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Would you have helped Philippe?

posted 8 years ago by Alyse_MA
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It just seems to me that the whole experience must have been miserable for the accomplices since all sorts of things were going wrong all the way up to "The Walk" and any misstep on the walk itself would have killed him.

I wouldn't have helped him.

[–] HumanTheONLyRace 8 years ago

Idk, I understand where you're coming from, but idk, if I were his friend and knew everything that was planned, I wouldn't trust anyone else to do anything, also if I weren't scared of heights, lmao.

Even on the ground as a bystander, hell I was scared just watching the film, I'm so bad with heights. I cringed and became weak every step and move he took in just the film.

[–] Alyse_MA 8 years ago

Even on the ground as a bystander, hell I was scared just watching the film, I'm so bad with heights. I cringed and became weak every step and move he took in just the film.

That's how I felt.

I knew he was going to survive - he wrote the book that inspired the movie, after all - but I cringed while he was on the wire, too. When he got to the other side the first time, I was yelling at my computer screen, "Ok, you did it - now get off the wire!"

[–] joycbeyda 8 years ago

I don't think I would have. But I probably would have regretted not helping him after he succeeded and became semi famous :)

[–] IsoldeJaneHolland 8 years ago

That friend of his who was terrified of heights and yet shimmied down to the ledge to tighten the wires was wonderful.