In this latest episode, we focus on the oldest form of conflict: humanity vs the natural world. These stories have similar beats, like surviving on limited resources, conflict over strategy, and acclimating to harsh weather. We examine what each movie does to rise to the top within the survival genre. Some focus on realism as we see in Alive (1993) and Meek's Cutoff (2010), which are inspired by real-life events. On the flip side, Crawl (2019) shows student-athlete Haley Keller out-swim alligators (after being bitten numerous times) during a category 5 hurricane. While Haley shows herself to be an “apex predator” we also meet characters who fumble through their situations, like the titular character Stephen Meek, who refuses to acknowledge he has led his party weeks off-course. Listen to us critique the placement of black boxes on planes, and how they always get separated from the survivors. We also discuss how well we would fare if put in the same situations. Do you have what it takes to survive bear traps, cougar attacks, avalanches, rock slides, and floods? If you said “yes” to more than one, we are thrilled to have you as a listener, Bear Grylls, welcome to Making Sense of Movies with Clare and Alaina. Movies Mentioned Alive: 1.27-17.13 Meek’s Cutoff 17.13-30.29 Tunnel 30.29-43.20 The Mountain between us 43.20-54.46 Crawl 54.46-1:11.16 Intro and outro music: Kevin MacLeod. "Dark Hallway". 2008