As far as surfing movies go, I’m not a big fan……but there is the odd exception. I watched Endless Summer II a few years ago and really enjoyed it. It recreated the events of the first film, three decades later in which a couple of surfers travel the world, following the summer season as it traverses the globe and looking for the best surf sites and the perfect wave, across the continents.
It was a while ago when I saw the sequel, so the details I do not remember, what I do remember is that I surprised myself at the amount of pleasure I got from it. The original is a quality piece of filmmaking. A simple documentary, shot on cinefilm (and thus having no close in sound, if at all) and charting the exploits of our intrepid surfers across the world. It’s a touching travelogue, looking into the culture of surfing and the bond that joins it’s adherents. The anecdotes it reveals are poignant at times and humorous in the main. Bruce Browns sardonic wit and deadpan delivery of the narration reveal a love, not just of the sport of surfing itself but also of the message it carries.
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