In ‘Thirteen Lives,’ Ron Howard directs the Thai cave rescue

In ‘Thirteen Lives,’ Ron Howard directs the Thai cave rescue

It’s a common practice to not ruin the ending of a movie, but Ron Howard learned years ago in “Apollo 13” that knowing the ending of a story is distinct from knowing the actual story.

Even though the 2018 saving of the Thai soccer team for boys along with their trainer is more recent in our collective memory, Howard saw in it the same opportunity.

“You might know from the headlines that everything went well but you’re not sure what personal issues could be ahead for the characters in the film,” Howard said. “Through the dramatization process, with good acting

and through scenes and filmmaking you are able to connect emotionally to these characters on a level isn’t possible through a documentary, or even reports.”

The tale was in a few ways made to be a Hollywood film, thanks to its sweet conclusion and simple heroic acts. The story’s 18 days of the saga have led to a wonderful documentary called ” The Rescue, ” along with a host of other projects.

However, the process of creating “Thirteen Lives,” which is currently showing in select theatres and streaming for streaming on Prime Video Friday was a hugely complicated and often gruelling process.

Even Howard admitted that it is within an “upper four corners” among his more difficult films. It wasn’t just about the challenges in filming the hazardous cave diving within the narrow underground corridors that are Tham Luang Lang Non

which were recreated in the film by the production designer Molly Hughes, but of telling the tales of the many individuals who contributed to making the mission impossible. It was clear that as everyone came to realise that there was quite a handful of people worthy of the camera’s attention.

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Thirteen Lives

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