An arctic exploration team finds an enormous block of ice, containing an important discovery. As the
ice is defrosting, a prehistoric Neanderthal man is found frozen, which astonishes the whole team.
How can this man have stayed intact for such a long time? What will scientists do with the
body? This is Movie Shortens. Follow us to the movie titled: Iceman to find out these answers.
Be aware: there are spoilers! In the opening sequences of the movie,
we find ourselves in the Arctic, witnessing a number of men wearing hard hats working in an
icy cave. They are in a remote area, surrounded by snow covered mountains. They are busy securing
a net around a block of ice and attaching it to a helicopter. This sizable block is then lifted into
the air and carried away, over the mountainous terrain to a nearby research facility.
In the next scene, a fax being sent from this facility reveals that the ice contains
a discovery of archeological and anthropological significance. It had been discovered during a
drilling and blasting operation. As a result, a notable anthropologist - Stanley Shepherd - is
summoned to the base to provide his expertise. Upon entry he is mocked by the others - including
Maynard - for his bad smell. He is led through the building past several caged animals to the
centre of the operation. He then joins the group speculating about what they have found.
Keen to uncover what is inside the ice, a laser is used to trim away excess ice. Peering through,
they can make out what they believe to be a neanderthal or a very early human species.
They thaw the ice and find his body is remarkably intact, and dressed in animal skins. Upon peeling
these off, they discover a pendant around his neck and a small purse with possessions,
including a small handcrafted artifact made of hair which resembles a bird.
Tending to the body, the group of doctors led by Dr. Diane Brady then administer a
transfusion artificially stimulating the flow of oxygenated blood around the corpse.
At this point, surprisingly, the scans reveal the caveman’s cells to be metabolizing.
Next they note that there is some brain activity and the excitement increases.
The doctors respond by administering oxygen with a ventilator and then deploy a defibrillator
attempting to start the caveman’s heart. After various attempts, through the use of incremental
strengths of shocks, he responds and Brady declares that he is alive. Within minutes we hear
a rather gruff whining sound as the 40,000 year old man begins to stir and awaken. He is conscious
but seems scared in his new surroundings. Later, the doctors, Shepherd included, debate
what their next step should be. Brady and the others begin to advocate using him for research.
This will allow them to better understand how he survived so long. This will also be a tremendous
benefit for modern medicine. Shepherd, however, negotiates aggressively for a 2 week monitoring
period to study the man’s behavior and its ways of life. The others eventually concede.
As a consequence, we soon see the ancient being waking up in what appears to be natural
surroundings. He clutches at some nearby berries, and squeezes them. He is delighted
to see the juice from them run between his fingers. He also catches sight of birds above
him and begins gesturing to them. Then, using a couple of small rocks, he creates a fire.
The next morning, after a shower under a waterfall, the caveman begins hunting.
He moves swiftly and lightly over rocks and through a cave. He is armed with a sharp stick
he has fashioned into a spear. He manages to lure a wild boar skewering it with the stick.
He now has a bounty of food and hot fire. Soon, however, the man begins discovering the
hidden parts of this artificial space. First he locates what appears to be a shower head within
a stream. This is attached to a long plastic tube which he unearths, following it to a metal
door. He wrenches open the door finding several of the doctors and caged animals just behind it. He
quickly runs away clambering up a wall, screaming and waving his arms around frantically. At this
point, one of the friendlier members of the team, Loomis, takes action. He shoots the caveman with a
tranquilizer dart, preventing him from hurting himself, despite Shepherd’s protest.
Once tranquilized, the group again deliberate over what to do next. The body is taken by Brady
and her team, against the wishes of Shepherd. He is desperate to have those two weeks that
were promised to study the behavior of this man. Brady, on the other hand, tells him that this is
just the way things are, as the unconscious man is wheeled away. What will his fate become?
Later that evening, Shepherd confronts Brady persuading her to watch some videos with him.
These videos show various tribespeople from around the world performing remarkable physical feats.
It seems that they are able to endure tremendous amounts of pain.
Brady believes this to be psychological and mostly due to their brain power.
Shepherd, on the other hand, argues that they can do this due to a chemical that their body
is able to produce. He suggests that the caveman too might share this ability.
They should, therefore, allow him to continue living allowing them more time to study him.
Back in his artificial world, we see that Shepherd has won the debate. He enters the arena and
approaches the being, despite the aggressive gesticulations of the caveman. He is soon
overpowered. As the caveman threatens to hit him with a rock, he suddenly appears more inquisitive
than he is threatening. He begins to prod and probe Shepherd’s body, attempting to figure out if
they are of the same species. Then, confidently, he taps himself on the chest in an attempt to
introduce himself. He makes some noises and they pick up what sounds to be Charlie and, from this
point, this is what he becomes known as. As they become more comfortable in each other’s
presence, Charlie attempts to share further information with Shepherd. He gestures to the sky,
uttering something that sounds a little like Peter - “Pee-Tah”. Then he points to his chest.
