All I Can
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Best movie of the season. Really inspiring, great vibe and feelings all throughout, amazing cinematography.
Kye Petersen, Hoji, Callum Pettit and JP all have standout footage. JPs urban part is the coolest urban part I've ever seen, reminds me of San Fransisco skate footage. And the line he backflips in to is ridiculous.
Only downside was that I found some of the preachiness of that one guy (director?) a bit irritating but at least it was positive. Oh and obviously it lacks tall-ts and gangster steeze, that was a bummer...
Kye Petersen, Hoji, Callum Pettit and JP all have standout footage. JPs urban part is the coolest urban part I've ever seen, reminds me of San Fransisco skate footage. And the line he backflips in to is ridiculous.
Only downside was that I found some of the preachiness of that one guy (director?) a bit irritating but at least it was positive. Oh and obviously it lacks tall-ts and gangster steeze, that was a bummer...
iSmokeweed
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fillup
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I watched it about an hour ago at a friends.
WHAT THE FUCK, easily the best ski film ive ever seen maybe even best film period. Sure it wasnt filled with gnar urban or park shoots but what it did contain was so much more substantial for some reason. jp's urban had more depth than any level 1 or stept montage ive seen, still in awe
WHAT THE FUCK, easily the best ski film ive ever seen maybe even best film period. Sure it wasnt filled with gnar urban or park shoots but what it did contain was so much more substantial for some reason. jp's urban had more depth than any level 1 or stept montage ive seen, still in awe
Skithedeep
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This movie was so amazing. By far my favorite of the year, and I have seen/own Attack of La Nina, One For the Road, Grand Bizarre, and The Ordinary Skier.
The skiing was great, cinematography is unmatched, and I really liked the message behind it. This is a skier's movie. I wouldn't expect a non-skier to enjoy this movie all that much, but if you enjoy skiing that doesn't always include sliding on metal, this movie is a must see.
The skiing was great, cinematography is unmatched, and I really liked the message behind it. This is a skier's movie. I wouldn't expect a non-skier to enjoy this movie all that much, but if you enjoy skiing that doesn't always include sliding on metal, this movie is a must see.
BrokenBones
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Bought it today. I was blown away. Everything is just so much fun to watch. All I Can makes the other ski movies i have seen this year feel a little underwhelming. Get this NOW!!!!
TheGnarwhal
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Literature
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Saw it last night, and I couldn't have been more stoked.
For one thing, it's the best movie of the year. Period.
Here's why:
It's all about the balance. Ski filmmaking has a consistent problem: balancing a heavy inclination towards ski porn with the artistry of filming and the weight of usually clumsy themes often leads to films that showcase athletes at the height of their ability, but not much else. You see this in that it's way easier to resort to farce (Attack of La Nina in general) or comedy to spice up the emotional side of things rather than appealing other emotional aspects. One of the reasons that Weight has been so well received is that it manages to show the struggle, frustration, and overcoming that is the work of urban skiing. Again, this is emotion beyond comedy, and we're just striking into this in ski films.
Which is why All.I.Can. is such a huge leap forward. It has a narrative structure that keeps the viewer hooked in with the chapters and subsections. It moves back and forth in its narrative instead of granting the instant gratification of what has been lead up to. The movie generates real emotions of triumph (climbing and skiing gnarly lines) and sadness(the human impact on this planet) that go beyond the typical laughs and holy fuck moments of a usual ski film.
While the environmental theme does feel used by virtue of the fact that it's not new, Sherpa's look at it is totally different, and far more nuanced than anyone here has given it credit for. If you don't check out when people start talking, you notice that they aren't trying to hide the environmental costs of skiing, or throw some random solution at it that doesn't work. Instead, they're applying the skiing philosophy of moving towards the next best thing via experimentation and creativity to the environmental movement. This is a revolutionary and fundamental connection, and it should be the basis for our attempt to save the lifestyle and planet that we love.
JP's segment in Trail was an urban line, which I have yet to see in skiing. So well done.
Beyond all this, the skiing is phenomenal.
And I come back to where I started: balance. The Sherpas have achieved an amalgam of sick skiing, new storytelling methods (for ski films), emotional range and consequence, and genuine stoke that outshines everything else on the market. Serious props.
For one thing, it's the best movie of the year. Period.
Here's why:
It's all about the balance. Ski filmmaking has a consistent problem: balancing a heavy inclination towards ski porn with the artistry of filming and the weight of usually clumsy themes often leads to films that showcase athletes at the height of their ability, but not much else. You see this in that it's way easier to resort to farce (Attack of La Nina in general) or comedy to spice up the emotional side of things rather than appealing other emotional aspects. One of the reasons that Weight has been so well received is that it manages to show the struggle, frustration, and overcoming that is the work of urban skiing. Again, this is emotion beyond comedy, and we're just striking into this in ski films.
