Man on Wire

dustino

dustino

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I just saw this documentary last night and really loved it:

http://www.manonwire.com/

I loved the way it combined archival footage, recent interviews, and simple but well-executed reenactments to tell the story. Great pacing and great editing. Lots of tension at moments but also very subtle poignancy in the thoughts expressed by interviewees (it never hurts that many of them are French - they can find poignancy in the brushing of one's teeth.)

I think this a great film for every indie filmmaker to see - for the content. After watching this brilliant but insane man conquer a dream that seems absurdly impossible to achieve, you might be inspired to finish your film (or start your film) or do whatever else it is you need to do. I know it made me feel that way.
 
I got love for it. Just haven't gotten to see it yet! Everything I have heard has been overwhelmingly positive. I hope it lives up to the hype.
 
I posted about this a while ago, nobody cared. The trailer gives me goosebumps every single time I watch it. The music is awesome when the quotes show up...
 
I've got to say, I can't quit thinking about this film. I'm not obsessed with it, but it continues to bubble up in my thoughts. I love documentaries, but I'm usually most interested in politically oriented films. This story (and the film) were just so damn amazing. I can't get over what this guy accomplished, as absurd as it was. Ok, that my last plug. Just glad to see this post got a couple of nibbles.
 
This was very very well done. I loved how they so effectively mixed the actual footage with re-created footage. Also, really good use of time, going between the "now" and the flash-backs. At one point, he and his accomplices have to hide from security guards in the WTC. And sit there for a long time. So he narrates and says: "I went back into the past in my mind..." and the filmmakers use this as a means of going back and filling in some more of the story about how the guys got to where they were. Very well thought out.

An excellent doc about a frickin' AMAZING subject. When you see this dude up there, you absolutely cannot believe what you're looking at. It might be harder to appreciate for those who never went up in the towers, but they genuinely felt out of proportion with any human scale.

It's on demand on Netflix now, so check it.

And oddly, for New Yorkers, it also serves as a kind of ode to the WTC.

I liked too how they dealt with the personal consequences. I think they could have gone even further into those, but what they did was effective.

Overall, had a very Erroll Morris-influenced vibe, with use of cinematic techniques and music.

Great, great movie!!!
 
dustino said:
This story (and the film) were just so damn amazing. I can't get over what this guy accomplished, as absurd as it was.
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I was the same way after watching this; utterly incredible what the guy did. Crossed between the two towers, not once, not twice but EIGHT times!!! And when he lays down in the center for awhile, it's simply spellbinding to watch...
 
I was expecting something good, and this exceeded my expectations. Really well made, interesting, and extremely entertaining. definitely deserves that oscar nomination
 
I really loved this. Both inspiring and heart-breaking. I like that the film was not just about the wire-walk, but his obsession/passion, and his relationships with his girlfriend and friends/accomplices. Very beautiful and moving film.
 
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