Idea changed my life more than I could ever imagine... it was through Idea that I discovered there was more to skiing than going fast and jumping off moguls, and it was through Idea that I discovered everything I stand for in skiing today.
Idea is still my most watched ski movie, and my DVD has been watched hundreds of times. Over the course of the years I've had the film (since December of the year it was released) I have watched it to the point that hearing any song off its soundtrack triggers a mental replay of the movie...
For me, Idea was the catalyst to a change from a life that had skiing as a favorite activity, to a life that revolves solely around skiing-- every decision I have made since the first time I watched Idea (during Christmas break that year we had many, many powder days for me to draw inspiration for) has been made based on which choice will allow me ski more, for longer, over the course of my life.
And there are tons of other people for who the story is the same-- I can name at least two.