Film Review – Society of the Snow

The saga of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 has been the subject of many media explorations, including films such as 1976’s “Survive” and 1993’s “Alive.” It’s a story of unbelievable endurance, touching on the basics of human spirit, faith, and brotherhood, and there’s a more unsavory side to the tale, which is usually the primary focus of most analysis concerning this disaster. Co-writer/director J.A. Bayona doesn’t shy away from offerings of cannibalism that come into view midway through the experience, but he’s after a more specific understanding of sacrifice with “Society of the Snow,” which is based on a book by Pablo Vierci. Bayona (making his first picture since 2018’s “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”) finds the intimacy of the event, aiming to strip away all sensationalism to best understand the true struggles and sorrows of the survivors, trying to retain as much humanity as possible for a tale that’s primarily known for its most gruesome turns. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com