Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Free Solo- The movie was a documentary about Alex, a man that free solo's. Which is climbing without ropes. A very dangerous sport. It talks about how much he loves climbing and how much he loves the feel of what he does. This documentary has observed that people like to know what's happening in one's life when they do something as risky as this. They like to know what motivates them so much to go and do what they love everyday and push their limits. Which is exactly what Alex does. Alex is the type of person that doesn't really react to a lot of emotions. He doesn't exactly have a good emotional relationship with anyone. So I understand that he doesn't understand that he may or may not be giving those around him a lot of stress and anxiety about what he does on the daily. I feel as though he should start to work on that but at the same time shouldn't. It's good to know that someone around you cares so deeply for you and wants the best for you, but when he's grown up like that all his life and has always just stuck to what he loves without thinking about how others would feel about it, it's hard to just change that instantly. I feel he should change that so he has more of a care about what would happen to him if he slips or falls and ends it all right there. Especially with the huge risks of free soloing. Things such as, death, making the wrong move, breaking bones, etc. It's a dangerous thing but it's hard to stop someone with such a great passion for it. I think that's a good point into why he doesn't have such an open mind on how people around him are feeling about what he does. He had stated in the beginning of the documentary that, "I would choose climbing over a girl any day." I don't know if this also goes for his mother or sister, but it's a good chance it does. I think knowing how people feel about something you love to do is a good things. Not always, but overall good. Throughout the movie, his peers have showed nothing but support and love for him, I'm pretty sure he realizes that, but at the same time, they also express the fear they have of him falling and bringing it all to an end. I think he understands what stress he's putting on them but also doesn't really care. He has a passion and love for something dear. Something that has been there for him since he was a little kid, when he didn't have anything else. He free soloed. And that shows a lot about how a lot about what happens around him doesn't really matter because of the huge amount of time he's spent climbing.

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