Everest beautifully depicts tragic event

Photo courtesy of IMDb.comI 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. For one, it’s usually the antagonists that get blown up, shot, torn to pieces, dropped in acid or die in some other inventive way. They get killed the quick…