Amongst wilderness-survival films, The Grey is unique. The genre’s formula includes a journey of
self-discovery for the cast. This is superbly done in The Grey by the clever use of literal metaphors crafted so well
into scenes that audiences are not bludgeoned with their meaning during the
action. Viewers do catch up, but by then another action sequence with more
hidden metaphors is underway. By the end of the film, audiences are coming to
grips with the experience. They are left mulling what they discover with what might still be hidden. Any survival film that
makes you think that much is well worth seeing.
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