29:05 Fun fact, The two survivors who went down the mountain became friends with the man in the horse (Sergio Catalán), and still see him to this day :')
Some fun facts: -The man that holds the door open at the airport is Fernando Parrado, one of the survivors that went down the mountain. -The person reading the names of the survivors at the end is Carlitos Páez another survivor, portraying his father Carlos Páez Vilaró, who continued the search for them after the official search was called off. -One of the doctors at the end is also a survivor, Roberto Canessa the other guy that went down the mountain. As a Uruguayan the depth of meaning this story holds for us is indescribable-it stands as one of the most compelling tales of survival and perseverance.
Ramón Sabella "Moncho" also appears at the airport before the trip. Daniel Fernández Strauch is at the Mass at the beginning of the film. José Luis Inciarte "Coche" is reading the newspaper in the bar scene. Joaquin de Freitas Turcatti is Numa’s nephew, he plays Numa’s neighbor when Numa returns home by bike.
Esta pelicula, como Uruguayo, me destruyo por adentro. Me afecto con todas las emociones posibles. Escuchando el dialogo en nuestro idioma con nuestro accento contribuyo de una manera increible.
Gustavo Zerbino was the men who didn't want to leave the suitcase . He spent over a month visiting each family, telling them how brave their son were, their actitud in the mountain. He is an amazing, sensitive, loving person. Always helping somebody around him till today.
Nando Parrado suffered a skull fracture, and was in a coma for the first 3 days, they thought at first that he was dead, so they put him close to the opening of the plain and his head was in the snow, that saved his life, the snow helped with the inflamation and well he survived.
And they didn't know then, but the fact that Nando made it and survived the crash and the fracture made it possible for them all to get out of the Andes as the strength of Nando was key in the final expedition
@@arielrossetti-uo6rseres un pesado. Vas poniendo El mismo comentario en todos los vídeos?? No te das cuenta de q a nadie le importa a q colegio fueron hace 60 años???
Yo fui educado en ese mismo Colegio. Y no es como decis. Menos lo del IRA. Los curas jamás se manifestaron. Ni aún en la famosa huelga de hambre de Bobby Sands y cia.@@arielrossetti-uo6rs
When the avalanche went to them, Liliana Methol, died, when they clean everything, they putted Liliana with the other bodies, Javier Methol went everyday to talk to her, one day, he woke up but he didn’t find her, he thought they used her to eat, and didn’t say anything, years later, he asked to the other survivors if they ate Liliana, the others laughed and told him "We would never do that” they told him they moved her body, along Susy Parrado and Eugenia Parrado, that’s why he never saw her.
I love how empathetic and sweet you are. This movie was made with money of Netflix Spain and the director is from Spain as well but in the end the story, the actors and half the production is from South America and we never get any recognition for this kind of talent so thank you for this reaction and always spreading love
@@carlosmachado9360 Por eso dijo que el equipo de producción y el cast; la tragedia le ocurrió a uruguayos pero la película no fue hecha sólo por uruguayos, por eso utilizó sudamericanos.
10:24 - "And there's an avalanche?!" Us: Oh, mate. The avalanche scene was the hardest to watch for me, just genuinely terrifying. I knew it was coming, knowing this story by heart, and when I realised we were there I actually paused the movie to continue the next day. Couldn't do it just then.
I wish they would have mentioned that and not rushed the ending even though it was 2 and a half hours. I'd like them to show hum riding and getting help and mention in epilogue that the survivors syayed in touch with him and even helped him until he died.
I agree 😭 Roberto Canessa even says the avalanche was the absolute worst thing they endured out of everything they faced in those 70 days, and its not hard to see why😔😔
Yes, I believe Daniel Fernandez, who is the one comforting Vasco as he dies, told his father that Vasco’s body was intact and so Vasco’s father was able to retrieve his son’s body to bury it.
His father was actually arrested in Chile as it is against the law to remove a deceased body without the proper paperwork. When he appeared before the courts the judge threw the case out.
I swear I’m doing this in every reaction I see because I need to share this information , so close to home (I’m from Argentina and a fan of all that is related to planes and stuff), so bear with me: - If I recall, Gastón, the one sucked out when the tail crashed, survived for a day, and tried to go up the mountain, but died before he could make it. - There are cameos from the actual survivors in the move, the man opening the airport door the man telling the name of the survivors and one of the man who touches the survivors in the end when they are in the hospital. - Nando Parrado had a skull base fracture, but thanks to the survivors thinking he was dead and to the fact they put him outside in the cold because of this, he survived and was well enough to walk for days in the end - The actors actually met and spent time with the survivors or their families before and during the movie, so they shared experienced and the actors used this information while filming - The actors also lost weight to make it more realistic. The movie was filmed almost chronologically. They first made them gain weight and filmed the airport scenes and they then went to film the whole airplane ordeal and put them in a strict diet and exercise routine to make them skinnier. They have said many times they were controlled by doctors, but were really hungry because they only had a meal a day, and also when they were filming in the snow, most of them got sick because it rarely snows where the actors live (Uruguay and Buenos Aires, Argentina) For some actors it was their first time seeing snow, and for the survivors it was their first time for some of them as well. But this also made them feel closer to what the survivors actually felt. - The film is from the same director as the movie “The impossible” that is about the Tsunami in Thailand in 2006. - They were closer to Argentina than Chile, so if they had gone the complete opposite way, they would have reached society in less time. There was also an abandoned hotel two days away, if they went that way. But since even the pilot was disoriented, and they thought they were about to land in Chile, they thought they were closer to Chile, not the other way around. This is why, when they were asked where they were the plane was by the rescuers, they did not believe them, because they said there was no way they crossed the entire Andes Mountains in 10 days without climbing gear or experience. But they did, because they were on the argentinian side and crossed it to the Chilean side.
They were closer to Argentina, but it doesn’t mean they would have been rescued earlier. To get to civilization, they would have needed to cross a river that is almost impossible to cross and especially in their health conditions.
The tsunami was in 2004. And the actors started filming just after the plane crash; they gained back weight after the ordeal and went back to film the beginning of the movie.
The film is a cinematic masterpiece, not only because of the aesthetics, art, photography, make-up or script, but because they managed to tell the story as real and truthful as possible, to the point that the survivors actively participated in it and say that when they see it they relive in their minds everything that happened. It is wonderful the way in which Bayona manages to show the harshness of what happened with an artistic touch and a strong emotional charge and for the first time not only highlighting the figure of the survivors as heroes but also those who died and did not make it out of the mountain, which is why Numa's voice as narrator is so important. Each of the actors met the real person they were playing and most of them managed to create a bond with them, moving from interpretation to reality and giving the importance it deserves to what each survivor felt, because as they have already said, each one remembers the mountain in a unique way.
Couldn't have phrased it better. I am glad people can agree this is a masterpiece. I can't even call it a movie in my head, it is literally history and art. It has moved me to such a deep degree I have been thinking about it for days and days...
5:40 Carlos Valeta was thrown off the back of the airplane and originally survived. The rest of the survivors saw him and called his name. They tried to reach for him but there was too much snow and they never saw Carlos again
I've watched a few reactions to this film but I enjoyed yours the most. I think because you let your emotions flow (I find too many reactors are unprepared to cry on camera, either because they feel too embarrassed/awkward or because they just aren't impacted by the content as much as they could be). I really appreciated it and your empathy is lovely. I was crying along with you! This film is heart-breaking, but seeing the brotherhood amongst these men and how respectful they were to each other and the deceased despite such horrific conditions was touching. It is something, to know that the deceased didn't die in vain, that they were able to help bring their friends home alive to tell their story, so that we could see it told like this, so beautifully. To ensure they are not forgotten, and to bring their families closure. This film truly deserves all the praise it's receiving. I watched it a couple of weeks ago and keep thinking about it, like you I did not expect it to be so brilliant or poignant despite the subject. I have not seen Alive (the original), but I read that SotS is much more accurate, they use Uruguayan and South American actors, and the survivors feel it honours their experience much more so than the original. Thank you for sharing your reaction with us.
What a lovely comment, thank you for writing it! I'm always very vocal and honest about my emotions and I think it's healthy and good for me to cry. I'm also not ashamed to be a man crying on camera either. I think it helps to be seen crying and owning up to how I feel - breaking down those masculine barriers and all that. So thank you for recognising this
@@niallnochill Thanks for the heart and the reply! ♥️ I couldn’t agree more. Emotions are what make us human and the stigma of men having to hide them for fear of being seen as less ‘masculine’ is disheartening and untrue. And I think when people watch reactors, especially with poignant films like this one, they’re looking not just to be entertained, but to relive and share those emotional responses they had while watching for the first time, which is why yours resonated with me. I’ve subscribed and will check out some more of your reactions :) Thanks again! x
Alive is not the original. The first movie was in 1976 called "Survivors of the Andes" but these previous movies were not very accurate. They said what happened but without being true to the story.
