Captivating movie !

Absolutely the worst movie.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Seven years in Tibet throws one mans Non secular ambitions and achievements against a culture that sees no use for them. Set in an intriguing snippet of Tibet's history, World War 2 halts our main character at every turn (played by Brad Pitt). Heinrich Harrer's goals slowly change as he begins to discover more about himself and mellow from an unwelcome, rather bullish foreigner, to a man of local respect. against the stunning backdrop of the Incredible Himalayas, the scenery really puts you straight into a world of religious seclusion and peace. With many twists and turns, the story of Seven years in Tibet keeps you glued in as an epic adventure, that rightly required a film, unfolds before you.Occasionally the mystique of the film is somewhat broken by Brad Pitt's unusual attempt at a Austrian accent, and I feel at a run time of over 2 hours, in sections it feels like it can drag. However I can forgive that of a film that documents 7 years of a very patient, very lost man.Seven years in Tibet enamors with a fascinating culture, gets you lost in spectacular landscapes, and weaves you in to an excellent story. It is a film I will not readily forget for it's character development, periods of tension and story and is certainly well worth a watch.

This is a really bad piece of disinformation and propaganda. Harrer is depicted as ant-Nazi, while in his real life he was very proud of the honors he received from Hitler and the photos where he appears with the Nazi boss. As a matter of fact he did not leave Tibet until 1950. Why did he remain there? Was he acting as an "adviser" for some Western power? Was he scared of going back to Austria and being summoned by an anti-Nazi courtroom? Or was he even more afraid to fall in the hands of Chinese judges? After all, he was a Nazi, allied with the Japanese, who had invaded China and killed thousands and thousands of innocent Chinese people. And Aufschnaiter? Did he really remain in the Himalayan areas because he had "married a Tibetan woman"? Or was he similarly afraid to go back to the West? After all, he had joined the Nazi Party in 1933. And so on. Movies should be respectful of History and not play with It and twist It as if It were a toy to use for political amusement.

This had the foundations to be something truly special. An Austrian mountain climber leaves a dying marriage to explore the Himalayas in British India, but with the onset of World War II is forced to flea through inhospitable terrain to Tibet where he is befriended by a doomed world leader.Fantastic, how could such a unique and complex plot go wrong? Well believe me, they found a way.10 minutes into the movie and I'd already given up on the script, it was dull from the first line and barely improved after that, no point waiting for a witty or insightful remark because it isn't coming.Then there was the editing. Seemingly important scenes are over in a heartbeat while pointless scenes are dragged out. Moments that seem like big twists are immediately and coincidently reversed just 5 seconds later, it's all a bit of a mess. The film never really flows, it limps along, takes a sudden leap, then limps again.Brad Pitt isn't too bad but the supporting cast is pretty hopeless, the acting quality would barely compete with a daytime soap opera, and the elevator music soundtrack just makes thing worse.If you like a bit of culture and funky scenery then it might be worth a look, but otherwise Seven Years in Tibet will feel like seven years in solitary confinement.

remarkable work. discover a meeting and an universe in gentle and wise way. define a reality. present metamorphose of a life. and, more important, give honest image of facts, without ordinaries ambitions.a film who confirms art of Brad Pitt far from any etiquette. who draws the real Tibet atmosphere out of desire to be a lesson or political answer. who suggest and build grace of colors, sound and silence key for understand a place as part of yourself. sure, it is not perfect. but, like many other exercise , it is a view about things. a profound view, sine ira et studio, but with subtle spirit of joy.this fact is important. and basis of a way to transform existence in precious value. because, it is not a Budist story or a page from a Nazi figure experiences. but only a confession. without rules. without ambition to be revelation. only testimony. and this is its great virtue of this remarkable adaptation.