The movie is Jonah Hill's directing debut. As many other skaters, when this movie was announced, I was skeptical. I was very wrong.
The story is based around Sunburn's entry into the skateboarding community, while at the same time dealing with a bad home situation. The movie explores the importance of relating to a group when you are a young teenager, especially when you have a tough home life and being unable to find a decent role model inside your home. Also, it greatly explores the subculture of skateboarding, which is very inclusive in general, and people in it have a sense of belonging to a family, while at the same time discreetly denouncing the various problems of the skateboarding culture that are way too often glamourized by various medias.
A must watch.
The story is based around Sunburn's entry into the skateboarding community, while at the same time dealing with a bad home situation. The movie explores the importance of relating to a group when you are a young teenager, especially when you have a tough home life and being unable to find a decent role model inside your home. Also, it greatly explores the subculture of skateboarding, which is very inclusive in general, and people in it have a sense of belonging to a family, while at the same time discreetly denouncing the various problems of the skateboarding culture that are way too often glamourized by various medias.
A must watch.