My Everest

2023

Action / Documentary

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IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 65 65

Plot summary

The film follows Max Stainton-Parfitt, a physically disabled man who sets out to trek to Mount Everest base camp on horseback. As the reality and pain of the trek hits, he is forced to question his original motivations and the meaning behind the journey.

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1 hr 26 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ellishnoo 1 / 10

So disturbing a selfish rich man abuses the poor

While sure one commends someone disabled to set a task 99.9% of able bodied people would find impossible. However this arrogant person Max hires dozens of people and animals to make his desires come true. Risking everyones life, forget his own life, he doesnt care for his, but most importantly doesnt care for all the people who have to carry him.If Max was poor most of the things he does in his life he wouldnt be able to do.But he convinces himself that he does this because he has such amazing determination. Which I actually as a disabled person find utterly offensive and arrogantTo go out into the street for me is an amazing achievenent and to take several steps makes me so proud but this guy is an utter spoiled BRAT who doesnt deserve to have this platform, and attention, he is a sham. And makes a mockerly of being disabled, as its not what you do, its how your able to spend another day smiling and being kind to others.Max is not kind to others or himself or his mother he is uterly spoiled and selfish.THis program made me sick to watch and was not uplifting at all.
Reviewed by CinemaSerf 6 / 10

My Everest

You could never accuse Max Stainton-Parfitt of taking the easy option! Suffering from cerebral palsy and married to the hugely supportive and independently-minded Candy, he gets a great deal of his beneficial physical exercise by riding an horse. This is frequently a painful and strenuous endeavour, not just for him - but for all concerned. Imagine the gasps when he declares that he wants to get to the base camp of Mount Everest over 17,000 ft up in the snow covered Himalayas. What now ensues is a rather candid documentary following this trek - warts, tantrums, struggles and joys - as his illness at times lays him low, at other times galvanises his undoubted spirit. The hand held photography is at times quite potently intimate, but at other times it's uncomfortably intrusive and it has to be said that he is not a man who is always the easiest to like, nor understand. His determination to stand out from the crowd is laudable and appreciable, but it sometimes also smacks of ego and presumption and by the conclusion I was in awe of the achievement but not remotely of the man. A team effort across the board - from the film makers to the team of sherpas who kept everyone fed, watered and alive - and as a testament to human endurance and a lesson in refusing to conform, this is well worth ninety minutes of your time.
Reviewed by apple_kim_uk 10 / 10

Climb your own Everest and do the best that you can do, rather than try to fill society's expectations

'My Everest' documents the naïve excitement as well as the darkest lows of Max Stainton's journey as he conquers Everest Base Camp. However, Max is disabled with cerebral palsy and struggles with basic tasks that most people take for granted. Despite his lack of coordination, Max undergoes two years of training in preparation of the mountainous challenge.As an avid horseback rider, Max and his partner Candy along with a team of Sherpas and Rocky the horse, treks the Everest Base Camp Trail. The initial anticipation soon dissipates into fear, as Max realises he underestimated the physicality of the challenge, as well as the excruciating pain exerted on his body to get to Base Camp.The adventure film captures close-up footage of the trail whilst the contrast between the diminutiveness of humanity against the soaring Himalayan mountains is mind-blowing. However, the documentary also provides insight into the emotional battles and the physical toll on Max, who admits wanting to quit at one stage. At this point, the trek was no longer about defying expectations and breaking down societal prejudice, but one of survival as the impact of each step caused acute pain and damage to his hips.Despite his physical suffering, Max and his team manage to overcome the strenuous, long climb to reach Base Camp. Whilst settled back home in England, Max becomes a minor celebrity, making media appearances to share his story. However, behind the confident façade, Max reveals his scars from the conquest of Base Camp, which has left him traumatised and more disabled than before. The documentary also touches upon the culture of toxic masculinity which ultimately lands young men in dangerous situations, of which Max was not immune to, just to prove their worth to society, highlighting the fine line between bravery and recklessness.The final moments of the candid interview with Max and Candy discloses their regrets as to why Max undertook such a challenge in the first place. Whilst at the start of the film, Max does not want to simply exist as society expects of disabled people, he wants to live his life without being boxed-in, step outside his comfort zones, and rebel in his own way. However, towards the end of the film, the enlightened Max realises that he never needed to climb the Everest to prove people wrong or to be liked, as it is clear his family and friends clearly support and love him regardless.
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