Review of View from a Blue Moon (2015) by Brad S — 18 Apr 2016
As a surfing fan, to call this film un-enjoyable would be untrue... but to call it frustrating would be fair. Stunning cinematography alone does not make a good "film", VFABM feels like it was directed by a film student, with no narrative, no perceivable chronology, no character development and is stylistically all over the map.
The solitary voiceover in the opening scene which attempts to introduce some insight to the films subject is never heard from again until the closing credits, and the film descends into one surfing montage after another.
After watching brilliant '"doc-u-films" from other sports (namely The Crash Reel & Undefeated), it's time that surfing moves away from glorified music videos and produces an insightful piece of work that will elevate the sport and its stars into the eyes of mainstream audiences.
This review of View from a Blue Moon (2015) was written by Brad S on 18 Apr 2016.
View from a Blue Moon has generally received positive reviews.
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