Alive Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs

In the film Alive, a Uruguayan rugby team struggles to survive after crashing down on the Andes in 1972. As a result of this incident, various needs become affected and altered as a result of lost contact with their surrounding environment, and dependency on what remains from the crash. With this occurring, the need of various ideas and aspects can be witnessed more thoroughly. This can be applied to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, created by Abraham Maslow in 1943. This states that people are motivated to achieve certain needs, where one need is fulfilled a person seeks to fulfill the next tier. The two main aspects of this include physiological and psychological needs. Physiological needs represent an importance as they are required in order to meet the physical needs for human survival. If these requirements are not met, the human body cannot function properly and will ultimately fail. Furthermore, …show more content…
Without this need present, an individual's ability to form and maintain emotionally significant relationships in general can be affected. Furthermore, individuals have the desire to be accepted and valued by others. Without this need present, people can become susceptible to loneliness, social anxiety or depression.

Their needs can be witnessed within the story as when the crash occurs, characters are going through a variety of stages of trauma as a result of understanding what they have just endured. This would be that they have crashed in an unsustainable environment and are surrounded by their deceased peers and family. A sense of self-esteem occurs within Antonio Balbi, the team captain, as he takes charge of the situation, coordinating efforts to help his injured teammates. This shows a sense of organization within the group as they are able to