty historically accurate, especially the portion on the camps, however I wish there was a little more focus on camp life.
false flag terrorism
Great scenery, but that's about it, too many goofs and holes, not to mention that 'history' is merely a set of events that are agreed upon! Lots of time spent with the group walking through a desert, living off a berry, a snake, and a muddy puddle, that they somehow manage to fill their bags and bottles, full of water?? A well, filled to the top with clean looking water, in the middle of a desert??? how? why? who put the water there? A sandstorm that knocks everyone to the ground for an hour or so, yet they still have buckets of water that they were carrying? One scene, one guy kills a snake, whilst the other 4 are lying in the sand, dying, the next scene, they have somehow built a large rock shelter, using near perfectly formed bricks, they have built a fie and a brick BBQ, and said snake is now simmering on it, like chicken?? Come on! The final stages are comical, they somehow reach Tibet, the 4 remaining, dying guys, including Ed Harris, who must be 134 years old, they wake to find one of their party is missing, the two younger guys go look for him, and see him climbing a mountain top, just disappearing out of sight (the Himalayas, no, really!) So they run after him, the next shot they have caught up, and have fully scaled the Himalayas, in the rags they were wearing, in their near death state! Come on! Its the small details that count!
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