This was a decent mountaineering movie with thorough scientific and meteorological research to make it believable. And most of the events are based on actual people and events. The movie has a beautiful blend of CGI and actual mountain scenery. I love how they used actual Tibetan actors to add in the diversity and realism of the movie. Wu Jing is believable as an experienced mountaineer. And as a action star himself, I am glad there were added Hollywood-esque type of action sequences that didn't felt off and was exciting to watch. I like how they not call it Mount Everest, but the original Tibetan name, Qomolangma. As a sign of not whitewashing the history of the mountain. As for criticism that the movie has a propaganda tone to it. You have to understand the movie is a period piece, and at that time many projects were ordered and endorsed by the central chinese government. So the nationalistic feel to the operation is somewhat realistic for the time and should be protrayed as such. Fun Fact: Xia Boyu who got both of its legs amputated as shown in the movie, actually did got to climbed the mount everest again for at lest 5 times with artifical limbs Chinese mountaineering has been left under the radar and have not gotten enough exposure as it deserves over the years. With this movie they bring honor to those who have fallen conquering the mountain. The protagonist Wang Fuzhou died in 2015 but left an impression as a chinese mountaineering pioneer.

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