The Rescue (2021)

Hello! In this article, I'll be talking about the stressful yet impressive documentary about the Tham Luang Nang Non cave rescue that occurred in the summer of 2018, called The Rescue. I personally am a very big fan of the producers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, so I really enjoyed watching another one of their pieces of art.  

Here's the wonderful Elizabeth Chai and Jimmy Chin :

Here's a link to the review: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-rescue-movie-review-2021

The Tham Luang Nang Non cave rescue was a tragedy in Thailand when 13 young men of a local soccer teams got trapped in a cave after the monsoon (intense rain season) came early. The cave was flooded and the boys found themselves unable to escape the 10 km long layout of the cave. This critic explains how both Chai and Chin have such great abilities in telling stories without words, and really pull you in and make you feel as if you were living the situation as you're watching. They talk about how the story was represented in the diver's perspective and didn't fully show the urge and stress of the moment. The author also claims to not fully explain how the 13 boys lived this traumatic experience. Over all, they say that the movie is very interesting and moving, and is worth the time spent watching it.

Here are the divers who saved the 13 boys :

When the boys were located :

I think the author is a bit too critical of this movie. The rescue wasn't purposely filmed with the intent of turning it into a documentary. When the incident occurred, it just so happened that the people involved, divers, the military team, residents of the nearby town, filmed the content. Chai and Chin then used the images they could obtain three years later to create the documentary. Some scenes were recreated in a diving centre, especially the ones where we would see the divers in the cave, since the actual Tham Luang Nang Non cave was too tight to fit a camera through. So based on content they didn't even create themselves, I think Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai made a wonderful job putting together the story properly and with accuracy. Furthermore, about them not truly showing the stress and important of the situation the people in, is untrue. Yes, the documentary is long (1h47min), but Chai and Chin had to show the entire story. They explained how the people of Vietnam lived it, and how the divers flown in from all over the world lived it. Also, it has to be noted that the main divers thought the rescue mission would be impossible, so they lost hope and stopped trying and pushing for a little while. So in the diver's perspective, in which the story is told, it's expected to lack urgency, since they lacked urgency as well. Over all, I don't agree with the opinion this author holds, but I do agree however that this documentary is worth watching. Perhaps I'm biased, since I quite like Jimmy Chin, but I think it's wonderful that we even have people who take their time to show events and experiences like these to the rest of the world. I also really enjoy this documentary because it shows how the world can get together for a good cause. For your information, this documentary is still great even when you know that all the boys were successfully rescued.

Here's the question :

Which famous person got themselves messily involved in the situation?

By the way, if you're interested in watching this documentary in your free time, you can find on Disney + or on Soap2day.to.