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INFIERNO BLANCO

The Grey

2012 GB HMDB
enero 26, 2012

En “Infierno blanco”, el personaje interpretado por Liam Neeson es el líder de un indisciplinado grupo de trabajadores de una refinería cuyo avión se estrella en las remotas montañas de Alaska. Los supervivientes, expuestos a heridas mortales y un tiempo inclemente, disponen de pocos días para escapar de los gélidos elementos. Y por si el terrible frío fuera poco enemigo, una manada de lobos salvajes, amenazantes y sanguinarios, persiguen incansablemente a sus presas humanas. A medida que las indefensas víctimas caen una a una, las posibilidades de supervivencia del último de estos hombres son cada vez más remotas.

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Produccion: Joe Carnahan (Producer)Jules Daly (Producer)Mickey Liddell (Producer)Ridley Scott (Producer)Ross T. Fanger (Executive Producer)Jennifer Monroe (Executive Producer)Tony Scott (Executive Producer)Jim Seibel (Executive Producer)Adi Shankar (Executive Producer)Spencer Silna (Executive Producer)Bill Johnson (Executive Producer)
Guion: Ian Mackenzie Jeffers (Screenplay)
Musica: Marc Streitenfeld (Original Music Composer)
Fotografia: Masanobu Takayanagi (Director of Photography)

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Roberto Giacomelli
Alaska. Terminada la jornada de dos semanas que los obreros pasan en el campo, se preparan para regresar a sus hogares y abrazar a sus familias. Entre ellos está John Ottway, un hombre de mediana edad que se encarga de monitorear la zona exterior donde trabajan los obreros para asegurar que los lobos y otros animales salvajes no se acerquen. Mientras regresan a casa, una tormenta provoca un fallo en el avión y el avión se estrella en la tundra de Alaska. Solo ocho se salvan del accidente, pero ahora les espera una prueba muy dura: sobrevivir a las inclemencias del tiempo y, sobre todo, a una manada de lobos hambrientos que los atacan de inmediato. No es fácil realizar una película como "The Grey". Ya sea por las condiciones climáticas "al límite" que la tripulación y el elenco están obligados a enfrentar, la dificultad de hacer que los lobos parezcan amenazantes de manera creíble, o el desafío de no hacer que se extrañen las películas de supervivencia que hicieron grande el cine de aventura del pasado. El director y guionista Joe Carnahan logra plenamente esta hazaña y con "The Grey" entrega al espectador una película compacta y dura, sólida y emocionante, catapultándonos directamente a los mejores ejemplos de películas de supervivencia de los años 70. El origen de "The Grey" está en un relato del escritor Ian Mackenzie Jeffers, "Ghost Walkers", y la película de Carnahan tiene un poco el aliento de un relato de formación, en el que todo se ve desde el punto de vista de un solo personaje y se filtra a través de sus obsesiones, sus miedos y, sobre todo, sus debilidades. De hecho, cuando conocemos a John Ottway, él está atormentado por una figura femenina candida: sueña con ella, sufre por ella y está al borde del suicidio debido a ella. Hasta el final no sabremos quién es esa mujer — pero podemos adivinarlo fácilmente — sin embargo, tenemos suficientes elementos para entender que John no tiene nada que perder en la grave situación en la que está involucrado, y es a partir de este presupuesto que resulta muy interesante observar la transformación del ánimo en el hombre, de aspirante suicida a guerrero que quiere vender cara su piel. "The Grey" es, por esta razón, una reflexión sobre la fuerza de voluntad del ser humano, sobre el instinto de conservación, que impulsa a la transformación caracterial a cualquier individuo, sacando a la luz la bestia que hay en cada uno de nosotros. Para enfrentar el gris del título, es decir, el enorme macho alfa de la manada de lobos, hay que convertirse a su vez en un depredador dispuesto a cualquier cosa. Muy buen trabajo el realizado por Carnahan en el guion, que encuentra todo el tiempo para desarrollar al máximo los personajes, cada uno diferente al otro y con peculiaridades específicas como si los ocho supervivientes fueran partes de un único individuo: el agresivo, el sabio, el débil, el experto, etc., cada uno de ellos contribuye a mantener viva la situación y a hacer sobrevivir al grupo en la condición crítica en la que se encuentran. Interesante, a este respecto, observar cómo más aumenta el body count, más se complica para el grupo desenredarse entre las dificultades del clima y del lugar y los ataques de los lobos. Y los lobos, precisamente, son uno de los atractivos de "The Grey". La película de Carnahan no es una película de bestias, al menos no del todo, porque los gigantescos lobos grises son solo uno de los obstáculos ante los que se ponen los protagonistas, pero el concepto de eco venganza se lee claramente entre líneas porque parece que los operarios de la refinería están puestos a prueba por la Naturaleza que probablemente ellos contribuyen a aniquilar. John, en particular, mata lobos por trabajo haciendo que sus compañeros lleven a cabo el proceso de desconstrucción del ambiente natural. Los lobos son como guardianes/guerreros y su ataque a los operarios indefensos puede leerse como una especie de castigo. Para John los lobos son como demonios que vienen a cobrar su tributo, que ponen sus miedos al descubierto. No es casualidad que en uno de los primeros contactos cara a cara, los lobos aparecen como seres sobrenaturales, silenciosos e invisibles, con solo los inquietantes ojos que se iluminan en la oscuridad. Joe Carnahan se ha dado a conocer en el pasado principalmente por películas de acción como "Smokin' Aces" y "A-Team", "The Grey" es, sin embargo, una obra completamente diferente, más seria y con otros ritmos, la mejor de las películas de Carnahan hasta ahora. Quizás solo el final podría dejar insatisfecho a alguien, pero no se levanten antes del final de los créditos porque hay una escena adicional bastante importante esperándonos. Practicamente perfecto Liam Neeson como protagonista, un actor artístico renacido a casi sesenta años de edad. Añadan media calabaza al voto final.
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RESEÑAS DE LA COMUNIDAD (4)

