As you can tell from the title, this is a good old fashioned monster flick about a Yeti! These tales are a long line of Legends deriving from the Himalayan regions. Western culture has long been fascinated with Yetis and The Legend of Big Foot. I guess it stems from a combination of our fascination with the primitive as well as our egotistic need to be the top of the food chain. Some may claim it’s our need to understand our own histories, the need for a missing link.
The movie is typical. It’s in two parts, one on the mountains of the Himalayas and the second part back in California after they capture the creature. Of course there’s the usual dilemma of what we do in the name of scientific discovery, how man oversteps his boundaries in the pursuit of both knowledge and fame. And we find out one of those universal truths – don’t bring a yeti back to America after you kill his wife and kid!
All of this is based on Legend. The word Yeti comes from two Tibetan words meaning “Rocky place” and “bear.” It was a British soldier who coined the phrase “Abominable Snowman” and we were off and running adding all kinds of characteristics and imaginings to a simple set of tracks found in the snow of a mountain. That’s how legends work. They are usually based on some factual evidence, but over the years additional information is appended or down right fabricated…kin to the Urban legend…the stories grow with each telling. Just like the legends of Robin Hood, King Aurthor, and Elvis.
This is a fun film to watch on a cold day.
Set aside some popcorn for me!
Set aside some popcorn for me!
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