Through a series of exciting events, this documentary movie throws the light on the great achievement of the climber Alex Honnold who managed to climb Yosemite's 3,000ft high El Capitan Wall. Without using ropes or safety gear, this work is considered to be the greatest feat in rock climbing history.
There is something epic and disturbing about Honnold's singularity, his desire to be the one person on the planet who can do something that no one else can.
This documentary's final 20 minutes capture a truly monumental moment in human achievement, but it's not particularly outstanding or revealing in depicting Honnold's day-to-day life.
Those who suffer from acrophobia (fear of heights) and basophobia (fear of falling) yet enjoy having those fears pricked in the safety of a comfy cinema seat should find Free Solo enthralling...A perfect treat for the armchair adventurer.
It's very nearly transcendent watching this gangly little man conquer the natural world and make his mark on the historical record. I don't know if I'll ever have the privilege to see something like this again, and for that I am grateful this exists.
I couldn't help but ask myself while watching what all this risk was for... but what they accomplish is really quite impressive. If they win best documentary I won't complain
