I have written a review of The Wildest Dream. Please feel free to comment in the space provided beneath the article, or let me know on IMDb what you think:
http://bestforfilm.com/film-reviews/drama/the-wildest-dream/
*Don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day*
I like it. Very clean and discriptive at the same time.
shareI thought your review was well done and I more or less agreed with your views.
This was a fine documentary but had some flaws. I think I would have liked more about Mallory and the mystery of whether he actually reached the summit of Everest and perhaps a bit less of the 'staged' climbing by the modern climbers.
I have to say though that the climb up the rock face by the young Britisher early in the movie was one of the scariest and breathtaking feats of climbing I've ever seen and I was looking for hidden support ropes. It made Stallone's efforts in Cliffhanger look tame.
Is there any proof of what exactly happened before they died?
Anything that film makers can put in?
If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.
Not much proof, only informed speculation.
You might find the varied theories here, with supporting evidence cited, to be interesting:
http://www.everestnews2004.com/malloryandirvine2004/stories2004/ourthe ory.htm
There has been another expedition looking for the remains of Sandy Irvine, and Tom Holzel is planning one (originally scheduled for December 2011).
More of interest:
http://www.wou.edu/las/physci/poston/everest/
http://velocitypress.com/mallory_irvine.shtml
On your point about the fact that Conrad and Leo drove a jeep to the spot but that Conrad commented that it would have taken Mallory 3 weeks to get there. Did it occur to you that those roads would not have been in place in 1924? Because of the popularity of Mt. Everest, there have been roads and other rock cairns put in place that would not have been there in 1924 either. Just something to consider since it's not really an inconsistency.
And as for the issue about the clothing they "tested". You state in your review that the use of that clothing was sporadic, which is not accurate. While they only show them "testing" those clothes and equipment two times, there is a lot of footage that is of Conrad and Leo (acting as Mallory and Irvine) where they are dressed in that period clothing.
So, although I enjoyed your review (apparantly more than the jerk who commented before) I think there were things that you called out as inconsistencies which were really not. Anyway, loved the movie and have opened up a lot of discussion with friends about the "did they or didn't they make it to the top" question. I have read the George Mallory Biography "Wildest Dream" and also read other books, they explain a lot more than the motive. Really incredible story.