Per Gunnar Jonsson

4 /10

I am amazed by how many people on IMDb that have given this movie 8, 9 and even 10 stars. It’s perhaps not the worst movie I’ve seen but it is in no way worth that kind of rating.

The good part of the movie is Liam Neeson who makes an enjoyable performance with the script that he was given. He is pretty much the reason that I gave it as much as 4 IMDb stars. The rest of the film is just plain wrong.

My first impression is, god this director likes film grain! Now this is a matter of taste of course but I don’t like when movies have artificially been made to look like they were filmed on old and crappy film. It has its places but it didn’t add anything here.

The film starts off with a plane crash which is not done very good. Neither in terms of special effects nor in terms of realism.

The lack of realism, unfortunately, continues throughout the movie. The behavior of the wolves is utterly unnatural and unrealistic. I can live with this if it’s a horror movie or some other fantasy movie but this is not supposed to be that. The actual footage of the wolves is rather mediocre as well.

Then there is this so called experienced hunter and “wolf expert”. Leaving the crash site is a dubious decision to say the least. Then we got the jumping of cliffs with a flimsy home made rope instead of just walking a bit further to get down not to mention making ammunition go off by poking wooden sticks at it, what the f…? In addition the guy knows nothing about wolves, or any other wild animal for that matter.

Just to add to this not so enjoyable experience, the film has an utterly lousy ending.

Gimly

Gimly

7 /10

I can't believe it took me so long to get around to watching The Grey.

What a ride. Don't know that it's realistic but damn it was good. Put me in that wolf pack. Would I be instantly dismembered? Sure, but you get that on the big jobs.

Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time.

Wuchak

Wuchak

7 /10

Go out fighting (and believing)

Liam Neeson stars as the quasi-leader of seven misfit Alaskan oil workers who survive a plane crash in the wilderness. As if this isn't bad enough, a pack of territorial wolves want to take them out. Will they survive?

Released in January 2012, "The Grey" is a somber survival flick filled with primal reflections on death and faith. The trailer is misleading in that it advertises the movie as an action film, but that's not the case at all. Although there is some action, this is a grave, dreary adventure with raw meditations about the will to live or die and more -- God.

