The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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The Summit of the Gods
Animation · Adventure · Mystery · 2021
A photojournalist's obsessive quest for the truth about the first expedition to Mt. Everest leads him to search for an esteemed climber who went missing.
Movie details
The Summit of the Gods
2021 Animation · Adventure · Mystery 1h 35m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.7 / 10
Community rating
A photojournalist's obsessive quest for the truth about the first expedition to Mt. Everest leads him to search for an esteemed climber who went missing.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Summit of the Gods?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Patrick Imbert
Written by
Patrick Imbert · Magali Pouzol
Éric Herson-Macarel
Old Habu (voice)
Damien Boisseau
Fukamichi (voice)
Elisabeth Ventura
Ryoko (voice)
L
Lazare Herson-Macarel
Young Habu (voice)
Kylian Rehlinger
Kishi (voice)
François Dunoyer
Ang Tsering (voice)
Philippe Vincent
Chief Editor (voice)
Court is in session
Put The Summit of the Gods on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.