Amazing reaction, thank you for sharing it. A few facts: Nando made quite a recovery because even when his head swelled with the impact, his head was facing the cold metal of the plain and it served as a very cold ice pack to heal the swelling and make him better. They were peeing black because of severe dehydration. Fito was the one who thought of making water, glasses to protect their eyes from the reflexion of the sun in the snow and also chose the bodies that would be eaten along with his cousins Daniel and Eduardo. Carlitos was in charge of making sure there were not drafts in the plain or reduce the possibility of drafts using the suitcases and plane seats, he was very good at it. He also was the one who made the sleeping bag that Nando and Roberto used to sleep in during their walk to Chile. He was from a rich family very spoiled, he even had a nanny, after this trip his perspective of life absolutely changed. They had so many cigarettes because in Chile cigarettes were scarce and Javier Methol, the man who lost his wife on the trip had actions in a Tabaco company so thought it was a good business to take a lot of cigarettes and sell them in Chile. Numa did not injured like that in the real story, someone walked on his leg because the lack of space and because he was not eating his body did not have much strength to recover from the bruise. He was the last one who died and his death pushed Nando and Roberto to say Fuck it lets do this, let's save ourselves because no one else is going to. The actual survivors loved this version more than the 1993 version, because it doesn't idolise the survivors as the heroes, instead recognises and considers those who died and their memory. Reporters keep digging in a very nasty way how they survived, what did they eat, etc. The survivors were very secretive and ashamed about saying they ate human beings and were scared to be judged being Catholics by their families and friends also go jail. They had a press conference were they answer to reporters question ONCE instead that addressing the situation 100000 times to every reporter who asked. The actual survivors made a Kameo in the movie, Daniel, Nando, Roberto and Coche Inciarte were is different scenes. The reason why Zerbino would not leave without the suitcase it's because he hoped that tokens from the death people, like personal belongings such as jewelry, rosaries, ID's, letters written before dying were taking back to give to their families. That actually happened the real survivor refused to leave without the suitcase. In the movie isn't shown but the rescue was in 2 stages. They have to rescue one lot that day and the next lot the day after, so some had to stay another night waiting for the other helicopters to arrive. Those left behind the first day were left with food and a team of rescuers. A survivor said the rescuers were scared of them after seeing all the human remaining all over the place.
I finally found someone as emotional as me because I literally get emotional as mic as you do 😭 this film is so hard to watch! I feel they're so lucky their survival instincts saved them because I would panick and just do nothing to survive...
Oooooh, we both feel all the emotions!! it's good to cry!! and yeah, me too, I'd be great if someone was there pushing me a long but if I was alone, I wouldn't know what to do!!😖
30:57 God that just hurts to hear, out of the 45 people on the plane only 16 made it out. Just imagine all the families waiting for them to come back home to their children, their parents, their friends. The real pictures are just horrifically beautiful, the way their all slowly dying and yet they still find a way to find happiness in the little things. 72 days, all alone in the mountains, without food in the burning sun. They only thing keeping you going being the will to survive and see your family once more
We grew up with this story and we have heard it so many times, in my case I even met some of the survivors at talks and conferences that came to my country. Truly inspiring. I am so glad you reacted to it! I hope this movie gets the Oscars!! Love from Argentina!
You’re right, it’s truly awe inspiring! I’ve heard of the story but only the basics, getting to actually see and experience what they went through was just harrowing! Thanks for watching - much love to ya 🩷
poeple have said it but I guess one more time doesn't hurt: this was a beautiful reaction, you're a beauitiful person. I've watched this movie four times and I cry every time. One fact that makes me sob is that Gustavo, as the movie shows, he became the one to be there holding hands of the deceased while they were dying. They kept calling him to be there with them. He brought them peace. Just about 9 years ago when Javier was in his last days, he called Gustavo, who was on vacation, and asked Gustavo to be there for him during his last moments; Gustavo asked him to wait for him while he came back to Uruguay, and Javier said Yes. Gustavo came to Javier and held his hand as Javier passed. The love they had and still have for each other is immense.
I wanted to reach through the screen and give you a hug. It's because of your emotion that this has become one of my favorite reactions to this movie. I'm glad I clicked on your channel.
Some interesting facts about the real story that didn't make it to the film. 1) Roberto and Nando didn't have 10 days worth of food in the expedition, they had 3 days worth of food. 2) The rescue lasted two days. The first day only six people were rescued and four rescuers stayed behind to care for the remaining eight. 3) I read somewhere that Gustavo showed the rescuers the bodies and was naming each body and who it belonged to, to which the rescuers said that "it's ok and now that is not important" and he replied "that it was very very important" (that destroyed me more) 4) One other person got sucked out of the plane and seemed to survived the crash, when the group found him in the mountain started screaming at him, but then disappeared in the snow and never found him again. 5) When people found out about the anthropophagy/cannibalism there was a lot of backlash and hate, but then most people understood (parents of the deceased friends didn't and the movie has helped them heal), etc., etc., etc., I'm paraphrasing a lot and english is not my first language, but I believe that the movie also makes you want to know more and you will find yourself obsessed about the real facts for weeks. LOOOOOOVED YOUR REACTION. I wished more people reacted to it, because it's also such a refreshing emotional story about hope and will to live. Makes you wonder how much fight is in ourselves. Also, teamwork. How wonderful to see young people working together for survival and not fight, divide and conquer. Just existing, living and collaborating. Wonderful film. Wonderful reaction. Thanks!!
5- parents and family of the deceased were the first to support them and understood from the get go that their only solution they had to survive was to eat human flesh. They supported the making of this film and the use of the victims real names, something didn’t happen with Alive. They all have an extraordinary relationship with the survivors, and the survivors took care of them, specially the four kids that lost both their parents during the crash (team doctor and his wife).
4) They found Carlos Valeta...Fito and crew, one day, went ahead and brought his body back to the fuselage as he was their friend and at that point an important food resource.
Im from Peru (in South America), ths story was nothing new for us latinos, so we weren't exactly expecting much from this movie. But man we were blown away, this accident is like general culture for us, everyone knows how it goes, but this movie wrecked EVERYONE. The decision to narrate though Numa... was amazing, wasn't expecting it. The survivors said that Numa was one of the most helpful guys up in the mountains, he was so proactive, losing him was the wake up call to go search for help. I really recommend watching bts footage and interviews, the survivors and the actors have formed beautiful relationships. Great reaction guys, I really appreciate this one Some facts: Nando was "brain dead" for 3 days, that's why he was left outside with the deceased, but the cold helped his brain and that's why he survived. Roberto was a first year med student, he actually didn't know much at all, he just asumed the roll of a doctor bc he was their best shot. Numa brought so much hope to the survivors, they said in interviews that he was always optimistic and proactive, he was always finding new ways of helping others. His death shocked everyone drastically and that's why Roberto wanted to find help as soon as possible, no more deaths after Numa. They were rescued 10 days (Roberto and Nando literally hiked for 10 days) after Numa's death...they said that if numa hadn't passed, they wouldn't have found the incentive to go search for help... Numa saved them. All actors in this movie are total rookies and it's their first time on the big screen, so you can imagine how hard they worked. They literally shot the movie in the mountains (not in the Andes tho, they tried but it was too cold, they shoot in Sierra Nevada Spain), the director wanted to make it as real as possible, so they really kind of froze in some scenes. They recorded cronologically, and the actors lost around 20kg, real tough. Some of the survivors were involved in the movie making, helping making it even more accurate. Roberto Canessa, Nando Parrado and Carlitos Paez (he acted as his own father calling his own name) even made cameos. EVERYTHING in this movie is based on real events not like Alive, the added some accidents to make it more dramatic, the survivors didn't even like Alive, but they loved Society of the Snow bc of it's autthenticity)
The sense of real "hunger" is something many of us will never comprehend, none of us I'd say. We'll never feel the pain of our stomachs consuming itself due to lack of food, our bodies aching, the weakness. The real hunger.
Roberto Canessa se volvió Médico cardiologo especialista en cardiopatía infantil y trasplante, a salvado la vida de miles de niños en el mundo, ganó tres veces el premio Nacional de Medicina del Uruguay, por su parte Fernando Parrado se volvió piloto de fórmula1 motociclista y piloto de avión, trabajo para la National Geographich y fue reconocido como el mejor conferencista del mundo. Saludos desde Montevideo Uruguay.
Thank you for letting me know this!! Wow, I’m so happy that they managed to do amazing things with their lives, makes it all worth it 🩷 greetings from Scotland 🏴
visceral is the word i keep using to describe this movie too. the actors did a phenomenal job at invoking such raw emotion that you can literally feel reverberating in your body as you watch. i have genuinely never cried so much watching a film in my life. their innovativeness, their determination, their faith, their will, despite being in one of the most horrific situations anyone could possibly be in, is beyond inspirational. fun fact: the real survivors meet up on december 22nd (anniversary of the day they were saved) every year and they even gathered to watch this movie together! it's said that they cried and hugged each other a lot afterwards :') (also, i'm so glad i'm not the only one who thought numa's actor looked like a handsome adam driver lol)
some things about them - Nando lost his mom and his sister but he stayed strong because he wanted to see his dad... when he got home his dad already had another woman and had given his stuff to his cousin. he said he felt very alone when he got home cause his dad found another family and he lost all of his... - one of the guys that were on the back side of the plane survived! he went looking for the other ones cause probably everyone around him died instantly, and the survivors said they saw someone walking veery far from where they were, but apparently he didn't saw them and disappeared after it... he probably died alone thinking he was the only survivor, (they didn't told his story in the movie because they don't know exactly how he died) - coco used to write letters to his girlfriend telling everything that was going on, and he also used to say that going home and marrying her was what was keeping him going - Rafael Vasco (the one who died calling for his dad) was the only one who had his body (or what was left of it) taken home, all the others stayed there in the mountains. Vasco was only taken home cause his dad didn't want his body to be like that, he wanted him to have a funeral, so he asked someone to help him take his body back home and he even got arrested for stealing a body (fortunately he got out and his son had a funeral!)
