"The Edge": Is Hopkins channeling his inner Hemingway?

Okay, so I rewatched "The Edge" the other night. Man, that movie still gets to me. Hopkins is, well, Hopkins. Dude can just deliver intensity with a single glare. What really struck me this time though was the subtle Hemingway vibe I was getting from his character, Charles Morse. Hear me out... This wealthy intellectual suddenly stripped bare – literally and figuratively – forced to confront his own mortality against the backdrop of a stunning, unforgiving wilderness. It's basically "The Old Man and the Sea" with a grizzly bear instead of a marlin! Remember that scene where he's reciting that stuff about what men do? “What one man can do, another can do." Gave me shivers. Definitely felt like Papa himself could've written that line. And it's not just the wilderness survival aspect. I think it's also the internal struggle, the test of will, the stripping away of the superficial to reveal something fundamental about the character. I get it, it's probably not intentional. But it just really resonated with me this time. Maybe it's just me overthinking things, but I'm telling you, rewatch it with that in mind. See if you don't get a whiff of that old manly-man literary vibe. I wonder if I'm crazy or if anyone else feels this. Let me know your thoughts in the comment section below. Also, let's be honest, Alec Baldwin is perfectly cast as the slimy photographer. But wasn't he always typecast as the villain, or was that just the 90s? Anyways, hit me up with your opinion, maybe you'll help me get over this thought experiment.