You can't do great things and break barriers without criticism from others, so it was interesting to hear quite a few voice recordings that pointed out negative things about Ran. Ran admits that being married again and having a daughter make his life complete. It would be hard to live in Ginny's shadow. I wonder how Ran's second wife feels about her tiny amount of screen time she got at the end of the film. A narrator might have been helpful to tie scenes together. The film jumps around in Ran's timeline, which might feel confusing for viewers. As the camera shows him going on a slow hike up a hill, a fast jogger runs by and he laughs, "Those were the days." His matter-of-fact attitude about life and death is revealed when he states, "We have a time down here and when it's done, it's done." THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE: In addition to his quest to explore the world, he auditioned to be James Bond in the movies, and can now add filmmaker to his resume! He laments his old age and inability to do everything he used to be able to do. We get to see video clips of a young Prince Charles of England giving praise to Ran for his "gloriously mad" adventures. At the end of the film, we see a title card claiming that it's for sale. He's never had much money and currently drives a beat-up Ford Mondeo covered in duct tape. His adventures were notoriously expensive and he had to raise all of the funds himself. He's honest about why he goes on speaking tours: to pay the bills. Instead, he challenged people to look for something unique and off the beaten path. In the film, he criticized "packaged vacations" where tourists see all of the typical locations. He even had a daughter who is currently involved in conservation efforts. About losing her, he said, "The love was huge and time doesn't heal it." She encouraged him to marry again, which he did after her death. Sadly, they never had children together and she died of cancer. We get to see old footage of her as a young child, teenager, and wife. She described herself as "just a housewife", yet she was the impetus for many of the adventures and quite the adventurer and marketer herself. He talks of the ghosts of his father and grandfather who were war heroes, and how he doesn't want to disappoint them. He admits that much of what he did in life was to become like his father. It's interesting to also learn that he grew up among mostly women: mother and aunts. We learn that Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes inherited his title as 3rd baronet, but he prefers being called simply "Ran" because he explains he hasn't earned the title. The film combines amazing archive footage of past feats, as well as takes a look at what he's currently doing in his life. He truly pushed the boundaries of what a human can do. It has been said that the "man has become a myth." Watching the documentary certainly made me want to get off my couch and have an adventure! THINGS I LIKED:Īt the beginning of the movie, we see an almost endless list of Sir Ranulph Fiennes' accomplishments. He has broken countless world records and even discovered a lost city in Arabia! At age 60, he ran seven marathons on seven consecutive days, on seven continents.all after a double heart bypass! Explorer tells the definitive story of this extraordinary life of adventure. He's the only man ever to have circumnavigated the surface of the globe from pole to pole. Now, that might sound like an impossible title, yet you'll agree it perfectly fits this amazing man. This awe-inspiring documentary by NBCUniversal features Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the world's greatest explorer.
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