 | I passed on this movie when it first came out, only to watch it with immense enjoyment on dvd. The story centers on two men fighting for survival in the wild. The *real* story however is about reason, and action in the pursuit of values. I found it to be a celebration of that which is good and heroic in this world. It is written by David Mamet, who is known for clean, powerful dialogue and descriptions. One block of dialogue that stays with me till this day follows:
Charles Morse : You know, I once read an interesting book which said that, uh, most people lost in the wilds, they, they die of shame.
Stephen : What?
Charles Morse : Yeah, see, they die of shame. "What did I do wrong? How could I have gotten myself into this?" And so they sit there and they... die. Because they didn't do the one thing that would save their lives.
Robert Green : And what is that, Charles?
Charles Morse : Thinking."Most people lost in the wild die of shame. They didn't do the one thing that could save their lives- thinking." |