Here we see a number of scratches and cuts, very much resembling the bird-shaped bundle of hair
Charlie had been carrying on his person. Later, while sat in a bar, Shepherd convinces
Brady to enlist the help of a linguist - professor Chapman. Chapman is soon airlifted in and begins
to analyze recordings that have been made of Charlie’s speech. Meanwhile, Shepherd
and Charlie continue communicating, sharing words for the items they see around them, such as rock.
Shepherd also attempts to engage with and stimulate Charlie by singing him the song
“Heart Of Gold” as they sit beside a campfire. Next we find Charlie back in the medical facility,
with the doctors analyzing his blood. During this process, they observe that Charlie’s
body temperature is dropping and that his vital signs are diminishing. Cutting back to the fake
wilderness, we find Shepherd desperately trying to convince Charlie that he was not responsible for
those tests. Armed with a stick, Charlie swipes it in shepherds direction, without hitting him.
He then appears to beg Shepherd to stab him. Shepherd is clearly concerned at this turn
of events. He feels Charlie needs greater stimulation so he convinces Brady to join him
in engaging with the caveman. After some debate, she agrees taking her to meet Charlie.
Charlie attempts to welcome her by offering her a beetle. Though she wants to vomit,
Shepherd persuades her to keep it down, thus winning Charlie’s trust. Naturally inquisitive,
Charlie then begins to run his hands over Brady. Much in the same way he had done previously with
Shepherd. However, before he makes contact with any sensitive areas Shepherd interjects. He pulls
the doctor towards him and tells Charlie she is, “mine”. Charlie initially responds
offering Shepherd the shower head, in an attempt to buy Brady from him. The offer is, of course,
declined. Charlie seems to accept this. Soon, Charlie begins to draw what appears to be
his wife and 2 children in the dirt using a stick. He is, however, suddenly disturbed by the noise
of a helicopter taking off from the facility. Enthralled, Charlie begins gesturing upwards,
yelling his word “Pee-Tah” again and again. He rapidly scrambles up the rocks towards the roof.
The others, worried he will hurt himself, wave the helicopter away.
Keen to establish a cultural connection with modern day Inuit people, Shepherd meets with
a number of their elders. They sing to him and he does his best to communicate with them. However,
he appears to have upset them. Following their conversation, Shepherd contends Charlie believes
the helicopter to be his god. It is the mythical bird he carried a resemblance of with him,
which is also depicted on his chest. He tells Brady he believes Charlie was frozen when on a
dream walk. He suggests Charlie was seeking out his god in order to sacrifice himself,
thus saving his own people which were dying around him.
Having been left alone, the ever curious Charlie manages to open the door to the facility,
copying the actions of Shepherd. He makes his way around the inner reaches of the complex.
He is intrigued but also scared, breaking a mirror and knocking over various items along his way.
The first person he comes across is Maynard. At this moment, Charlie is taken by surprise stabbing
him in the stomach using his spear. He continues his exploration of the rooms and the corridors.
He then finds an emergency exit to the outside world. He forces his way through and appears
excited by the snow he sees all around him. Seeing the helicopter above, he begins running towards,
arms outstretched, yelling “Pee-Tah” and also “Say-Kah” - the word modern-day Inuits used for
their god. Unfortunately, upon getting closer, the helicopter makes a sharp turn. One of its skids
catches Charlie knocking him unconscious. Back in the compound, Shepherd approaches
Loomis asking for help. He wants to assist Charlie completing his dream walk. Charlie,
meanwhile, appears to enter a catatonic state, humming to himself and rocking back and forth.
He has drawn an image of the bird and appears to have made offerings to it.
Shepherd enters the enclosure, clearly dressed for the outside, then summons Charlie.
The two of them make a break for it, marching directly into the snow, dressed in furs.
Charlie pushes on ahead. Having realized they’ve headed off, they are pursued by the others on
skidoos. Not long into their walk there is an avalanche. Suddenly a crevice opens up in the ice,
separating Shepherd from his new friend. Around this time, the helicopter begins circling
above Charlie. The caveman begins to experience flashbacks. Thinking about the time he first saw
it and the offerings he made to his God. Believing it has come to carry him away, he makes a leap
towards it. As the helicopter begins to ascend, it carries Charlie with it, who is clutching the
skid. While Shepherd looks on in horror, Charlie seems delighted to have finally achieved his goal.
The copilot then opens the door offering him his hand, but Charlie doesn’t respond.
Instead, in the final sequence of the film, we see Charlie floating through the air,
arms and legs stretched out and falling towards the Earth. His destiny is now complete.
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