It's not as good as 1997's "The Edge," "Flight of the Phoenix" or "Sands of the Kalahari," the latter two from 1965, mainly because it's so funereal and seemingly empty, but it's unique and worthwhile.

Some complain that the story's unbelievable, like the wolves and the jump from the cliff, but movies (or certain things in them) aren't always meant to be taken literally and aren't supposed to be realistic as filmmakers are more concerned with aesthetics, psychology, metaphors and conveying ideas; and that's the case with "The Grey." The survival story is merely a stage.

Which brings us to another common complaint, that the film's ultimately pointless, which simply isn't the case. Now you may not like the story or the points that it conveys, but it's not pointless. See my interpretation below, if interested.

The film runs 1 hour, 57 minutes, and was shot in Smithers, British Columbia.

GRADE: B

MY INTERPRETATION (Read only if you've seen the film):

Ottway (Neeson) is in a horrible state of grief after the passing of his beloved wife as he protects oil workers by shooting wolves that get too close to the camp. Depressed, he decides to commit suicide but before he can pull the trigger a wolf howling in the distance strangely prevents him. I believe the howling wolf was the Creator's way of speaking to Ottway and giving him a chance to go out fighting; and not just that, go out believing as well, even if it's belief in its rawest form.

The next day Ottway finds himself surviving a plane crash in the wilderness with six other men. In contrast to his near-suicide attempt, his survival instincts kick-in and he finds himself doing everything he can to survive, for himself and the others. Do you see the irony? The night before he desperately wanted to die and a mere day later he's doing everything in his power to live and save others.

The topic of God and faith comes up at a campfire. A couple of the guys believe, but Diaz naturally mocks such things. Ottway says he doesn't believe either, but wishes he could.

Later in the story, Ottway finds himself the sole survivor and at the end of his rope. Cursing, he passionately cries out to the Almighty for succor, but the heavens remain mysteriously silent. Regardless, he musters the strength to (try to) carry on. Shortly later, while reflecting on the men and their loved ones who died, he seems to clasp his hands in prayer and the Alpha wolf appears and challenges him. Unlike a few days ago when he was going to kill himself, he goes out fighting and, even more important, believing.

For those who argue that Ottway didn't believe, remember that he was praying when he was crying out to God. Yes, it was a prayer of desperation and rage, but prayer nevertheless. Job did the same thing in the bible. The utterly humbling situation drove Ottway to his Creator and compelled him to go out fighting. It was God's gift. The Almighty knew Ottway better than Ottway knew himself.

Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

6 /10

An unoriginal, occasionally predictable film, but one that stands out for its effectiveness and for its commitment to solutions that are convincing or, at least, functional.

This weekend was definitely dedicated to Alaska here at home. With this film, I saw two whose action takes place in this frigid North American state. However, the best was undoubtedly this one: not only does it have a very convincing story, it also features Liam Neeson in an extraordinary dramatic performance.

Directed by Joe Carnahan, the film is an effective survival thriller, taking into account all the qualities it presents to us and the enormous amount of rubbish that abounds in this cinematic sub-genre. It's not original, we know how difficult this is today. However, it is effective, and that is already something significant. The script starts well, introducing us to a series of characters that are not very recommendable and not worthy of sympathy, very similar to mercenaries, and introduces the danger in a convincing way through a plane crash, which only a handful of people survive. lucky people who soon become aware of the neighborhood of a pack of ferocious wolves.

In addition to providing us with a very well modeled tension and a sense of danger that makes us pay our full attention to what we are seeing, the film features Liam Neeson in yet another truly solid and committed effort. The actor is one of the safest for the roles of tough guys and anti-heroes, he has done this many times and has a track record that is enviable for any actor, so expectations were high, and he knew how to rise to the challenge. Unfortunately, I felt that the rest of the cast is not at all capable of keeping up with him, and I think it goes without saying that several character deaths are so idiotic that they become unbelievable.

The film has good production values and relies heavily on good filming and snowy landscapes, which seems to be common for films set in Alaska. It is not irrelevant to say that filming largely took place in real locations and not inside studios, and that the cast and crew really experienced the intense cold that the film leaves us feeling. Good sets and good effects make up a visually beautiful and generally well-executed film.

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