So sad that Nando's dad gave away his stuff and found someone else so fast after he worked so hard to get back to his dad. I hope his dad felt terrible about that and apologized. Now I have to read Nando's book.
The second point, about the guy from the planes tail that survived, they actually recorded that scene, but was then cut off from the final movie due to time. You can search for the deleted scene here on youtube
And the father of Vasco wanted to bring him back home because survivors told him that he was saying all the time: my name is Rafael Echavaren and I will be back home 🥺🥺🥺
@@VickiSmith-eg9ooI don't think Nando's father did that. I've been following this story since forever and even read Nando's book and watch numerous interviews and he never said anything like that. I doubt it.
@@natidel81 I think so, because Nando said something like that but A YEAR after the plain crash, not in the same time as the accident. Perhaps it's a mistake of dates
Very genuine reactions 😊, loved the video. I grew up with this MEGA story and when I got to meet Dr. Canessa and Gustavo Zerbino I felt like meeting real life super heroes! They are some of the nicest, most wholesome and useful humans I've ever met. The film is phenomenal and a tremendous homage to the survivors and those who never left the Mountain.
Soy uruguaya y estaba Gustavo Zerbino, pero no pude saludarlo me puse a llorar. Me acordé de su valija con los objetos de sus amigos. Lo hubiese abrazado, es muy amable pero no pude. Por Dios es la mejor película que he visto y se muy bien sus historias vida y sigo llorando.
La canción de rock que se escucha en el aeropuerto cuando van a partir de llama "Rompan Todo" (Break it all) de los SHAKERS, un grupo uruguayo de la época!
Hello, how are you? As a Uruguayan, I'd like to contribute a bit to the history and the movie. -The actors are Argentine and Uruguayan, and we share practically the same Spanish accent. However, they trained to speak as the survivors did at that age to add even more realism. -Everything was recreated as it was in the 70s in Uruguay, including taxis, the airport, bars, churches, everything. -Part of the survivors appears in the movie. Fernando Parrado opens the door at the airport for the actor playing him, and the actresses playing his mom and sister. Carlos Paez plays his own father, reading the names of the survivors near the end. Roberto Canessa is the doctor accompanying the actor representing him when they arrive at the hospital. -Roberto Canesa became one of the best pediatric cardiologists in the country, a job he continues to this day with a foundation that helps children with congenital heart problems. One of the children he saved is the son of a friend of mine -In Uruguay, we don't have mountains or snow, and they didn't have the necessary clothing for the cold since the city they were going to in Chile didn't require it. In conclusion, a very good review of the movie, greetings from Uruguay!
I highly recommend watching some interviews with the survivors, you see how respectful the movie is to them over all. A fact that always stuck with me that was not pointed out in the movie: the crash happened on a friday the 13th
@@robertoperezcastro6130 i know that, I am from chile, but the survivors themselves have mentioned that one of them, I believe a woman, mentioned to their spouse on the day of the flight that it was friday 13th and they were a little concerned. Bc in spanish both can be considered unlucky days, since friday 13th became popular through the US
I feel like it's easy to make judgements on their decisions when we are sitting in our warm houses with full bellies. We have no idea how intense the will to survive can be!
some of the real survivors appear in the movie! Nando parrado is the man that opens the door to the actors playing him and his family Canessa is one of the doctors in the end and he is behind Matias Recalt, the actor that played him and the real Carlitos Paez plays his own dad reading the list of survivors.
That book the movie is based on(same name as the movie) is definetely worth a reading, it was written by an uruguayan journalist schoolmate of some of the survivors, in the book he took the time to write about all the people on that plane, not just the survivors, and his closeness with them from childhood, it has direct testimony of the survivors. Also this movie treats the accident with respect, unlike the Alive movie from 1993, wich hollywood people took a dry book about the accident(a bunch of facts, no emotion in it), and they kind of made that, but it wasnt exiting enough, they had to add hollywood drama like fighting and people falling and hanging from clifts, and stuff that never happened, and to even more offence... they dared to change the names of almost all of them. BTW I cried again watching you react to it. Big Hug and thank you for sharing with us.
im so sorry you went through all the emotions :( but its so refreshing to see someone be so free to show them. ive seen a few reactors who have been clearly been affected but they wont show it.
Hi amigo! Sergio Santander, the mule driver who found Nando and Canessa! From that day on, they always visited him...until his last day!! There is a museum in Uruguay to remember this fact and a figure from Santander accompanies them! Love, The Andes, Rugby...Chile and Uruguay! Greetings from Santiago de Chile!!!
I loved your reaction! I’m from Argentina. Uruguay is next to us. Its a very popular real history i hope you can watch the survivors' interviews. It’s really amazing!
Numa´s death made me bawl my eyes out, also the scene of the survivors being finally rescued. I have nothing to say except... RESPECT to the survivors and the ones who died.
I've never cried as much to a movie than this one, just every second of hopelessness you feel with them, and then when they spot the guy on the horse you feel that immense surprise, happiness and relief with them, truly incredible
I cried watching the ending when you cried as well silently it was so sad tears just coming down my eyes when Nura was the one narrating such a beautiful scene but he is the one that also passed I CAN'T DO THIS
I've watched and read about this story for years now. Every time I re-read or watch another documentary on it, I feel like I can do anything. If they can survive 72 days, and the hikers too with their 10 day/33 mile hike, then I can do my day to day activities. Some days I don't feel like exercising, but then I remember this story and think "What do I have to complain about? If they can hike for 10 days in those awful conditions, then I can hit the gym for an hour after work." I don't know if others feel this way, but I sure do. Their suffering out there has motivated me, and reminds me things could be so much harder. Reminds me to be thankful.
9:52 most likely everyone died just when they fell. Or a few minutes due to injuries. There was only one who some claim saw comming from the mountain. In the scene where they speak with the co pilot. You can hear them sream "Valeta" as they run back of the frame. They said that he was coming down and disapeared, possibly went into deep snow. They found him around day 65 after the thawing. There is a deleted scene about that.😮
"a handsome adam driver" LMAO i said the same thing but it was more mean i completely get what you mean about not having the fight in you. one of the biggest shocks about this whole story to me, more than the cannibalism, is that no one committed suicide. the mental strength it took to not only keep working to stay alive but to even WANT to live after everything blows my mind. i wouldn't have been able to do it. i think i maybe could have lasted until they heard about them calling off the search and then i would have just ended it idk. javier's monologue about his wife and his love for her is one of my favorite bits of the movie and i was so surprised when i read that part in the book because they did such a beautiful job of adapting what he said in the source material like they made it a little more flowery but it's basically exactly what he said in it. so many of these men have such an incredible way with words i highly recommend reading the book! i think what really just made me latch on to this movie the way i did was because yeah, i also thought it was just going to be a movie about a survival story i'd heard in a true crime podcast but i was not expected it to have so much love and heart at the center of it and i was so unaware of how love was the true core of all of their survival and then i watched this and it has fundamentally changed me forever i think lol it's just incredible storytelling from every single person involved i'll never get over it
Thank you so much for appreciating this true story the way you did. I am Uruguayan as the survivors and it is so fulfilling to see that people around the world are learning about these remarkable heroes and the amazing society they created in the mountains.
I watched this movie 3 times, 3 times I cried and 3 times I couldn’t sleep for several days, the movie feels so familiar to me because I’m from chile so I’ve heard the story of the survivors of the Andes several times, but this movie really made me feel so self conscious, I loved it
I got to your channel because of your Heartstopper and Young Royals videos a while back, and I'm delighted to see you decided to watch this now. As a Uruguayan, this story has always been part of our culture. Most of us know about it, know about the big issues with it, of course, but then I did several rabbit hole dives into the story and read up on it a ton, so I knew more or less everything but everyone's names 😂😂 still, the film impacted me quite a lot, and it's great to see it made with the love and care that it was made. As a few other people have pointed out, a few of the survivors who were more closely involved in the production of the film participated in it in small cameo roles. To me, the most impactful one is Fernando Parrado, one of the two guys who eventually was able to reach civilization, who is seen at the airport in the beginning of the film opening the door for his mom and sister, who both sadly died in the accident. It kinda still gives me chills to think about the heavy symbolism that it has. Enzo is the name of the main actor, and yes, Twitter was full of stuff about him being very attractive and also comparisons to Adam Driver 😂 it would be cool af if they both attended the Oscars and they got a photo together lol I watched the film on Netflix two days after it was released and he had I can't remember if 17k or 71k followers on Instagram and within less than a month he had 2M. It's fucking nuts. Anyway, I'm really glad you enjoyed it, despite the distress the story itself obvious generates, and the fact that it's not a pleasant story, but I feel it's still enjoyable to watch. You just have to be in the mood for intense drama. My best to you, hope you recovered easily 😂 and see you in a few weeks for the new Young Royals season 🤩
I love seeing how people react to this movie and so far everyone has had the same feelings and emotions, all mixed up. This speaks highly of the team, cast, crew and director's work. The music is also fantastic. They definetely deserved more Oscar nominations but at least they just won 12 Goya Awards, which is an incredible recognition from the spanish film association ❤
For those interested in the story I recommend reading the books and listening to the conferences the survivors give ( TH-cam) bc the perspective they each give is unique and intrinsic to understand the story fully. There are even letters from some who didn't get the chance to come back like Coco Nicolich so you get to learn his perspective too and details of what had happened like one dying for sheltering his best friend's sister from cold with his body ( Panchito Abal, Nando Parrado's best friend)
This might sounds wrong but I've been enjoying watching people cry on reactions for this movie! So happy is getting the attention it deserves and that you liked it. Great reaction :)
Yeah, I heard someone say about this kind of tragedies, that the worst part about a tragedy is surviving it, the ones who died instantly, they just go, was almost painless, the ones who lived and died later for starvation, hipotermia and also the anxiety that someone is come to rescue you but day by day you lost hope, that is why some people get survivors guilt, if you survive like actually you get rescue you most feel lucky and like you don't deserve it.
