Last week, the National Day holiday was just over, and everyone returned to the busy state of going to work and school. Spend the day wandering through boring reinforced concrete, breathing in the suffocating hot air and listening to the ticking of keyboards. Do you miss the fresh sea air, warm sunshine and refreshing waves? However, this week because of the typhoon, can not go into the water to surf, recommend a few classic surfing movies to everyone, together feel the charm of surfing can not extricate themselves.
Resurface (resurfaced)
Directors: Joshua Isenberg, Wynn Padula
Starring: Bobby Lane, Van Curaza, Martin Pollock
Screening date: September 1, 2017
The 26-minute Netflix documentary encapsulates many elements — the beauty of surfing, the horrors of war, and all the emotions in between. Be sure to have napkins ready as it takes you on a unique journey to explore.
This surf movie is a short but powerful revelation of the pure reality that many veterans face when they return home from military service. It shows a wide variety of wounded warriors, but Ryan is the film's run-through. Lane has post-traumatic stress disorder and takes a lot of medication every day.
The film follows the beaches of Santa Cruz, California, home to young veterans who, like Ryan, suffered mental, emotional and physical trauma in battle. "Resurfacing" is about how they get involved in "SurfIng Action" — a surf therapy project in which veterans are taught to surf and rediscover the joys and hopes of life.
Storm Surfers 3D (Storm Surfers)
Directed By: Justin McMillan / Christopher Nelius
Genre: Documentary / Adventure / Sports Language: English
Starring: Tom Carroll / Ross Clark-Jones
Release date: 2012
Tom Carroll and Ross Clark-Jones, these two names are very popular in the surfing world, one is a two-time world champion, and the other is a world-famous big wave surfer, nicknamed "Black Bones". Now, the two legends are about to embark on a "play-and-die" adventure: tracking and conquering the biggest waves that no one has ever tried. It's a wonderful game between man and nature, and with the help of technology, two small adventurers have conquered the untamed waves with their own skill and courage. The director uses realistic 3D effects to present this process in front of the audience's eyes will be extremely real and shocking, bringing an exciting sensory journey.
FishPeople
Directed by: Keith Malloy
Starring: Matassi DeLorette, Kimi Werner
Release date: 2017
Distributor: Patagonian films
Keith Malloy's Fishman is a love letter to the ocean about fragments of people's lives defined by their connection to the ocean. In golden locations including Tahiti, Hawaii and Australia, photographs were taken on the surface and underwater.
Filming captures the light that hits the deepest blues, with the afternoon sun passing through crowded green walls and roaring mortar. "Human" is both a heart-warming film and an eye-catching film.
Each character's engaging and emotional story is vividly illustrated in chapters that focus on their predicament. Still, the film shows the beautiful connection between man and nature, especially now, when everything seems to be turned upside down.
Point Break
Director: Eriksson Cole
Genre: Action / Crime / Sport
Language: English
Starring: Luke Bracey / Edgar Ramirez / Teresa Palmer
Release date: 2015
A young FBI agent, Johnny Utah, lurks into a team of bandits who like to find exciting challenges, led by a charismatic Baudy. These bandits are suspected of committing a series of crimes in a very unusual way. In his dealings with Baudy's gang, Utah finds himself unable to escape the camaraderie with this gang, and Utah is caught up in the contradiction between professional ethics and the pursuit of his true self, and he gives up everything to join the pursuit of the eight peak challenges of the human limit.
Underan ArcicSky (under the Arctic sky)
Director: Chris Burcard
Starring: Chris Burcard, Sam Hammer, Steve Hawke
Date: April 23, 2017
The worst storm to hit Iceland in 25 years is just around the corner, but 6 surfers bravely set sail along the frozen coast. Tells how surfers have experienced long hours of darkness and stormy oceans.
Their adventures not only allowed them to spot the perfect waves, but also allowed them to make history by surfing under the Northern Lights. Let the audience feel how nature controls everything.
You don't necessarily think of Iceland when you talk about surfing, and this movie definitely makes it an exciting surfing destination. Show the audience how the trials and tribulations of surfers are documented.
