A man stranded in the Arctic is finally about to receive his long awaited rescue. However, after a tragic accident, his opportunity is lost and he must then decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his camp or embark on a deadly trek through the unknown for potential salvation.
Martha De Laurentiis Joe Penna Christopher Lemole Tim Zajaros Ryan Morrison Manu Gargi Einar Thorsteinsson Noah C. Haeussner Michael Raimondi
Arctique, 極北, 極線生機, 北极
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It doesn’t take long for Joe Penna’s “Arctic” to establish itself as one of the best movies ever made about a man stranded in the wilderness. In fact, there’s a small but crystalline moment in the first act (some 15 or 20 minutes in, maybe) when this hellishly cold portrait of human endurance claws ahead of the pack and never looks back.
The context is easy to describe — the conflict frozen across Mads Mikkelsen’s face is not. The Danish star, throwing himself into an Iceland shoot that could probably make for a compelling survival story unto itself, plays a downed pilot named Overgård. The nearly wordless film starts at some point after his plane has crashed into a deep…
Luckily there's almost no dialogue in this so you don't have to hear people constantly mispronouncing it as "artic."
the snow: *not melting away in Mads' presence*
that woman's wounds: *not immediately healing when she saw Mads*
me: is this...is this sci-fi?!
the fish: *allowing Mads to catch them*
that polar bear: *trying to get to Mads to snuggle, I presume*
me: gosh, animals are so smart and relatable <3
Not sure if this was scripted or if they just left Mads Mikkelsen alone in the arctic and told him to act naturally.
Brutal. Arctic’s greatest strength is its realism: the survivors aren’t superpowered beings who can overcome anything or sleep in the corpse of a bison, but rather normal people, and it sucks us into the ice-cold world the film presents us with. There’s no tragic backstory, no lengthy exposition, just two people desperately trying to survive. Leading actor Mads Mikkelsen has never been this good before; it’s easily the best performance of his career, all in his eyes and the way he drags his unconscious costar along in a sled. It’s also shot beautifully, letting the beauty of the harsh Arctic come across as alien and barren. What we have here is a solid survival film with some great acting, and it’s a highlight of the calendar year so far.
Just watching Mads Mikkelsen's struggles here made me feel cold. And that's not how I usually feel about Mads Mikkelsen.
From its simple but heart-wrenching opening scene, 'Arctic' is a beautifully shot and emotionally gripping slow burn that manages to say so much about human survival, despite hardly featuring any spoken words.
Read my full article... www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-arctic-the-ice-isnt-the-only-thing-thats-chilling
very decent survival banger, but I couldn't help myself asking:
how did Mikkelsen keep his haircut so accurate, over all those months of solitude? raises the question: was the polar bear his secret hairdresser? (the only logical explanation) did they even had a hidden relationship not explored in the movie (they did exchange interesting gazes at one point). you would wonder if the world isn't ready for an interspecies relationship on-screen yet, but then there is this horrible Octopus movie saying differently.
however the romantic upcoming might have been interrupted by the arrival of the helicopter woman, who in fact had the most impressive role I've ever seen on screen: playing a near dead person that gets carried around for 90 minutes. in a hilariously perfect world she would have received the supporting actress oscar for this.