They have changed the story. In reality, they were there for 72 days. The rescue was done in two batches. In the first one, a group of rescuers went down and camped far from the survivors because of the smell. On that occasion, they took 8. The next day they rescued the remaining ones. Of the 16 survivors, 14 are still alive, 2 of whom recently passed away due to natural causes.
Thank you. Thank you for acknowledging Latin American talent. There is an us American movie made about this but the survivors did not relate to that movie. This one instead hit home for them and it is a magnificent rendition to what happened to them at that time. Thank you
In reality that first night, they couldn't see absolutely anything. Everything was dark, and on the plane it was hell between moans, screams and insults.
OMG i can’t believe you reacted to this movie, this is a very important event for us latin american people, specially uruguayan people. glad you reacted to it 💗💗
This movie deserves an Oscars! This is a cinematic masterpiece, not only because of the aesthetics, art, photography, make-up or script, but because the story is real and truthful as possible.... And may I ask: why no focus on one of THE REAL HERO of the story - SERGIO CATALAN ? The man that found them was Sergio Catalan, a Chilean muleteer. (And this is Sergio Catalan's story). He was moving his animals through the mountain and happened to come across them. He said that at first he thought they were tourists. However, the more he looked at them he realized how poor their condition was. (But) because of the stream he couldn't hear them. So he had to go and get a piece of paper and a pen so the boys could communicate with him. Once he got their message he rode on his horse 10 hours to the closest police station. He said it took him what was left of the day and the whole night to get there and you were right in your reaction. When he arrived they didn't believe him. They thought he was drunk and making it up. However, since he refused to budge and he had the letter they decided to go ahead with the rescue... After they were rescued the survivors developed a really close relationship with him. Some of them said he was like a father to them. When he got sick and needed hip replacement surgery, the boys paid for his medical bills and Roberto helped him get treatment quickly since he was now a doctor. Sergio passed away in 2020 and Gustavo Zerbino attended his funeral in representation of the survivors. He carried his coffin and gave a speech to say goodbye to him. " There should be a PART II of the Society of the Snow, with the story focusing on SERGIO CATALAN... People may disagree with me, but for me, Sergio Catalan is NOW a member of the Society of Snow - and ONE OF THE HEROES... So, I repeat, there should be a Part II...
Everything about this film is absolutely perfect and so faithful to reality that it moved me to tears due to such a faithful adaptation of the real events of what happened. The depth of the characters, the visuals, the chronology, the narration is beautiful! It definitely tears your soul. PS: That the director has opted to make the narrative from the perspective of one of the protagonists (Numa) who also dies, transmits a saturation of tremendous emotions. Numar represents the nature of the human being for the gift of doing good, helping others, it is inevitable to feel empathy with him and pain when he dies. I think we all cry when they read that little piece of paper that he leaves with a biblical passage... Simply Beautiful!
Me gustó mucho esta reacción por la forma en la que te dejas llevar por las emociones. Mucha dulzura y aunque digas que no tienes palabras para describir la película y todo lo que sufren los chicos, en todo momento te expresas con respeto, empatía y admiración. Le di like y me suscribí (rara vez lo hago). Qué chico tan adorable y bello. Seguiré viendo mas reacciones en tu canal.
WISH MORE REACTORS WATCHED THIS ONE. ITS SO SO SO GOOD AND SO INSANE TO ACTUALLY THINK ABOUT. as hard as it is to watch, I feel like everyone should, it humbles you, it makes you feel like you're actually there, it makes you genuinely grateful for the life you have. These were kids. From 18-27 i think (i'd like to also mention the brave pilots and those who weren't on the team but still went). It's heartbreaking... REST IN PEACE TO THE ONES WHO DIDN'T MAKE IT HOME AND DIDN'T GET TO SEE THEIR FAMILIES AGAIN. 😪😔
Your videos always have such an easygoing and fun tone, and I admire that you tried to keep that up with this reaction because it makes it more bearable to watch. Thank you for that! I had to pause and sob more than once when I saw it. The movie is so heartbreaking because this actually happened.
Omg, I love your reactions. I watched this movie last weekend and it destroyed me lol. I haven’t cried so much in a film in a really long time. Also, Numa 💔😭😭. And yes, he’s a very beautiful Uruguayan Adam Driver.
i loved your genuine reaction, even tho i knew about this history a long time ago i cried A LOT in the entire movie and i’m still crying when i watch reactions or interviews of the survivors, it’s amazing everything they did, they’re superhuman! may rest in peace all the souls that sleep in the mountain.
I am Uruguayan and this story is very well known in our country. I am very happy that a new adaptation has been made, after Alive! (1993) and that it has become so famous. It is a tremendous story and those who did not manage to survive deserved to be heard. People die when we forget them.
Recuerdo la primera vez que vi la película la vi sola y no pude verla de corrido hice muchas pausas para poder procesar lo que veia y escribia lo que las escenas y momentos de la pelicula me iban dejando. Creo que ninguna pelicula me hizo viajar tanto de forma emocional, es una gran película y contada con mucho respeto.
This is a JA Bayona film. Bayona also made the film, The Impossible, about the 2006 tsunami that killed a quarter of a million people. It was also Oscar-nominated, and starred a very young Tom Holland in the leading role, along with Ethan Hawk and Naomi Watts. They portrayed a real family, as in this film. It's another incredible film.
29:05 Fun fact,
The two survivors who went down the mountain became friends with the man in the horse (Sergio Catalán), and still see him to this day :')
Yeah, unfortunately he died back in 2020 at 91 years old :(
Thats a long life though :)
Some fun facts:
-The man that holds the door open at the airport is Fernando Parrado, one of the survivors that went down the mountain.
-The person reading the names of the survivors at the end is Carlitos Páez another survivor, portraying his father Carlos Páez Vilaró, who continued the search for them after the official search was called off.
-One of the doctors at the end is also a survivor, Roberto Canessa the other guy that went down the mountain.
As a Uruguayan the depth of meaning this story holds for us is indescribable-it stands as one of the most compelling tales of survival and perseverance.
Ramón Sabella "Moncho" also appears at the airport before the trip.
Daniel Fernández Strauch is at the Mass at the beginning of the film.
José Luis Inciarte "Coche" is reading the newspaper in the bar scene.
Joaquin de Freitas Turcatti is Numa’s nephew, he plays Numa’s neighbor when Numa returns home by bike.
It is the most incredible survival true story i have known. Simply a Kick in our perspective on whats really important.
Estos chicos fueron educados en ese colegio de curas irlandeses católicos muy exigentes y duros que eran simpatizantes del IRA 🤔
perfectamente explicado 🖤
Esta pelicula, como Uruguayo, me destruyo por adentro. Me afecto con todas las emociones posibles. Escuchando el dialogo en nuestro idioma con nuestro accento contribuyo de una manera increible.
Gustavo Zerbino was the men who didn't want to leave the suitcase . He spent over a month visiting each family, telling them how brave their son were, their actitud in the mountain. He is an amazing, sensitive, loving person. Always helping somebody around him till today.
He and J A Bayona were giving speech today with Brian Williams
Nando Parrado suffered a skull fracture, and was in a coma for the first 3 days, they thought at first that he was dead, so they put him close to the opening of the plain and his head was in the snow, that saved his life, the snow helped with the inflamation and well he survived.
And they didn't know then, but the fact that Nando made it and survived the crash and the fracture made it possible for them all to get out of the Andes as the strength of Nando was key in the final expedition
The fact that 90% of it it’s real from the quotes, numas note, cocos letter, makes everything that much impressive and sadder.
Estos chicos fueron educados en ese colegio de curas irlandeses católicos muy exigentes y duros que eran simpatizantes del IRA 🤔
@@arielrossetti-uo6rseres un pesado. Vas poniendo El mismo comentario en todos los vídeos?? No te das cuenta de q a nadie le importa a q colegio fueron hace 60 años???
Never been so excited to see a reaction aaa, here to cry together
Strap in and grab the tissues cause i SOB!!!
Sameeeeeee🎉🎉
Estos chicos fueron educados en ese colegio de curas irlandeses católicos muy exigentes y duros que eran simpatizantes del IRA 🤔
Yo fui educado en ese mismo Colegio. Y no es como decis. Menos lo del IRA. Los curas jamás se manifestaron. Ni aún en la famosa huelga de hambre de Bobby Sands y cia.@@arielrossetti-uo6rs
@@arielrossetti-uo6rs Ok, y eso que? No merecían esta tragedia
When the avalanche went to them, Liliana Methol, died, when they clean everything, they putted Liliana with the other bodies, Javier Methol went everyday to talk to her, one day, he woke up but he didn’t find her, he thought they used her to eat, and didn’t say anything, years later, he asked to the other survivors if they ate Liliana, the others laughed and told him "We would never do that” they told him they moved her body, along Susy Parrado and Eugenia Parrado, that’s why he never saw her.
