adonis98-743-186503
Based on the real-life event, when a gold and copper mine collapses, it traps 33 miners underground for 69 days. The 33 is an excellent tale about 33 miners who just wanted to survive but also about the people who wanted to get them out. The perfomances from the entire cast are quite strong especially from Antonio Banderas, sure it has it's flaws as a whole but it's one of Banderas best films in recent memory and one that will definitely keep viewers hooked. (9/10)
sauerkraut-96467
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.
jvalenti-20592
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.
zmaisto-19277
The film "the 33" is a very inspirational film that causes viewers to feel inspired when the film is over. The main plot is 33 miners getting stuck in a mine for almost 2 months, with very little hope to survive. Nobody had ever pulled off a miracle like this before, and many believe, with such an unstable mine, this was an impossible mission as well. Even families knew, they can try to hope, but they even admitted to this "never being okay" because they got the feeling they would never see their family or friends again. They went weeks without knowing whether they were even alive or not. I really liked the theme and suspense of the film, as well as the outcome and main plot. This is a very touching and inspiring film. The filmmaking process seemed precise and careful. The mine looked real, and so did the top of the mine with medical areas and temporary camps for families. It all seemed real and accurate. It could've been better with real footage, but was otherwise still good budget and film quality. The director has 12 awards, including 3 from "the 33". This is her only non-fiction historical film, but still has a lot of credentials as a director. She did a very good job on directing this movie and i did not spot any mistakes in the film besides having light come through a drilled hole that saved the miners, a light would not be seen from that far down, which may have been a symbol for hope and life.The reasons for making this film is the theme of the story, which is never give up and miracles do happen. The whole movie is made up to seem this is impossible with less than 1% chance they will survive. They use musical suspense to create doubt, as long as negative dialogue from the mining company and families, when they give up hope a lot. Only the government, especially Lawrence, is optimistic they will get the miners out. He did not want to ever give up on the miners or their families. He understands the significance of the situation. This movie is meant to downgrade the mining company and show strength to the Chilean government for always showing signs of hope, when everybody else had none. The film is made for the families and anybody who needs inspiration. It can be seen by noticing all the conflicting music and sounds they use, making us think it is impossible for all 33 to survive, and using effects to back it up, to create doubt and drama. They do this so when they all survive, that we realize what their intentions are, to inspire us that if this 1% chance of saving all these people who have been buried for months, can then anything is possible.The only sign of inaccurate historical events is that the drills that "broke" were working but kept as a backup. Other than that, the film was historically accurate. The director did well with keeping with the important theme and topic, and never got side tracked. The only noticeable biases is that the director seems to feel that the accident was the mining company's fault, showing a scene where the owner would not shut it down when a problem when it was brought to his attention that the mountain was shifting too much and was set up to fall any day. The director placed the blame on the mining company and made the Chilean government seem to have done it all. There is another scene where the mining company wanted to suspend the search for the miners, claiming saving them would be impossible. The biases did not get in the way of telling the story, as the outcome was the same in the movie as it really happened, the miners were saved and the Chilean government was to praise for that.This film is a very intriguing film and keeps interest. The acting is well and characters are believable. The dialogue and accent are right on, but they would not speak English in real life like they did in the movie, however, i liked that so i did not have to read every subtitle. The film may have been better if they had real footage and if all the events that happened were 100% accurate, but they did a very good job and kept me interested the whole time.
