The Summit of the Gods - Step Toward Death
Thoughts On: Summit of the Gods (Le Sommet des Dieux, 2021)
A photographer investigates the life of a life-long mountaineer with a dream of being the first man to summit Everest in winter solo.
Summit of the Gods is an inspirational work of pristine animation. It captures the meaninglessness of death in an almost divine light, displaying futility and stupidity as no more than a step on an endless adventure. Death is then stripped of meaning and reason as to rationalise its place on an infinite spectrum; it is framed as little more than a mishap or misstep by one pair of shoes that will be corrected by another. There's a solidarity and morality about this that is highly relatable making Summit of the Gods a valuable watch.