I love how empathetic and sweet you are. This movie was made with money of Netflix Spain and the director is from Spain as well but in the end the story, the actors and half the production is from South America and we never get any recognition for this kind of talent so thank you for this reaction and always spreading love
Thank you, I’m so happy you all get this recognition. This film is perfection!!
La historia protagonistas sobrevivientes actores ....uruguayos..el término sudamericano es muy amplio
@@carlosmachado9360 Por eso dijo que el equipo de producción y el cast; la tragedia le ocurrió a uruguayos pero la película no fue hecha sólo por uruguayos, por eso utilizó sudamericanos.
Uruguay Supremacy
@@carlosmachado9360de hecho la mayoría de los actores son Argentinos y no Uruguayos! Sabías eso?
10:24 - "And there's an avalanche?!" Us: Oh, mate.
The avalanche scene was the hardest to watch for me, just genuinely terrifying. I knew it was coming, knowing this story by heart, and when I realised we were there I actually paused the movie to continue the next day. Couldn't do it just then.
I wish they would have mentioned that and not rushed the ending even though it was 2 and a half hours. I'd like them to show hum riding and getting help and mention in epilogue that the survivors syayed in touch with him and even helped him until he died.
I agree 😭 Roberto Canessa even says the avalanche was the absolute worst thing they endured out of everything they faced in those 70 days, and its not hard to see why😔😔
Survivor Roberto Canessa says eating people wasn't the worst part, it was the avalanche and being buried in fuselage,for 4 days
it deserves to win the oscar, and maybe even deserved more nominations imo
Agreed, it needs more nominations!!
totalmente de acuerdo! solo dos nominaciones? pfff, se merece todo !
The SOUNDTRACK deserved a nomination!!!
@@MsCamuUu Michael Giacchino hizo un trabajo épico! 🎻🎹🎵👏🏻
estoy muy de acuerdo!!@@MsCamuUu
22:21 Vasco's body was the only one that was taken back to Uruguay by his own father, who had problems with the law.
Yes, I believe Daniel Fernandez, who is the one comforting Vasco as he dies, told his father that Vasco’s body was intact and so Vasco’s father was able to retrieve his son’s body to bury it.
His father was actually arrested in Chile as it is against the law to remove a deceased body without the proper paperwork. When he appeared before the courts the judge threw the case out.
I swear I’m doing this in every reaction I see because I need to share this information , so close to home (I’m from Argentina and a fan of all that is related to planes and stuff), so bear with me:
- If I recall, Gastón, the one sucked out when the tail crashed, survived for a day, and tried to go up the mountain, but died before he could make it.
- There are cameos from the actual survivors in the move, the man opening the airport door the man telling the name of the survivors and one of the man who touches the survivors in the end when they are in the hospital.
- Nando Parrado had a skull base fracture, but thanks to the survivors thinking he was dead and to the fact they put him outside in the cold because of this, he survived and was well enough to walk for days in the end
- The actors actually met and spent time with the survivors or their families before and during the movie, so they shared experienced and the actors used this information while filming
- The actors also lost weight to make it more realistic. The movie was filmed almost chronologically. They first made them gain weight and filmed the airport scenes and they then went to film the whole airplane ordeal and put them in a strict diet and exercise routine to make them skinnier. They have said many times they were controlled by doctors, but were really hungry because they only had a meal a day, and also when they were filming in the snow, most of them got sick because it rarely snows where the actors live (Uruguay and Buenos Aires, Argentina) For some actors it was their first time seeing snow, and for the survivors it was their first time for some of them as well. But this also made them feel closer to what the survivors actually felt.
- The film is from the same director as the movie “The impossible” that is about the Tsunami in Thailand in 2006.
- They were closer to Argentina than Chile, so if they had gone the complete opposite way, they would have reached society in less time. There was also an abandoned hotel two days away, if they went that way. But since even the pilot was disoriented, and they thought they were about to land in Chile, they thought they were closer to Chile, not the other way around.
This is why, when they were asked where they were the plane was by the rescuers, they did not believe them, because they said there was no way they crossed the entire Andes Mountains in 10 days without climbing gear or experience. But they did, because they were on the argentinian side and crossed it to the Chilean side.
Gastón died inmmediately. The boy who tried to go to the plane after the crash was Carlos Valeta.
They were closer to Argentina, but it doesn’t mean they would have been rescued earlier. To get to civilization, they would have needed to cross a river that is almost impossible to cross and especially in their health conditions.
Enzo contó que en realidad se grabó al contrario, las escenas del aeropuerto y lo anterior fue grabado después, cuando recuperaron peso.
Añadir que la casa donde está Numa al principio con el perro es en realidad la verdadera casa donde vivía Numa Turcatti.
The tsunami was in 2004. And the actors started filming just after the plane crash; they gained back weight after the ordeal and went back to film the beginning of the movie.
The film is a cinematic masterpiece, not only because of the aesthetics, art, photography, make-up or script, but because they managed to tell the story as real and truthful as possible, to the point that the survivors actively participated in it and say that when they see it they relive in their minds everything that happened. It is wonderful the way in which Bayona manages to show the harshness of what happened with an artistic touch and a strong emotional charge and for the first time not only highlighting the figure of the survivors as heroes but also those who died and did not make it out of the mountain, which is why Numa's voice as narrator is so important. Each of the actors met the real person they were playing and most of them managed to create a bond with them, moving from interpretation to reality and giving the importance it deserves to what each survivor felt, because as they have already said, each one remembers the mountain in a unique way.
Couldn't have phrased it better. I am glad people can agree this is a masterpiece. I can't even call it a movie in my head, it is literally history and art. It has moved me to such a deep degree I have been thinking about it for days and days...
5:40 Carlos Valeta was thrown off the back of the airplane and originally survived. The rest of the survivors saw him and called his name. They tried to reach for him but there was too much snow and they never saw Carlos again
I've watched a few reactions to this film but I enjoyed yours the most. I think because you let your emotions flow (I find too many reactors are unprepared to cry on camera, either because they feel too embarrassed/awkward or because they just aren't impacted by the content as much as they could be). I really appreciated it and your empathy is lovely. I was crying along with you!
This film is heart-breaking, but seeing the brotherhood amongst these men and how respectful they were to each other and the deceased despite such horrific conditions was touching. It is something, to know that the deceased didn't die in vain, that they were able to help bring their friends home alive to tell their story, so that we could see it told like this, so beautifully. To ensure they are not forgotten, and to bring their families closure. This film truly deserves all the praise it's receiving. I watched it a couple of weeks ago and keep thinking about it, like you I did not expect it to be so brilliant or poignant despite the subject. I have not seen Alive (the original), but I read that SotS is much more accurate, they use Uruguayan and South American actors, and the survivors feel it honours their experience much more so than the original.
Thank you for sharing your reaction with us.
What a lovely comment, thank you for writing it! I'm always very vocal and honest about my emotions and I think it's healthy and good for me to cry. I'm also not ashamed to be a man crying on camera either. I think it helps to be seen crying and owning up to how I feel - breaking down those masculine barriers and all that. So thank you for recognising this
@@niallnochill Thanks for the heart and the reply! ♥️ I couldn’t agree more.
Emotions are what make us human and the stigma of men having to hide them for fear of being seen as less ‘masculine’ is disheartening and untrue. And I think when people watch reactors, especially with poignant films like this one, they’re looking not just to be entertained, but to relive and share those emotional responses they had while watching for the first time, which is why yours resonated with me. I’ve subscribed and will check out some more of your reactions :) Thanks again! x
Alive is not the original. The first movie was in 1976 called "Survivors of the Andes" but these previous movies were not very accurate. They said what happened but without being true to the story.
Amazing reaction, thank you for sharing it.
A few facts:
Nando made quite a recovery because even when his head swelled with the impact, his head was facing the cold metal of the plain and it served as a very cold ice pack to heal the swelling and make him better.
They were peeing black because of severe dehydration.
Fito was the one who thought of making water, glasses to protect their eyes from the reflexion of the sun in the snow and also chose the bodies that would be eaten along with his cousins Daniel and Eduardo.
Carlitos was in charge of making sure there were not drafts in the plain or reduce the possibility of drafts using the suitcases and plane seats, he was very good at it. He also was the one who made the sleeping bag that Nando and Roberto used to sleep in during their walk to Chile. He was from a rich family very spoiled, he even had a nanny, after this trip his perspective of life absolutely changed.
They had so many cigarettes because in Chile cigarettes were scarce and Javier Methol, the man who lost his wife on the trip had actions in a Tabaco company so thought it was a good business to take a lot of cigarettes and sell them in Chile.
Numa did not injured like that in the real story, someone walked on his leg because the lack of space and because he was not eating his body did not have much strength to recover from the bruise. He was the last one who died and his death pushed Nando and Roberto to say Fuck it lets do this, let's save ourselves because no one else is going to.
The actual survivors loved this version more than the 1993 version, because it doesn't idolise the survivors as the heroes, instead recognises and considers those who died and their memory.