Surf's Up
Director: Ash Branon / Chris Barker Genre: Comedy / Animation / Family / Sport Language: English
Starring: Shea LaBeouf / Jeff Bridges
Release date: 2007
"Big Z" Jik is the penguin world's most well-known surfer, he has a glorious achievement, and disappeared into a competition ten years ago, so it has become a legend, his story has inspired generations of small penguins to inherit the surfing career, Cody is one of the most obsessive, he has been determined to get out of town since he was a child, and indeed with his own efforts and talents, with the support of agents long-legged birds and bear bosses, take him into the world-class surfing competition field - Hawaii Island. There, Cody meets an arrogant player "Tank" who despises "Big Z", challenges him to defend his idol, and also meets the beautiful life-saving penguin Laney, dreams and love, placed together in front of young Cody...
In 2017, a sequel was filmed in Surf Penguin 2.
Given
Director: Jess Bianchi
Starring: Amione Goodwin, Deez Goodwin, to Goodwin
Screening date: November 12, 2016
A often award-winning surf adventure film, Give is a visual narrative of the inner experience of a six-year-old boy. The film's protagonists are legendary surfers Aamion and Daize Goodwin, who travel to 15 different countries from their hometown on Kauai Island. Travel is their pursuit of surfing and the fulfillment of a mission passed down from generation to generation.
The film showcases wave after wave of stunning visual landscapes, while also showing a gentle yet exciting exploration of nature.
Given is an inspiring, touching surf movie produced by Netflix that shows viewers a small voice traveling through the big world and finding its way home.
Soul Surfer
Director: Sean McNamara Genre: Drama / Biography / Sport Language: English
Starring: Anna Sophia Rob / Helen Hunter / Dennis Quaid
Release date: 2011
The film is based on the 2004 biographical essay Soul Surfing: A True Story about Faith, Family, and Getting Back on a Surfboard.
Growing up on Kauai, Hawaii, Bethany Hamilton was a natural surfing genius who showed great talent for surfing from an early age. She competed in a national surfing competition with her friend Elena and achieved good results. But one morning when she was 13, a 14-foot tiger shark attacked her while she was surfing, biting off her left arm. In an instant, her life and future were washed away. Just as everyone was preparing to find another way for her, she decided to use her mutilated body to return to the surfing arena. With the help of her best friends Tom, Cherry and Sarah, she regained her footing with her amazing perseverance and stood on top of her surfboard and waves.
Surfwise
Director: Doug Pray
Starring: Juliet Paskovitz, David Paskovits, Jonathan Paskovitz
Date: May 9, 2008
Publishers: Comprehensive documentaries, HDNet films, Mercaniism
Directed by Doug Pula, the film chronicles the wonderful journey of "Doctor" Paskovic, his nine beautiful children, and his empathetic wife, Juliet. It's their life because they live near the beach while teaching people how to surf.
Paskovic traveled the country in a 24' cramped trailer, where every child ate healthy and every child was homeschooled. Surf every day and stay under the radar of Officer Maringer.
The Paskovitz family traveled the country in a narrow 24-foot trailer, but everyone ate healthy and every child was home-schooled. And surf every day.
You might think that an abnormal upbringing would lead to suicide, marital failure, or any frustrated ending, but that's not the case. A few years later, the nine children relive their experiences while camping, the most precious memories of their formative years.
Step Into Liquid (Conquer the Oceans)
Director: Dana Brown Genre: Drama / Sports Language: English
Starring: Rochelle Ballard / Ryan Bizilera / Reed Hamilton
Release date: 2003
The film recreates surfing and surfing destinations around the world, including the famous giant waves on the north shore of Oahu, the Texas Gulf Oil Waves (huge waves produced by the passage of very large tankers), irish ice waves, and even small waves from Lake Michigan. In short, not only for surfers, but for all people, it is a place for all the challenges of formulaic daily life, a world of water, a paradise for adventure.
According to their favorite genres, the editor has collected 10 surf movies, including documentaries, feature films and cartoons. If there are still surf movies that you don't mention and you think are good, you are also welcome to add recommendations in the comment area.