will the movie be good, yes.
will it use all of its resources in the best manner in order to make the best ski movie..no.
i honestly felt semi-deja-vu while watching it, like re-edit or something, you sort of get stoked on it but not that much.
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you have to differentiate between what the athlete contributes and what the company does to the final product. msp takes PROVEN athletes, PROVEN cinematography techniques, PROVEN music, PROVEN editing techniques, etc.
doesn't anyone else see a problem with how popular pollard's self-edit was? (and i would also argue pep's self edit from ski porn (anyone want me to post that on youtube?))
he did the majority of MSP's job for them. music, editing (feel/flow). and everyone fucking loved it, because it was great.
when it comes down to it, MSP doesn't take risks, which at first is understandable, given that the last "risk" they whole-heartedly supported was BASE-skiing.
however, "risks" in ski movies aren't really that risky, because when it comes down to it, the people that buy ski movies (us) will like it no matter what (especially if you still have a feel for the pulse of what's cutting-edge). so you come to a decision..take risks, and try to improve the industry, or don't because due to the small probability that people will hate it? i feel like MSP no longer knows where skiing is going and is afraid to take risks.
who is MSP more like--- neil or warren miller?