Reporters keep digging in a very nasty way how they survived, what did they eat, etc. The survivors were very secretive and ashamed about saying they ate human beings and were scared to be judged being Catholics by their families and friends also go jail. They had a press conference were they answer to reporters question ONCE instead that addressing the situation 100000 times to every reporter who asked.
The actual survivors made a Kameo in the movie, Daniel, Nando, Roberto and Coche Inciarte were is different scenes.
The reason why Zerbino would not leave without the suitcase it's because he hoped that tokens from the death people, like personal belongings such as jewelry, rosaries, ID's, letters written before dying were taking back to give to their families. That actually happened the real survivor refused to leave without the suitcase.
In the movie isn't shown but the rescue was in 2 stages. They have to rescue one lot that day and the next lot the day after, so some had to stay another night waiting for the other helicopters to arrive. Those left behind the first day were left with food and a team of rescuers. A survivor said the rescuers were scared of them after seeing all the human remaining all over the place.
Trudgin’ through snow-For most of them, that trip was the first time they saw snow.
I finally found someone as emotional as me because I literally get emotional as mic as you do 😭 this film is so hard to watch!
I feel they're so lucky their survival instincts saved them because I would panick and just do nothing to survive...
Oooooh, we both feel all the emotions!! it's good to cry!! and yeah, me too, I'd be great if someone was there pushing me a long but if I was alone, I wouldn't know what to do!!😖
30:57 God that just hurts to hear, out of the 45 people on the plane only 16 made it out. Just imagine all the families waiting for them to come back home to their children, their parents, their friends. The real pictures are just horrifically beautiful, the way their all slowly dying and yet they still find a way to find happiness in the little things. 72 days, all alone in the mountains, without food in the burning sun. They only thing keeping you going being the will to survive and see your family once more
We grew up with this story and we have heard it so many times, in my case I even met some of the survivors at talks and conferences that came to my country. Truly inspiring.
I am so glad you reacted to it! I hope this movie gets the Oscars!!
Love from Argentina!
You’re right, it’s truly awe inspiring! I’ve heard of the story but only the basics, getting to actually see and experience what they went through was just harrowing! Thanks for watching - much love to ya 🩷
poeple have said it but I guess one more time doesn't hurt: this was a beautiful reaction, you're a beauitiful person. I've watched this movie four times and I cry every time. One fact that makes me sob is that Gustavo, as the movie shows, he became the one to be there holding hands of the deceased while they were dying. They kept calling him to be there with them. He brought them peace. Just about 9 years ago when Javier was in his last days, he called Gustavo, who was on vacation, and asked Gustavo to be there for him during his last moments; Gustavo asked him to wait for him while he came back to Uruguay, and Javier said Yes. Gustavo came to Javier and held his hand as Javier passed. The love they had and still have for each other is immense.
I wanted to reach through the screen and give you a hug. It's because of your emotion that this has become one of my favorite reactions to this movie. I'm glad I clicked on your channel.
Some interesting facts about the real story that didn't make it to the film. 1) Roberto and Nando didn't have 10 days worth of food in the expedition, they had 3 days worth of food. 2) The rescue lasted two days. The first day only six people were rescued and four rescuers stayed behind to care for the remaining eight. 3) I read somewhere that Gustavo showed the rescuers the bodies and was naming each body and who it belonged to, to which the rescuers said that "it's ok and now that is not important" and he replied "that it was very very important" (that destroyed me more) 4) One other person got sucked out of the plane and seemed to survived the crash, when the group found him in the mountain started screaming at him, but then disappeared in the snow and never found him again. 5) When people found out about the anthropophagy/cannibalism there was a lot of backlash and hate, but then most people understood (parents of the deceased friends didn't and the movie has helped them heal), etc., etc., etc.,
I'm paraphrasing a lot and english is not my first language, but I believe that the movie also makes you want to know more and you will find yourself obsessed about the real facts for weeks.
LOOOOOOVED YOUR REACTION. I wished more people reacted to it, because it's also such a refreshing emotional story about hope and will to live. Makes you wonder how much fight is in ourselves. Also, teamwork. How wonderful to see young people working together for survival and not fight, divide and conquer. Just existing, living and collaborating. Wonderful film. Wonderful reaction. Thanks!!
Hermoso tu comentario no sabia lo de Gustavo y los cuerpos que fuerte 😢😢
4) si encontraron su cuerpo en una de las expediciones
5- parents and family of the deceased were the first to support them and understood from the get go that their only solution they had to survive was to eat human flesh. They supported the making of this film and the use of the victims real names, something didn’t happen with Alive. They all have an extraordinary relationship with the survivors, and the survivors took care of them, specially the four kids that lost both their parents during the crash (team doctor and his wife).
4) They found Carlos Valeta...Fito and crew, one day, went ahead and brought his body back to the fuselage as he was their friend and at that point an important food resource.
5) That is pure bullsh!t. There was never a backlash. People understood, even the families of the deceased.
Im from Peru (in South America), ths story was nothing new for us latinos, so we weren't exactly expecting much from this movie. But man we were blown away, this accident is like general culture for us, everyone knows how it goes, but this movie wrecked EVERYONE. The decision to narrate though Numa... was amazing, wasn't expecting it. The survivors said that Numa was one of the most helpful guys up in the mountains, he was so proactive, losing him was the wake up call to go search for help. I really recommend watching bts footage and interviews, the survivors and the actors have formed beautiful relationships. Great reaction guys, I really appreciate this one
Some facts: Nando was "brain dead" for 3 days, that's why he was left outside with the deceased, but the cold helped his brain and that's why he survived. Roberto was a first year med student, he actually didn't know much at all, he just asumed the roll of a doctor bc he was their best shot. Numa brought so much hope to the survivors, they said in interviews that he was always optimistic and proactive, he was always finding new ways of helping others. His death shocked everyone drastically and that's why Roberto wanted to find help as soon as possible, no more deaths after Numa. They were rescued 10 days (Roberto and Nando literally hiked for 10 days) after Numa's death...they said that if numa hadn't passed, they wouldn't have found the incentive to go search for help... Numa saved them.
All actors in this movie are total rookies and it's their first time on the big screen, so you can imagine how hard they worked. They literally shot the movie in the mountains (not in the Andes tho, they tried but it was too cold, they shoot in Sierra Nevada Spain), the director wanted to make it as real as possible, so they really kind of froze in some scenes. They recorded cronologically, and the actors lost around 20kg, real tough. Some of the survivors were involved in the movie making, helping making it even more accurate. Roberto Canessa, Nando Parrado and Carlitos Paez (he acted as his own father calling his own name) even made cameos. EVERYTHING in this movie is based on real events not like Alive, the added some accidents to make it more dramatic, the survivors didn't even like Alive, but they loved Society of the Snow bc of it's autthenticity)
I understand so bad. Especially since the andes unites us all together in the end (I am from Colombia). I feel so much connection to this story.
@@Ivanna-rr6vh exactamente!
Beautiful reaction 💖🥹 Thanks for sharing! Love from Uruguay 🇺🇾
Much love back at ya ❤
The sense of real "hunger" is something many of us will never comprehend, none of us I'd say. We'll never feel the pain of our stomachs consuming itself due to lack of food, our bodies aching, the weakness. The real hunger.
Roberto Canessa se volvió Médico cardiologo especialista en cardiopatía infantil y trasplante, a salvado la vida de miles de niños en el mundo, ganó tres veces el premio Nacional de Medicina del Uruguay, por su parte Fernando Parrado se volvió piloto de fórmula1 motociclista y piloto de avión, trabajo para la National Geographich y fue reconocido como el mejor conferencista del mundo. Saludos desde Montevideo Uruguay.
Thank you for letting me know this!! Wow, I’m so happy that they managed to do amazing things with their lives, makes it all worth it 🩷 greetings from Scotland 🏴
visceral is the word i keep using to describe this movie too. the actors did a phenomenal job at invoking such raw emotion that you can literally feel reverberating in your body as you watch. i have genuinely never cried so much watching a film in my life. their innovativeness, their determination, their faith, their will, despite being in one of the most horrific situations anyone could possibly be in, is beyond inspirational.
fun fact: the real survivors meet up on december 22nd (anniversary of the day they were saved) every year and they even gathered to watch this movie together! it's said that they cried and hugged each other a lot afterwards :')
(also, i'm so glad i'm not the only one who thought numa's actor looked like a handsome adam driver lol)
Núma (Enzo Vogrincic) is A LOT hotter than Adam Driver
some things about them
- Nando lost his mom and his sister but he stayed strong because he wanted to see his dad... when he got home his dad already had another woman and had given his stuff to his cousin. he said he felt very alone when he got home cause his dad found another family and he lost all of his...
- one of the guys that were on the back side of the plane survived! he went looking for the other ones cause probably everyone around him died instantly, and the survivors said they saw someone walking veery far from where they were, but apparently he didn't saw them and disappeared after it... he probably died alone thinking he was the only survivor, (they didn't told his story in the movie because they don't know exactly how he died)
- coco used to write letters to his girlfriend telling everything that was going on, and he also used to say that going home and marrying her was what was keeping him going
- Rafael Vasco (the one who died calling for his dad) was the only one who had his body (or what was left of it) taken home, all the others stayed there in the mountains. Vasco was only taken home cause his dad didn't want his body to be like that, he wanted him to have a funeral, so he asked someone to help him take his body back home and he even got arrested for stealing a body (fortunately he got out and his son had a funeral!)
