It's alive again

[jome]

Just happened upon this info:

http://www.variety.com/index.asp?lay...goryID=13&cs=1

Of course, web rumours are just rumours, but let's hope that it's for real

[jimdoe2you]

I always thought that it would happen. The big question now is how accurate and objective, or embellished it will be.

From a marketing perspective it will need to be produced to show how a fascinating obsession that demonstrates how excitement causes the bravado that leads to thoughtless decisions, and thus becoming a tragic true love story that tugs on the heart strings in order to hit the broadest market target and sell the most tickets.

( Yes, ....that is wordy)

It's not much different than the old, "Torn between two lovers" dilemma.

Jim



P.S. Did I mention that I just polished of a Red Bull right after two cups of coffee?

[SEDATE]

I agree with you jim

[BennyB]

As with any freediving movie (yep, both of them ) we should probably either wear our Freediver hat or our movie-lover hat when forming opinions on them, not try to do both. I'm of the opinion that there will never be a movie that will both a) have a great storyline and b) represent Freediving fairly and accurately. It simply makes for crap movies (prove me wrong writers/directors/producers, prove me wrong )

This is probably why I love the freediving documentaries and competition DVD's so much - they have the footage I want to see with none of the sensationalism that makes me cringe.

I guess it's the same in a lot of extreme sports. Skydivers and basejumpers cringe at movies like Terminal Velocity and surfers cringe at movies like Point Break (though PB was a better made movie with slightly less cringe factor).

It's usually a standard formula showing a young dreamer, teams up with the experienced guy that never made it, falls in love with a girl that can kick his ass six ways from Sunday in his chosen sport, run into a gang of baddies and have shenanegans, then they almost always throw in a guy that's a hellraising old bloke that parties too much, has hot girls all over him, has a beard and sleeps wherever he falls that night, and wherever he goes the rest of the cast look at him and say something like "there goes Crazy Pete, he's the only one that's {insert applicable} skydived/ freedived/ basejumped/ climbed/ skateboarded/ cycled Devils Canyon and lived..."

Then the old guy gets shot, the dreamer nearly gets killed but is saved by Crazy Pete. Crazy Pete yells out "Go for it kid!" and the dreamer saves the day.

That's a pretty standard formula across most extreme-sport movies.

Though that all said, if anyone could pull it off, Jim Cameron would be your man.

Hmm, maybe I should stay off the Red Bulls too....

[jome]

Yeah, I think there is hope, since Cameron isn't just another director, he's an experienced diver and has a "thing" for water. I'm confident they will do their research and be reasonably accurate. Of course some dramatic freedom will be taken...But when talking no-limits, and especially Pipins style of doing it, I don't think they need to warp it too much to make it exiting. If it was a movie about static or even CW, then it would be a lot different

Wait and see...

[BatRay]

The Big Blue is a well-known and maybe well-loved freediving film, and it was pretty sensationalized. Cameron's films tend to lace the facts with emotional, flowery side stories. Who knows how this one will turn out?

[aquatom]

lungshark, i am i being to sensitive or is that a bit insensitive?

[BennyB]

Originally Posted by BatRay

Cameron's films tend to lace the facts with emotional, flowery side stories.

Yeah that crap in Terminator 2 about Arnie learning why people cry.... rubbish!

I saw Aliens of the Deep a few weeks ago - some amazing scenes in that film.

[BatRay]

The foremost movie in my mind was 'Titanic' when I wrote that post . Perhaps 'flowery' wasn't the best description, but I'm still OD'd on 'My Heart Will Go On', and Cameron makes me cringe by association.