I knew what I was getting myself into. I knew which characters were going to die before they even appeared on the screen. I knew I was going to be disturbed, but I had no idea the sucker punch to the gut that I was going to be dealt by this movie that was based on Jon Krakauer’s bestselling book, Into Thin Air. I was emotionally exhausted after reading the book, and that’s perhaps the best way to describe how I felt after watching Everest.
I think we have become numb to seeing death in movies and television.