No, this movie isn't for everyone. It requires a lot of reading; seriously, 90% of the movie is reading, and looking at old black-and-white photography.
That doesn't mean it's boring, though, because the way the movie delivers information is perfect, in my opinion. It gracefully travels from tidbit to interesting tidbit, while interweaving relevant antique photography, much of which was recovered in Dawson City in the 70s, which is how this movie came to be in the first place.
It's a movie about greed, capitalism, art, society, and ethics. It's critical of humanity, but also empathetic. Mostly, it's about how a chain of good acts can result in the preservation of history when all odds are against it.
I love this movie.
That doesn't mean it's boring, though, because the way the movie delivers information is perfect, in my opinion. It gracefully travels from tidbit to interesting tidbit, while interweaving relevant antique photography, much of which was recovered in Dawson City in the 70s, which is how this movie came to be in the first place.
It's a movie about greed, capitalism, art, society, and ethics. It's critical of humanity, but also empathetic. Mostly, it's about how a chain of good acts can result in the preservation of history when all odds are against it.
I love this movie.