The 33 (2015)

The Worst Film Ever

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

As Good As It Gets

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

This is actually a VERY good movie. I am not sure how accurate it is, but it does tell the story very well. There are no surprises, since most people remember when this happened. It just tells a story of survival. It is well acted, well directed, and the story (I think) is pretty accurate, at least from what I remember from when it happened. If you have not seen this movie, I would highly recommend it.

We all remember 7 years ago when The Miners in the San Jose mine were trapped? Do you remember how they got out of there? This movie The 33 has a great way of showing of what happened in all 69 days the 33 miners were trapped in the mine. The movie budget for the 33 was $26 billion. It was lower than most Hollywood movies but it managed to do a good job telling a story. The editing and acting is good. This story was meant for the people who like history and meant to teal the story of the 33 miners who got trapped. The director also wrote other movies like Under the Same moon which is about a young Mexican boy traveling to the U.S after his grandmother died. This movie did have some goofs and errors. They also did not show what really happened at the end. Before they got rescued they sent Navy Seals in order to check on the men's health and conditions and securing the miners in the capsule. They also did not show the miners wearing safety goggles which was for protection against UV. The miners had to wear them while they were in the mine. The Navy Seals where one of the most important things at the end. In conclusion, the characters were believable. Mario Sepullveda was the character who kept the group together and gave the group hope. Lou Diamond Phillips was the character who was concerned about the mines safety and was shot down by the manager. The family's reaction were also believable because they were concerned about the miners. I like the movie but in my opinion i think they should of showed the navy seals at the end.

The 33 ReviewIn 2010, 33 miners were trapped nearly a half mile underground in the San Jose Mine that has been operational since 1889. The 33 men were without contact from the outside world for about two weeks with limited food and water. The 33 is a great movie for a dramatization of the historical events that happened in Chile. The special effect were were very realistic.The director of the movie was Patricia Riggen who is known for her movie Under the Same Moon and Lemonade Mouth. She was definitely qualified to make this movie because she has experience working for one of the biggest movie companies Disney. Patricia Riggen had a budget of 26 million dollars to make this movie and it was spent properly. It was filmed in two mines in Colombia and some scenes were shot in Chile. This is good because it uses the actual setting of the true event in the movie. This movie is pretty straight forward for the audience to understand what it is about. The point of the movie is stated in the trailers and descriptions, as well as in the movie itself. This movie was made for the United States since there were plenty of commercials and trailers released in the United States. Also it was made for Chile since this is where the real events take place. The 33 miners that were stuck underground watched the movie as well alongside the actors that portrayed themselves in the movie. I feel that this movie did a great job with the actors emotions. When the actual survivors watched it, I can only imagine how they felt thinking back on the event. Since this movie is based on history, it is important that it is historically accurate and true. One example of an inaccuracy is the drills that left the scene due to accidents and damages. The true event actually kept another drill drilling as a backup in case the United States drill plan did not work. Another inaccuracy of the movie, is how close the family members actual were to the rescue hole. In the movie, it shows them crowded around the hole some what close, but in reality the family members and journalists were about ninety meters away on a wooden platform. Another thing that was not in the film was how the miners were airlifted to a hospital as soon as they were brought up to the surface. Therefore the scene where the miner reunites with his sister would not have happened. I think this is an important topic that was omitted because it does not show how much danger the miners were still in once they reached ground level. This movie also seems to have some biases because it makes the United States look the best and get all the glory of the rescue because every other country left. Also it targets the Bolivian in the movie, so the viewers can guess it made for more of a Chilean audience. However this bias does not get in the way of telling the historical event the right way. Viewers still get a great representation of what happened in real life. Overall this film was properly made. The sets that they used looked realistic and believable considering they did shoot the film in a mine in Columbia. The special effects that they used did look as if a real mine was collapsing. Also, the characters that this film used were believable because they acted the part; meaning they looked and acted as if they were starving, going crazy, or at the brink of dying. The language that the characters used seemed appropriate for the situation they were in as well as the time period. Although this film was remarkably made, I think that there are some areas to improve on. Just to name one, I think they should have showed the airlifts to the hospital that happened in real life. Also real life footage could have been useful for the movie. This would get some personal emotion to some viewers so they can look at in a different way than just another movie. Another thing they could have added was a few scenes showing what the miners might have done once they got out of the mine a few later. In conclusion, The 33 was a great film that gives a great representation of what happened to the miners in the San Jose mine a half mile into the ground for 69 days in Chile.

Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to be trapped in mine; away from everyone you have ever loved? In this suspenseful film named "The 33", 33 miners go to mine for gold near the Atacama Desert when suddenly they find themselves all trapped where there is minimal food or water barely enough to survive for 3 days. The families of the miners become emotional and demand answers from the mining company, however the mining company is very vague and has practically given up on finding the miners. Fortunately a man named Laurence Golborne takes over the rescue efforts, joins with the government, and ultimately saves all 33 miners in 69 days. The movie was extremely entertaining and kept you on the edge of your seat, however the historical aspect seems to be a secondary aspect.The director of "The 33", Patricia Riggen, began her directing career since 1997 in which she was a secondary assistant director. Her big break began when she directed her first major film named "Under the Same Moon", and began to continue directing successful movies such as "Lemonade Mouth" and "Girl in Progress". As you can see, she is very skilled at directing dramatic, fictional films; which makes it more likely to believe that many of the scenes of "The 33" are over dramatized for entertainment purposes for her demographic audience. The movie was released in 2015, only 5 years after the actual San Jose Mine accident, and was filmed in Colombia, Chile, and the United States, so although some scenes may be more dramatized for ratings, Patricia Riggen made her film somewhat recently after the incident and brought the biography to life by shooting in the actual countries that were affected by the tragedy.Patricia Riggen's reasoning for making the film was to show how brave the 33 men were and how their families in Chile were affected by the possible and assumed probable loss of their husband, brother, or father. She also has made it very clear that she blames the mining company for the accident and does not give the president the credit for saving the men due to their presented lack of interest or interest solely to save themselves. The message of the film is very clear because the director did an outstanding job on presenting emotion and facial expressions throughout every single character, no matter a lead or in the background. The audience that this was intended for was Chilean citizens who either experienced or had a huge impact on the original incident since it not only shows how the 33 men were struggling on how they would survive, but showed the numerous amounts of citizens that were in panicking in fear because they believed that their loved ones would never make it out alive.Although there was no prior research before watching the film, I have done some additional research afterwards and there seems no to be no historical accuracies. The most important topics such as the mine trapping the 33 men and how the Chile and other countries were affected by the tragedy were all covered and displayed excellently, however there is a bit of bias. The bias blames the mining company and somewhat looks down upon President Piñera for his supposed selfishness in the matter, and although their portrayal may be accurate there should have been more scenes of the mining company and Piñera explaining their side of the situation or showing how this truly impacted them as a person rather than a corporation. However, the minor bias in the film does not take away from the overall focus of the bravery of the 33 men trapped in the cave and the path to their survival.In conclusion, this film was very exciting to watch. The characters did an outstanding job with their emotion and their dialogue; almost making you feel like this film actually took place during the real mining accident in 2010. The filming style was amazing and showed many different angles and different viewpoints between Laurence Golborne's dedication for finding and saving the men and the citizens fear and coming together to help save their loved ones. The director took an actual historical event, and made it a very pleasurable film that is all interesting, dynamic, and factual; a desired combination of a historical based film.