Which is why All.I.Can. is such a huge leap forward. It has a narrative structure that keeps the viewer hooked in with the chapters and subsections. It moves back and forth in its narrative instead of granting the instant gratification of what has been lead up to. The movie generates real emotions of triumph (climbing and skiing gnarly lines) and sadness(the human impact on this planet) that go beyond the typical laughs and holy fuck moments of a usual ski film.
While the environmental theme does feel used by virtue of the fact that it's not new, Sherpa's look at it is totally different, and far more nuanced than anyone here has given it credit for. If you don't check out when people start talking, you notice that they aren't trying to hide the environmental costs of skiing, or throw some random solution at it that doesn't work. Instead, they're applying the skiing philosophy of moving towards the next best thing via experimentation and creativity to the environmental movement. This is a revolutionary and fundamental connection, and it should be the basis for our attempt to save the lifestyle and planet that we love.
JP's segment in Trail was an urban line, which I have yet to see in skiing. So well done.
Beyond all this, the skiing is phenomenal.
And I come back to where I started: balance. The Sherpas have achieved an amalgam of sick skiing, new storytelling methods (for ski films), emotional range and consequence, and genuine stoke that outshines everything else on the market. Serious props.
iSmokeweed
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jp urban seggy was one of thebest i have ever seen. that trail tht he did was unreal.
Drail
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So I watched the video at the premier in my town. Then I downloaded the video on iTunes and watched it today. They took a segment out. The segment with Dan Treadway riding around on his sled isn't in the iTunes version of the video, but it was in the version at the premier.
I wonder what prompted them to remove it from. I thought it was out of place, and well, stupid - but I wonder what their reasoning was.
anyone else notice this?
I wonder what prompted them to remove it from. I thought it was out of place, and well, stupid - but I wonder what their reasoning was.
anyone else notice this?
Dr-Strangelove
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just purchased . . . downloading. hopefully it doesn't disappoint!
It is mostly big mountain. Thankfully there is very little urban/park.
It was absolutely insane. Lots of guys throw down but Kye Peterson particularly stood out. He destroyed some very big lines, and mixed tricks into some big mountain faces. Kye is one of the best skiers in the world right now.
It was absolutely insane. Lots of guys throw down but Kye Peterson particularly stood out. He destroyed some very big lines, and mixed tricks into some big mountain faces. Kye is one of the best skiers in the world right now.
i agree with ALMOST everything you said, but personally, i felt it was a little annoying that they were shooting from a heli for all of their "destructive" shots (i.e. logging, smokestacks, etc). it left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth. that, in turn, left me a bit annoyed with the environmental message.
aside from that aspect, one of the greatest fucking ski movies i have ever seen.
aside from that aspect, one of the greatest fucking ski movies i have ever seen.
Literature
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Agreed there. They certainly didn't show the full extent of their helicopter use, and while offsetting it with carbon credits was a good move, the locomotion wasn't as human focused as either My Own Two Feet or Deeper.
The big thing for me is the connection between my passion for skiing and using that same passion and mindset for saving skiing. Like they said in the movie, this is only the beginning, and I'm willing to cut them some slack. But if that doesn't change in the future, then I'll feel like they didn't deliver.
The big thing for me is the connection between my passion for skiing and using that same passion and mindset for saving skiing. Like they said in the movie, this is only the beginning, and I'm willing to cut them some slack. But if that doesn't change in the future, then I'll feel like they didn't deliver.
Oldmann1584
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idk how i've never seen the trailer/heard of it till you made this thread. i bought it cause of ur thread, be proud!
Literature
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Precisely.
I agree, to some extent. It would be nice to see them use less destructive methods.
Having said that, I think part of the point is that we all do things which are destructive, we just need to do the little things we can to offset that. We don't need to completely stop driving cars, we should just drive a bit less. We can all do little things, like using renewable bags instead of plastic, and if we all do those little things we will make a difference. I have cut down my use of plastic bags by 95%, at least. Is it productive to look at me as a hypocrite because I still drive a car? Of course not. I would rather see people who make an effort, than people who don't make an effort because they won't be perfectly pollution free. If everyone did cut down on their plastic bag consumption by 95%, something everyone can do, that would make a difference.
At this point, I don't have the option of driving an electric SUV with a solar panel on the roof, but someday hopefully that will be a reality. Until then, I will try to do what I can, when I can. I will still drive, because my lifestyle demands it, but I will try to have an impact where I can.
Of course it is better to reduce pollution, rather than purchase carbon offsets, but if you can't reduce in one area, just do the best you can.
Sometimes environmental debate gets a big heavy-handed and preachy, I get that. But the response of "well you're not perfect either, you drive a car," is counter productive. Obviously we all cause damage, it is a question of doing what we can, where we can, to reduce our impact. Just because one causes environmental damage, does not mean one cannot strive to be better. I would rather see people reducing where they can, than people who don't do anything and justify it by saying that others are not perfect either. The "well I'm not perfect so I won't make an effort at all" attitude is very counterproductive.
The Sherpas might not be perfect, but they are at least trying, at least going in the right direction. I would rather have people like that, than people who don't try, and criticize others that do, on the basis that those others still pollute.
