00:00Hi, welcome back to my channel, in this video, I will explain the ending of 13 lives, so,
00:05let's begin.
00:06Amazon Prime's 13 lives is based on the true story of a rescue operation that involved
00:10thousands of people working together to help 13 people in getting out of a flooded cave.
00:15Directed by Ron Howard, the film traces the story from the beginning and lays out all
00:19the challenges faced by the rescuers in simple terms.
00:22It becomes clear pretty early on that this is a rescue unlike any that's been attempted
00:26before, and everyone knows that the chances of success are next to none.
00:30Out of 13 people trapped inside, if even a single one is brought out alive, the operation
00:34would be considered a success.
00:36However, that still leaves the question of how to go about it.
00:40How to save even one life when the race is against mother nature?
00:44What happens to the 13 people?
00:46How many of them are brought out alive?
00:49Let's find out and just to let you know this video will contain spoilers.
00:53Twelve boys and their football coach decide to visit the Tam Luong cave following their
00:56soccer practice.
00:58It is also the birthday of one of the boys and they decide to celebrate it in the cave
01:01before they go home and attend the party.
01:04As they walk deeper inside the cave, unbeknownst to them, rain starts to pour outside.
01:09When they don't return by the evening, the authorities are alerted, and soon a huge number
01:13of people converge outside the cave to find ways to help in the rescue.
01:17Getting trapped over a mile inside a flooded cave isn't a good sign for anyone.
01:21For 12 children to survive was considered next to impossible.
01:25When Rick Stanton arrives on the scene and looks at the state of the cave entrance, he
01:29becomes very skeptical about calling it a rescue rather than the retrieval of dead bodies.
01:34He has been on other rescues where people have been unable to survive under extreme
01:37circumstances, some of those people being trained divers.
01:41While John Volanthen tries to hold on to hope, Rick is ready to witness whatever state they
01:45find the boys in.
01:47And that's why he's in for a surprise.
01:49It is nothing short of a miracle that for 9 days the 12 boys and their young coach not
01:53only manage to stay alive but are also in a comparatively fair condition.
01:57For anyone, to be stuck in the claustrophobic environment of a cave with rising water levels
02:01and pitch darkness is enough to lose their mind.
02:04The boys, on the other hand, seem very calm and in control of their sanity when Rick and
02:08John find them.
02:10The reason behind this is their coach.
02:13Being the only adult amongst them, he stays calm and furthers that state of mind to his
02:17team.
02:18He teaches them to meditate, which allows them to let go of their fear, as much as possible.
02:23The team and its coach had no idea when, if at all, they'd be found.
02:27They knew how many days had passed since they were out in sunlight, but with water coming
02:31in from every opening and crevice, the hope of being discovered was falling with every
02:34day.
02:35Luckily, some very experienced divers from all over the world arrive for their help.
02:40The boys and the coach are found and fed, which lifts their spirits, but it still leaves
02:44the rescuers with a question, how to get 13 people with no experience in diving and
02:48very high chances of panicking out of the cave.
02:51This question hits Rick as soon as he and John find the 13 souls.
02:55They manage to stay alive, but how can they possibly dive their way out of a very treacherous
02:59cave?
03:00The one that's already claimed a life?
03:02Does everyone make it out alive?
03:05When all ideas seem to be useless, Rick proposes something that is just as dangerous but has
03:09some margin of success.
03:11He's well aware of the fact that there is no way the boys can dive out of the cave.
03:15Even if divers tried to bring them out, it was a very taxing task that required a person
03:19to be calm under all circumstances.
03:21Previously, Rick had tried to bring a man, who could swim, out of the cave.
03:26The process got the man hurt and nearly killed Rick.
03:29He knew that the boys would never be able to stay as calm as was necessary for hours
03:33on end, especially underwater with strange men they had no reason for trusting.
03:37Most of them couldn't even swim, which would give them another reason to panic as soon
03:41they stepped into the water.
03:43Considering all this, it seemed only logical to sedate the boys and then carry them like
03:46any other cargo.
03:48The divers would be in full control of the boys and even if a situation got particularly
03:52frightening, at least they wouldn't have a panicked person dragging them down.
03:56However, they needed to know the right combination of drugs that would not only keep the boys
04:00unconscious throughout the dive but also be safe for them, lest they die midway.
04:04This could only be figured out by someone with an experience in both diving as well
04:08as sedatives.
04:09Luckily, Rick knew just the man.
04:11Dr. Harry Harris was one of the only people in the world to have the right skills for
04:15the task.
04:17However, when Rick calls him, he doesn't tell him what he's planned for the rescue.
04:21Harry comes to Thailand in the capacity of a diver, but when he discovers that he has
04:25been called for his expertise in anesthetics, he becomes unsure of the entire thing.
04:30Soon, however, he realizes that there is no other better way, and if they don't act soon,
04:35whatever hope remains of saving the boys will be lost as well.
04:38Reluctantly, he agrees to administer the dose to the kids.
04:42Owing to their experience, Rick, John, Harry, and their diver friends Chris Jewell and Jason
04:46Mallinson are considered the best choice for carrying the boys out of the cave.
04:50They take the target of rescuing four each day, with Harry staying behind till the last
04:54boy of the day is sedated and brought out.
04:57While everyone is unsure of the plan, they are surprised to discover that it actually
05:00works.
05:02Jason takes the first kid out, and though he struggles a bit in the middle, he safely gets
05:05the boy out of the cave.
05:07This boosts their morale and for the next seven boys, the dive goes considerably smoothly.
05:12Things get more difficult on the third day when it starts to rain cats and dogs.
05:17They realize that this is their last chance to get not just the boys but everyone else
05:20out too.
05:22This includes the coach, one doctor, and two navy SEALs still inside the cave.
05:27There is also the problem with the gear that is too big for the youngest boy.
05:31Jason finds a way for it to fit around enough and takes him out.
05:34To his relief, they don't come across problems on the way and the boy survives.
05:39While two other boys are taken out safely, Chris finds a reason to panic when he loses
05:42touch with the rope that guides the way.
05:45If it was just him, he wouldn't have worried so much.
05:48But with a boy's life in his hands, he starts to get nervous.
05:52Still, he manages to stay calm enough to get himself and the boy to the chamber where he
05:56soon meets others.
05:58When Harry finds Chris, he decides that the best course of action would be for him to
06:01take over the boy for the rest of the dive.
06:04Eventually, all the boys and the coach make it out alive, along with the doctor and the
06:08two navy SEALs.
06:09So, while in the beginning, the divers had hoped to get at least one person out of the
06:13cave alive, they succeed in rescuing all 13 of them.
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