So sad that Nando's dad gave away his stuff and found someone else so fast after he worked so hard to get back to his dad. I hope his dad felt terrible about that and apologized. Now I have to read Nando's book.
The second point, about the guy from the planes tail that survived, they actually recorded that scene, but was then cut off from the final movie due to time. You can search for the deleted scene here on youtube
And the father of Vasco wanted to bring him back home because survivors told him that he was saying all the time: my name is Rafael Echavaren and I will be back home 🥺🥺🥺
@@VickiSmith-eg9ooI don't think Nando's father did that. I've been following this story since forever and even read Nando's book and watch numerous interviews and he never said anything like that. I doubt it.
@@natidel81 I think so, because Nando said something like that but A YEAR after the plain crash, not in the same time as the accident. Perhaps it's a mistake of dates
Very genuine reactions 😊, loved the video. I grew up with this MEGA story and when I got to meet Dr. Canessa and Gustavo Zerbino I felt like meeting real life super heroes! They are some of the nicest, most wholesome and useful humans I've ever met. The film is phenomenal and a tremendous homage to the survivors and those who never left the Mountain.
Wow, that's amazing that you got to meet them!! They are true life heroes!
Soy uruguaya y estaba Gustavo Zerbino, pero no pude saludarlo me puse a llorar. Me acordé de su valija con los objetos de sus amigos. Lo hubiese abrazado, es muy amable pero no pude. Por Dios es la mejor película que he visto y se muy bien sus historias vida y sigo llorando.
La canción de rock que se escucha en el aeropuerto cuando van a partir de llama "Rompan Todo" (Break it all) de los SHAKERS, un grupo uruguayo de la época!
Hello, how are you? As a Uruguayan, I'd like to contribute a bit to the history and the movie.
-The actors are Argentine and Uruguayan, and we share practically the same Spanish accent. However, they trained to speak as the survivors did at that age to add even more realism.
-Everything was recreated as it was in the 70s in Uruguay, including taxis, the airport, bars, churches, everything.
-Part of the survivors appears in the movie. Fernando Parrado opens the door at the airport for the actor playing him, and the actresses playing his mom and sister. Carlos Paez plays his own father, reading the names of the survivors near the end. Roberto Canessa is the doctor accompanying the actor representing him when they arrive at the hospital.
-Roberto Canesa became one of the best pediatric cardiologists in the country, a job he continues to this day with a foundation that helps children with congenital heart problems. One of the children he saved is the son of a friend of mine
-In Uruguay, we don't have mountains or snow, and they didn't have the necessary clothing for the cold since the city they were going to in Chile didn't require it.
In conclusion, a very good review of the movie, greetings from Uruguay!
I highly recommend watching some interviews with the survivors, you see how respectful the movie is to them over all.
A fact that always stuck with me that was not pointed out in the movie: the crash happened on a friday the 13th
That’s because in the Spanish speaking world the day of bad luck is normally Tuesday 13th. Martes trece, no te cases ni te embarques .
@@robertoperezcastro6130 i know that, I am from chile, but the survivors themselves have mentioned that one of them, I believe a woman, mentioned to their spouse on the day of the flight that it was friday 13th and they were a little concerned. Bc in spanish both can be considered unlucky days, since friday 13th became popular through the US
I feel like it's easy to make judgements on their decisions when we are sitting in our warm houses with full bellies. We have no idea how intense the will to survive can be!
You give voice to the millions of people who felt the same around the world while watching the movie.
some of the real survivors appear in the movie!
Nando parrado is the man that opens the door to the actors playing him and his family
Canessa is one of the doctors in the end and he is behind Matias Recalt, the actor that played him
and the real Carlitos Paez plays his own dad reading the list of survivors.
That movie deserved the Oscar
That book the movie is based on(same name as the movie) is definetely worth a reading, it was written by an uruguayan journalist schoolmate of some of the survivors, in the book he took the time to write about all the people on that plane, not just the survivors, and his closeness with them from childhood, it has direct testimony of the survivors. Also this movie treats the accident with respect, unlike the Alive movie from 1993, wich hollywood people took a dry book about the accident(a bunch of facts, no emotion in it), and they kind of made that, but it wasnt exiting enough, they had to add hollywood drama like fighting and people falling and hanging from clifts, and stuff that never happened, and to even more offence... they dared to change the names of almost all of them. BTW I cried again watching you react to it. Big Hug and thank you for sharing with us.
The survivors said that their mind was shut. That they were living in the PRESENT. That was the only way to survive day by day.
im so sorry you went through all the emotions :( but its so refreshing to see someone be so free to show them. ive seen a few reactors who have been clearly been affected but they wont show it.
Hi amigo!
Sergio Santander, the mule driver who found Nando and Canessa!
From that day on, they always visited him...until his last day!!
There is a museum in Uruguay to remember this fact and a figure from Santander accompanies them!
Love, The Andes, Rugby...Chile and Uruguay!
Greetings from Santiago de Chile!!!
Exactlyyy. This film deserved more nominations. I hope with my heart they win.
Gosh thank God for this! I have been DYING to watch reactions for this one... But there are none of them😢 thank you so much. I loved it
You’re so welcome!! I wasn’t originally going to react to this film but I’m so glad i did! 😭🩷
Really? I've seen a bunch. But I like this one the best
@@VickiSmith-eg9oo girl please tell me where all I get are long reviews once they have seen it
Look up the media knights, one of the best reactions from what I saw
@@vivis1995 yes I watched it,and like 3 others but that's it.
Their teamwork is crazy. It's basically Society of the Bro
Here I am, crying again with this movie and your reaction 😢
So excited to watch you react to this emotional movie!!! It’s so meaningful for us
I loved your reaction! I’m from Argentina. Uruguay is next to us. Its a very popular real history i hope you can watch the survivors' interviews. It’s really amazing!
Roberto is such a hero
Numa´s death made me bawl my eyes out, also the scene of the survivors being finally rescued. I have nothing to say except... RESPECT to the survivors and the ones who died.
I've never cried as much to a movie than this one, just every second of hopelessness you feel with them, and then when they spot the guy on the horse you feel that immense surprise, happiness and relief with them, truly incredible
I just can't accept they didn't win ANY Oscars, even when the SURVIVORS WERE THERE AT THE PREMONITION
How could they do that?
I cried watching the ending when you cried as well silently it was so sad tears just coming down my eyes when Nura was the one narrating such a beautiful scene but he is the one that also passed I CAN'T DO THIS
I've watched and read about this story for years now. Every time I re-read or watch another documentary on it, I feel like I can do anything. If they can survive 72 days, and the hikers too with their 10 day/33 mile hike, then I can do my day to day activities. Some days I don't feel like exercising, but then I remember this story and think "What do I have to complain about? If they can hike for 10 days in those awful conditions, then I can hit the gym for an hour after work." I don't know if others feel this way, but I sure do. Their suffering out there has motivated me, and reminds me things could be so much harder. Reminds me to be thankful.
Not ashamed to say...this movie broke me.
I do really appreciate that you didn’t left the mentioning of the survivors out of the video 🥺
this movie was heart wrenching knowing it was true, and the fact that the plane crashed on October Friday the 13th 1972😢
Me gustó tu reacción genuina. Muchos se contienen de llorar. Pero es una Película para llorar. Para sentir. Y para disfrutar. ❤
Man.. This was the first Niall's video I watched and now I'm obsessed with his channel, help 😭
This movie absolutely wrecked me. It feels cathartic to see another person have that reaction
9:52 most likely everyone died just when they fell. Or a few minutes due to injuries. There was only one who some claim saw comming from the mountain. In the scene where they speak with the co pilot. You can hear them sream "Valeta" as they run back of the frame. They said that he was coming down and disapeared, possibly went into deep snow. They found him around day 65 after the thawing. There is a deleted scene about that.😮
this movie has rapidly grow on me and it's now one of my favorite movies ever, loved the reaction !
Loved your reaction! Wondered how you still had any tears left by the end lmao
Just an endless stream of tears 😭
"a handsome adam driver" LMAO i said the same thing but it was more mean
i completely get what you mean about not having the fight in you. one of the biggest shocks about this whole story to me, more than the cannibalism, is that no one committed suicide. the mental strength it took to not only keep working to stay alive but to even WANT to live after everything blows my mind. i wouldn't have been able to do it. i think i maybe could have lasted until they heard about them calling off the search and then i would have just ended it idk.
javier's monologue about his wife and his love for her is one of my favorite bits of the movie and i was so surprised when i read that part in the book because they did such a beautiful job of adapting what he said in the source material like they made it a little more flowery but it's basically exactly what he said in it. so many of these men have such an incredible way with words i highly recommend reading the book!
i think what really just made me latch on to this movie the way i did was because yeah, i also thought it was just going to be a movie about a survival story i'd heard in a true crime podcast but i was not expected it to have so much love and heart at the center of it and i was so unaware of how love was the true core of all of their survival and then i watched this and it has fundamentally changed me forever i think lol it's just incredible storytelling from every single person involved i'll never get over it
Thank you so much for appreciating this true story the way you did. I am Uruguayan as the survivors and it is so fulfilling to see that people around the world are learning about these remarkable heroes and the amazing society they created in the mountains.
