A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

As many have said here, they were cognizant of music that didn't fit the project. They're right - it was "dreadful" at least just past the halfway point. I was transfixed by what I was seeing, and tried hard to avoid what I could hear, except of course of the fine work by Willem Dafoe.I loved seeing mountain adventures that went far beyond my imagination. So many ways to climb mountains; climb, ski, mountain biking and jumping off of them~The final 15 minutes was majestic - the music improved and I was very glad to have seen the athleticism of so many young, talented people.

"To those who are enthralled by mountains their wonder is beyond all dispute... to those who are not, their allure is a kind of madness!"It takes us through that inexplicable journey to a higher plane with some explanations on how you get into that mad spell in first place.That "the mountains we climb are not only made of rock and ice, but also dreams and desire.They are mountains of the mind!" It also weighs up that sublime takeaway of an expedition by beautifully summarizing how one comes back to the world from heights with experiences that cannot be expressed or be priced.A moving visual marvel that leaves the ones who seeks the pinnacles within and the summits laid out out by the nature, spellbound!

Just a copy of the scenes for Into the Mind (2013), Planet Earth II (2016) and some RedBull content with different music. Even the exact same camera angles.

I read that review from the guy that loves mountains but hated this movie. That was the joke of the day to read that. Mountain is not only a beautiful documentary about mountains from all over the world, it's also a view on all kind of daredevils trying to master the mountain by climbing it, skiing it, jumping of it, or just riding downhill. Those stunts were pretty amazing and beautiful to watch. That was to me the best part of this documentary. But also the different techniques and shots to capture the mountains. From a high view perspective to close-up shots, from time lapsing to slow motion, all was very professionally done. Picking the best images from thousands of hours of filming. The only minor point to me was the background music from The Australian Chamber Orchestra, especially in the first half of the documentary. I thought that just didn't fit well, it was even killing the atmosphere for me. The narrating voice of Willem Dafoe was good, just a sober and calm narrating voice, perfect for this movie. I would watch it again, on a big screen if possible.