有Alex这样的儿子,我想他的妈妈除了骄傲,更多的是无穷无尽的担忧。就像她在片子里说的:“我当然希望他不去徒手攀岩,但是,他要去,那是他最喜欢做的事,他做了才开心,也只好让他去了,我不会剥夺他的这种快乐”。做母亲的需要渡过多少个为他担忧的日日夜夜才能说出这样看似云淡风轻的话。他的好友,TOMMY,也是攀岩的, 帮他做准备,好几次面对镜头都欲言又止,背过头眼泪在眼眶打转,生怕因为自己做得不好或者不够导致意外。
摄影师也许是ALEX身边心态最最复杂的,我个人感觉他们从内心深处发出的恐惧和不安远远多过兴奋。他们害怕自己手中的摄像机以及躲在摄像机后面的眼睛将会WITNESS ALEX从山上坠下的那一幕远远胜过他们可以将ALEX徒手攀登El Cap的那个瞬间CAPTURE下来。MICKY,其中一个摄影师,也是ALEX的攀岩好朋友,在ALEX攀爬最艰难的第一关THE BOULDER PROBLEM的时候,不敢看摄像机,背过身,眼睛里满含泪水。金国威发自肺腑地说:“I've always been conflicted about shooting a film about free soloing just because it's so dangerous. It's hard not imagine your friend Alex, soloing something that's extremely dangerous and you're making a film about it, which might put undue pressure on him to do something, and him falling through the frame to his death." 我的手心也全是汗,虽然知道ALEX成功了,但心脏还是扑腾扑腾地跳,也许这就是纪录片的魅力吧。