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jekylljuice · 10-03-2008, 04:08 AM

Man on Wire

A transcendent (quite literally) documentary film from James Marsh, which recounts the nothing-short-of-remarkable stunt pulled off by Philippe Petit upon the 7th of August 1974, when he successfully infiltrated the World Trade Centre and performed an awe-inspiring high-wire walk between the Twin Towers which lasted for close to 45 minutes. Really very beautiful - it captures both the recklessness and obsessiveness which undoubtedly fuelled Philippe's high-rise escapade, but most of all it emits an incredible admiration for his passion, until ultimately, the constant reminders of the truly gut-wrenching danger which he placed himself in (the thought of which is still enough to reduce his associates to tears in retrospective interviews here) merely add to the overwhelming sense of awe and sublimity of what he did.

Refreshingly, Marsh sees no need to reference what would become of the Twin Towers 27 later - he allows Philippe's story to be fully self-contained and, as a result, a thing of power and untainted beauty in entirely its own right.

10-03-2008, 04:08 AM	#1670
jekylljuice Executive Weasel Ball jekylljuice was here. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the 44th floor (not counting the mezzanine) Posts: 1,568	Man on Wire A transcendent (quite literally) documentary film from James Marsh, which recounts the nothing-short-of-remarkable stunt pulled off by Philippe Petit upon the 7th of August 1974, when he successfully infiltrated the World Trade Centre and performed an awe-inspiring high-wire walk between the Twin Towers which lasted for close to 45 minutes. Really very beautiful - it captures both the recklessness and obsessiveness which undoubtedly fuelled Philippe's high-rise escapade, but most of all it emits an incredible admiration for his passion, until ultimately, the constant reminders of the truly gut-wrenching danger which he placed himself in (the thought of which is still enough to reduce his associates to tears in retrospective interviews here) merely add to the overwhelming sense of awe and sublimity of what he did. Refreshingly, Marsh sees no need to reference what would become of the Twin Towers 27 later - he allows Philippe's story to be fully self-contained and, as a result, a thing of power and untainted beauty in entirely its own right. __________________ That's it, The End, But you'll get over it, My Friend. Last edited by jekylljuice; 10-03-2008 at 04:21 AM.