I just loved this film. I love movies that have great messages embedded in them. Yet, you are so captivated by the characters, that you don't really know you are being taught a very valuable lesson at the same time. This film has that kind of effect on you.
It is a great message about undertaking a call, and the experiences that come along with taking responsibility for your life and what happens to your world. As with every great story, a tragedy does take place, and your emotions are exposed. However, the tragedy brings awareness to the reality that some people are not strong enough to carry the torch; but the one who is able can. I left the film feeling empowered and challenged to "BE IMPORTANT," and so will anyone who sees it.
I can't wait for it to come out in the theaters and on DVD so that I can add this masterpiece to my collection.
Beyond the Pole
2009
Action / Comedy / Drama
Beyond the Pole
2009
Action / Comedy / Drama
Plot summary
A quirky, moving and very funny tale of two friends that set out on a heroic trip to the North Pole only to discover that before they can become heroes, they must first become men.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
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Top cast
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Be somebody, "BE IMPORTANT."
A Not-so-serious look at a Serious Subject
I viewed Beyond The Pole as a comedy first and ecological message second. Starting off with an idealogical dream, out two intrepid heroes (Steve Mangham and Rhys Thomas, both displaying flair for comedy) come up with an idea of combining a dream to reach the north Pole with getting into the Guinness Book of Records. They're going as the first non-supported, carbon-free and vegetarian team.
After selling flats and leaving a pregnant wife, the duo get to the Arctic (a beautifully dramatic landscape, filmed in Greenland) and correspond with home, via an amusing and always eating Mark Benton, whom, along with Rhys' wife, talk to them via satellite from a caravan in the middle of a field. Mangham's wife, meanwhile, jollies it up in the south of France with his old school-pal.
Back in Greenland, the team's cameraman shoots an inquisitive polar bear and things start to fall apart and frictions arise between the two pals. Hot on the their trail are an organised and professional Norwegian team, competing under the same rules. When they catch up with our motley duo, they find that out that they happen to be a gay couple. Or were. A couple, that is.
It's fresh and breezy, but never THAT funny and I found some of the relationship bickering a bit trying though overall, a fair stab at something a bit different and ultimately quite enjoyable.
Another waste of time !!! Another banch of people trying to save the world
What to discuss about films like this? absolutely nothing , every impotent untalented people in those days going out getting a camera in their hands and make movies and they also make a lots of promises, we doing this to save the world , to save the politics system to save hungry people , to save the plants , to save dolphins ,monkeys etc , what a shame Don't YOU EVER PEOPLE THINKED WE KNOW ALL OF THIS? Don't YOU EVER THINKED THAT THIS ARE THINGS THAT EVERYONE KNOWS? Don't YOU UNDERSTAND THAT HUMAN RACE Doesn't WANT TO SAVE PLANETS PLANTS NATURE ETC? WE Don't WANT TO SAVE ANYTHING ! WHY? Because we just don't care and this exists in our nature in our DNA ,YES WE ARE SELFISH B ASTARDS THATS WHAT WE ARE, WE CARE ONLY ABOUT HOW WE LL FILL OUR POCKETS WITH MONEY,OUR STOMACH WITH FOOD AND TO F ... Everyone AND EVERYTHING ON THIS PLANET , SO ACCEPT IT ...And if you really care use some art to express this things because in the way you doing this you waisting your time and our time ,because i m saying again we know all this things we just need to look at it in the good looking way and to say AHH! thats a nice point of view.