I love seing someone thats crying as much as I was 🩷 thx for watching it in spanish too! This was beautiful!
I watched this movie 3 times, 3 times I cried and 3 times I couldn’t sleep for several days, the movie feels so familiar to me because I’m from chile so I’ve heard the story of the survivors of the Andes several times, but this movie really made me feel so self conscious, I loved it
As a Latina, I am proud to know that people from all over the world liked this movie based on real events :)
I got to your channel because of your Heartstopper and Young Royals videos a while back, and I'm delighted to see you decided to watch this now. As a Uruguayan, this story has always been part of our culture. Most of us know about it, know about the big issues with it, of course, but then I did several rabbit hole dives into the story and read up on it a ton, so I knew more or less everything but everyone's names 😂😂 still, the film impacted me quite a lot, and it's great to see it made with the love and care that it was made.
As a few other people have pointed out, a few of the survivors who were more closely involved in the production of the film participated in it in small cameo roles. To me, the most impactful one is Fernando Parrado, one of the two guys who eventually was able to reach civilization, who is seen at the airport in the beginning of the film opening the door for his mom and sister, who both sadly died in the accident. It kinda still gives me chills to think about the heavy symbolism that it has.
Enzo is the name of the main actor, and yes, Twitter was full of stuff about him being very attractive and also comparisons to Adam Driver 😂 it would be cool af if they both attended the Oscars and they got a photo together lol I watched the film on Netflix two days after it was released and he had I can't remember if 17k or 71k followers on Instagram and within less than a month he had 2M. It's fucking nuts.
Anyway, I'm really glad you enjoyed it, despite the distress the story itself obvious generates, and the fact that it's not a pleasant story, but I feel it's still enjoyable to watch. You just have to be in the mood for intense drama. My best to you, hope you recovered easily 😂 and see you in a few weeks for the new Young Royals season 🤩
I love seeing how people react to this movie and so far everyone has had the same feelings and emotions, all mixed up. This speaks highly of the team, cast, crew and director's work. The music is also fantastic. They definetely deserved more Oscar nominations but at least they just won 12 Goya Awards, which is an incredible recognition from the spanish film association ❤
For those interested in the story I recommend reading the books and listening to the conferences the survivors give ( TH-cam) bc the perspective they each give is unique and intrinsic to understand the story fully. There are even letters from some who didn't get the chance to come back like Coco Nicolich so you get to learn his perspective too and details of what had happened like one dying for sheltering his best friend's sister from cold with his body ( Panchito Abal, Nando Parrado's best friend)
i was crying with you even when i saw the movie before, it’s just soooo emotional, bayona sure knows how to make great movies
You're the number one reaction to me...I was crying with you the whole video..... Your reaction was so honest and beautiful ❤
This might sounds wrong but I've been enjoying watching people cry on reactions for this movie! So happy is getting the attention it deserves and that you liked it. Great reaction :)
You're not crying alone my dude, we cry together
You have made a lovely and respectful reaction of this real life tragedy. I absolutely adore your channel!!
Yeah, I heard someone say about this kind of tragedies, that the worst part about a tragedy is surviving it, the ones who died instantly, they just go, was almost painless, the ones who lived and died later for starvation, hipotermia and also the anxiety that someone is come to rescue you but day by day you lost hope, that is why some people get survivors guilt, if you survive like actually you get rescue you most feel lucky and like you don't deserve it.
They have changed the story. In reality, they were there for 72 days. The rescue was done in two batches. In the first one, a group of rescuers went down and camped far from the survivors because of the smell. On that occasion, they took 8. The next day they rescued the remaining ones. Of the 16 survivors, 14 are still alive, 2 of whom recently passed away due to natural causes.
I literally started crying the moment I found out Numa wasn't planning to go
Thank you. Thank you for acknowledging Latin American talent. There is an us American movie made about this but the survivors did not relate to that movie. This one instead hit home for them and it is a magnificent rendition to what happened to them at that time. Thank you
❤😢💙🦋to all that stayed in the mountain n for those that came back❤🦋thank you for playing in Spanish!!
In reality that first night, they couldn't see absolutely anything. Everything was dark, and on the plane it was hell between moans, screams and insults.
This is currently my favourite movie, thank you so much for reacting to it
OMG i can’t believe you reacted to this movie, this is a very important event for us latin american people, specially uruguayan people. glad you reacted to it 💗💗
This movie deserves an Oscars! This is a cinematic masterpiece, not only because of the aesthetics, art, photography, make-up or script, but because the story is real and truthful as possible....
And may I ask: why no focus on one of THE REAL HERO of the story - SERGIO CATALAN ? The man that found them was Sergio Catalan, a Chilean muleteer. (And this is Sergio Catalan's story). He was moving his animals through the mountain and happened to come across them. He said that at first he thought they were tourists. However, the more he looked at them he realized how poor their condition was. (But) because of the stream he couldn't hear them. So he had to go and get a piece of paper and a pen so the boys could communicate with him. Once he got their message he rode on his horse 10 hours to the closest police station. He said it took him what was left of the day and the whole night to get there and you were right in your reaction. When he arrived they didn't believe him. They thought he was drunk and making it up. However, since he refused to budge and he had the letter they decided to go ahead with the rescue... After they were rescued the survivors developed a really close relationship with him. Some of them said he was like a father to them. When he got sick and needed hip replacement surgery, the boys paid for his medical bills and Roberto helped him get treatment quickly since he was now a doctor. Sergio passed away in 2020 and Gustavo Zerbino attended his funeral in representation of the survivors. He carried his coffin and gave a speech to say goodbye to him. "
There should be a PART II of the Society of the Snow, with the story focusing on SERGIO CATALAN... People may disagree with me, but for me, Sergio Catalan is NOW a member of the Society of Snow - and ONE OF THE HEROES... So, I repeat, there should be a Part II...
Everything about this film is absolutely perfect and so faithful to reality that it moved me to tears due to such a faithful adaptation of the real events of what happened. The depth of the characters, the visuals, the chronology, the narration is beautiful! It definitely tears your soul.
PS: That the director has opted to make the narrative from the perspective of one of the protagonists (Numa) who also dies, transmits a saturation of tremendous emotions. Numar represents the nature of the human being for the gift of doing good, helping others, it is inevitable to feel empathy with him and pain when he dies. I think we all cry when they read that little piece of paper that he leaves with a biblical passage... Simply Beautiful!
Me hiciste llorar aún cuando ya conocía la historia. Eres muy dulce. Abrazo desde Uruguay
Me gustó mucho esta reacción por la forma en la que te dejas llevar por las emociones. Mucha dulzura y aunque digas que no tienes palabras para describir la película y todo lo que sufren los chicos, en todo momento te expresas con respeto, empatía y admiración. Le di like y me suscribí (rara vez lo hago). Qué chico tan adorable y bello. Seguiré viendo mas reacciones en tu canal.
This is why i LOVE reactors because watching your genuine reaction and point of tears is so endearing 🙏🏻😭😭❤️❤️❤️
i think everybody could not resist crying when numa dies 😭
WISH MORE REACTORS WATCHED THIS ONE. ITS SO SO SO GOOD AND SO INSANE TO ACTUALLY THINK ABOUT. as hard as it is to watch, I feel like everyone should, it humbles you, it makes you feel like you're actually there, it makes you genuinely grateful for the life you have. These were kids. From 18-27 i think (i'd like to also mention the brave pilots and those who weren't on the team but still went). It's heartbreaking... REST IN PEACE TO THE ONES WHO DIDN'T MAKE IT HOME AND DIDN'T GET TO SEE THEIR FAMILIES AGAIN. 😪😔
Your videos always have such an easygoing and fun tone, and I admire that you tried to keep that up with this reaction because it makes it more bearable to watch. Thank you for that! I had to pause and sob more than once when I saw it. The movie is so heartbreaking because this actually happened.
Omg, I love your reactions. I watched this movie last weekend and it destroyed me lol. I haven’t cried so much in a film in a really long time. Also, Numa 💔😭😭. And yes, he’s a very beautiful Uruguayan Adam Driver.
You are the loveliest! Amazing review, that was me throughout the whole thing, too. It deserves all the praise!
i loved your genuine reaction, even tho i knew about this history a long time ago i cried A LOT in the entire movie and i’m still crying when i watch reactions or interviews of the survivors, it’s amazing everything they did, they’re superhuman! may rest in peace all the souls that sleep in the mountain.
I am Uruguayan and this story is very well known in our country. I am very happy that a new adaptation has been made, after Alive! (1993) and that it has become so famous.
It is a tremendous story and those who did not manage to survive deserved to be heard.
People die when we forget them.
Recuerdo la primera vez que vi la película la vi sola y no pude verla de corrido hice muchas pausas para poder procesar lo que veia y escribia lo que las escenas y momentos de la pelicula me iban dejando. Creo que ninguna pelicula me hizo viajar tanto de forma emocional, es una gran película y contada con mucho respeto.
Crying together with you. What a film, what story!!!!
I honestly cried more now watching you cry than when I watched the movie for the first time hahahah amazing movie!!
This is a JA Bayona film. Bayona also made the film, The Impossible, about the 2006 tsunami that killed a quarter of a million people. It was also Oscar-nominated, and starred a very young Tom Holland in the leading role, along with Ethan Hawk and Naomi Watts. They portrayed a real family, as in this film. It's another incredible film.