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[nellarw95]

Happy Birthday Nikolaj 🥳🎂🎈🎁🎉

July 27,1970

Buon Compleanno 🥳🎂🎈🎁🎉

27 Luglio 1970

[raurquiz]

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[raurquiz]

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[a-bigjust]

Against the Ice (2022) ★★★★★★★☆☆☆

[rajeswar]

The Terror vs. Against the Ice: Striking Similarities in Arctic Survival

Both The Terror (2018) and Against the Ice (2022) are survival stories set in the Arctic, depicting explorers facing brutal conditions, dwindling resources, and psychological breakdowns. While one incorporates supernatural horror and the other remains grounded in reality, their similarities are striking.

1. Based on Real Historical Expeditions

The Terror is inspired by the Franklin Expedition (1845), where two British Royal Navy ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, became trapped in ice while searching for the Northwest Passage.

Against the Ice is based on the Alabama Expedition (1909), led by Danish explorer Ejnar Mikkelsen, to prove that Greenland was a single landmass and claim it for Denmark.

Both expeditions resulted in isolation, extreme survival challenges, and death for many involved.

2. Harsh Arctic Environment & Survival Struggles

Both stories showcase: ✅ Extreme Cold – Subzero temperatures, frostbite, and snowstorms threaten survival. ✅ Lack of Food – Starvation forces desperate measures. In The Terror, it even leads to cannibalism. ✅ Isolation – With no means of communication or rescue, the characters slowly descend into despair and paranoia.

3. Psychological Breakdown & Paranoia

In The Terror, the men experience mental deterioration, causing mutiny, hallucinations, and violence.

In Against the Ice, prolonged isolation and hardships lead to hallucinations and strained trust between the two explorers.

4. The Bear Attack & Ammunition Shortage

One of the most striking similarities is the dangerous bear attack and lack of ammunition:

Against the Ice: The explorers are attacked by a polar bear but are low on bullets, making the fight for survival extremely tense.

The Terror: The crew faces a shortage of ammunition, which proves disastrous when they have to defend themselves against both the supernatural Tuunbaq monster and natural threats.

In both cases, a lack of firepower heightens the danger, reinforcing the fragility of human survival in the Arctic.

5. The Tragic Outcomes

Both expeditions end in tragedy, though in different ways:

The Terror is a horror-filled nightmare where nearly everyone perishes due to cold, starvation, mutiny, and supernatural terror.

Against the Ice is grounded in realism, with one explorer dying before rescue, emphasizing the loneliness and suffering of Arctic exploration.

Key Difference: Supernatural vs. Realism

🔹 The Terror introduces the Tuunbaq, a supernatural monster inspired by Inuit mythology, adding horror elements. 🔹 Against the Ice keeps the threats purely realistic, focusing on the harshness of nature and the limits of human endurance.

[elaine620]

週六在家看片 #霜雪極地 #againsttheice @netflixtw 真實故事改編的電影🎬 . 看完也算了解一段丹麥歷史了 世界最大島格陵蘭曾經是丹麥王國的領地 100多年前差點要被美國人佔領 . 2008年公投後，格陵蘭成為內政獨立的自治區，外交、國防、財政事務仍然由丹麥代理。 . . . #netflix #greenland #igers #igersoftheday #igersGreenland #likeforlikes #movie（在 淡水 Tamsui） https://www.instagram.com/p/CbR0pDaOS_D/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ivarsrideordie]

Asa. My protector when the big bad dog are barking on TV. 😂😂😂 I'm loving this movie. It's called Against the Ice. It's a true story about an expedition in Greenland where the explorers spend months looking for clues to find a lost map from the last expedition that never came back. It's a Danish movie staring @nikolajwilliamcw and @theotherjoecole. Big recommend of you are looking for a movie. It's on @netflix. #againsttheice #againsttheicenetflix #againsttheicemovie #againsttheicejoecole #againsttheicenikolajcosterwaldau https://www.instagram.com/p/CapVI6Rr6d_/?utm_medium=tumblr

[tomorrowedblog]

Against The Ice premieres today

Against The Ice, the new movie from Peter Flinth, is out today.

Against the Ice is a true story of friendship, love and the awe-inspiring power of companionship as two men succeed in finding proof Greenland is one island but not before battling extreme conditions in their fight for survival.