I do have to agree about those heli shots of the destruction. I can see the use of heli shots for skiing, but it seems to me that some of the pollution shots might not be necessary.
Having said that, I think part of the point is that we all do things which are destructive, we just need to do the little things we can to offset that. We don't need to completely stop driving cars, we should just drive a bit less. We can all do little things, like using renewable bags instead of plastic, and if we all do those little things we will make a difference. I have cut down my use of plastic bags by 95%, at least. Is it productive to look at me as a hypocrite because I still drive a car? Of course not. I would rather see people who make an effort, than people who don't make an effort because they won't be perfectly pollution free. If everyone did cut down on their plastic bag consumption by 95%, something everyone can do, that would make a difference.
At this point, I don't have the option of driving an electric SUV with a solar panel on the roof, but someday hopefully that will be a reality. Until then, I will try to do what I can, when I can. I will still drive, because my lifestyle demands it, but I will try to have an impact where I can.
Of course it is better to reduce pollution, rather than purchase carbon offsets, but if you can't reduce in one area, just do the best you can.
Sometimes environmental debate gets a big heavy-handed and preachy, I get that. But the response of "well you're not perfect either, you drive a car," is counter productive. Obviously we all cause damage, it is a question of doing what we can, where we can, to reduce our impact. Just because one causes environmental damage, does not mean one cannot strive to be better. I would rather see people reducing where they can, than people who don't do anything and justify it by saying that others are not perfect either. The "well I'm not perfect so I won't make an effort at all" attitude is very counterproductive.
The Sherpas might not be perfect, but they are at least trying, at least going in the right direction. I would rather have people like that, than people who don't try, and criticize others that do, on the basis that those others still pollute.
I do have to agree about those heli shots of the destruction. I can see the use of heli shots for skiing, but it seems to me that some of the pollution shots might not be necessary.
i don't think that i implied that, did i? if their heli shots would have been limited to skiing i wouldn't have felt nearly as uneasy.
Drail
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there is a lot about your post that bugged me.
The only thing I saw them (Sherpas) "try" with was the carbon offsetting, which isn't trying, it's just throwing money at the problem without actually doing anything. You ramble on about cars and stuff... but to put it into context about the movie, especially what JP said about the whole "you might as well sit in your basement and try not to breath too much". What bugs me the most is the message of saving the environment, while - as Logan mentioned earlier - flying around in helicopters to get shots of the destruction of nature. They might as well of gone and cut down some trees and said do as I say, not as I do. Sure, we are all hypocritical for the simple fact that we participate in society, but other than the carbon offsetting, it didn't really seam like they tried, at all, to lower their carbon footprint.
Sure, the athletes did a lot of touring in the video, which was nice - but the helicopter flying around filming them while they were doing it totally negates the message. As mentioned before, there have been many other videos in the past few years that didn't use helicopters or sleds and were highly entertaining - WITHOUT "preaching" about the environment. It's tough not to think critically about Sherpas when they spend so much energy putting that message in the video while not actually doing anything different than your normal ski video.
In Deeper, Jeremy Jones uses the odd airplane to get to base camp, and the necessary commercial flights to get around the world - these are unavoidable. Besides that it is all man power (or lift power in Chamonix), and he doesn't do it for nature, he does it for the thrill of adventure and the love of snowboarding... HE is trying, he is changing the way we look at the environment and our carbon footprint by simply doing what he wants and loves to do.
Sherpas failed at that task. You can't preach about something and not do it yourself, that just makes you look foolish.
The only thing I saw them (Sherpas) "try" with was the carbon offsetting, which isn't trying, it's just throwing money at the problem without actually doing anything. You ramble on about cars and stuff... but to put it into context about the movie, especially what JP said about the whole "you might as well sit in your basement and try not to breath too much". What bugs me the most is the message of saving the environment, while - as Logan mentioned earlier - flying around in helicopters to get shots of the destruction of nature. They might as well of gone and cut down some trees and said do as I say, not as I do. Sure, we are all hypocritical for the simple fact that we participate in society, but other than the carbon offsetting, it didn't really seam like they tried, at all, to lower their carbon footprint.
Sure, the athletes did a lot of touring in the video, which was nice - but the helicopter flying around filming them while they were doing it totally negates the message. As mentioned before, there have been many other videos in the past few years that didn't use helicopters or sleds and were highly entertaining - WITHOUT "preaching" about the environment. It's tough not to think critically about Sherpas when they spend so much energy putting that message in the video while not actually doing anything different than your normal ski video.
In Deeper, Jeremy Jones uses the odd airplane to get to base camp, and the necessary commercial flights to get around the world - these are unavoidable. Besides that it is all man power (or lift power in Chamonix), and he doesn't do it for nature, he does it for the thrill of adventure and the love of snowboarding... HE is trying, he is changing the way we look at the environment and our carbon footprint by simply doing what he wants and loves to do.
Sherpas failed at that task. You can't preach about something and not do it yourself, that just makes you look foolish.
