Sherpa people

The

Nepal natives, they're called Sherpas.

The Sherpa's not the right term to call them.

But the people of Nepal that do climb Everest and they live in the foothills of it, I think there's a really funny commentary on this.

Well, when you watch Tenzing, I think you'll find that this gives a completely different viewpoint and different perspective.

What I loved about the film was that it takes that first Everest summit, but from the Sherpa's point of view.

a different perspective.

And not that the Westerners are portrayed as being evil, but it contrasts the love of the mountain, the reason why you want to climb the mountain and be at one with the mountain.

There is a pivotal scene the review breaks down that perfectly illustrates this balance.

It features the British ambassador, Colonel Hunt, the Sherpa team and Tenzing.

Oh, I know the one.

Yeah.

In that single scene, director Jennifer Petum depicts the historical dynamic exactly as it existed.

You have the rigid, uncompromising British hierarchy sitting right alongside the Sherpas' skill, their physical endurance, their humor in the face of absolute danger, and most importantly, their quiet self-advocacy.

They aren't asking for permission to be great.

They already know they are great.

Right, right.

It's like there's Sherpas.

And it's like when you get down from like 24,000 feet to 9,000 feet, oh, it's a safe space to be.

And that's what they do.

Right, right.

It's like there's Sherpas.

And it's like when you get down from like 24,000 feet to 9,000 feet, oh, it's a safe space to be.

And that's what they do.

It's not always.

Part of this movie is telling the life of our main Sherpa.

Tenzing.

That's the name of the movie.

Yeah, this dude, he just had a lot of perseverance, a lot of gumption.

He overcame a lot of just his life circumstances because you're right, he didn't grow up with money.

I'm not really sure of the tribe politics, but they were referring to him as an outsider, like he is not part of the Sherpa people.

Right.

I'm doing my damn best.

I mean, for my age, I work like a Sherpa.

You know what a Sherpa is, Mundo? A Sherpa carries gear up the Himalayan mountains.

Okay? That's what I'm working like, because I love my country.

The book Confronting America, What Has to Change, I mean, before I depart the scene, I'm going to tell everybody, look, here's the problem, but here's how you solve it.

We had a host here.

He used to call himself a pack mule after he had a great show.

So your Sherpa line made me think of him.

This is iconic, though.

Couple of Sherpas, you know.

This is iconic, and they've got the movie coming out called I Am Rocky about how Stallone got the movie made.

I mean, nobody knew who he was.