Man on wire

Second film with the local film club. It is showing Man on Wire, the BBC documentary. It was romantic and funny. And I stayed for the discussion after the film, it was very interesting to see peoples different views from the same movie.
It was made in 2008, but it didn't mention anything about the 9-11, which everyone noticed. Only a hint of showing a photo with him on the wire between the tower and a plane passing. A girl has made a point that now that all the twin towers left in our memories were the tragedy, and this beautiful and romantic event should be more celebrated rather than the tragedy. She has repeated several times to make her point. Also, she noticed that in the end Phillippe was alone to prepare his rope, rather than earlier that he had his friend and girlfriend with him. He has abandoned his friend and girlfriend after his success, and never done anything similar other than wrote books, been interviewed, made films. However, another lady pointed out that she doesn't see the loneliness but more of the man continue his passion in his age. The different point of views will mirror out our state of minds, I believe.

What I like it most is the passion in this. The way he described the dream, when you have a dream, and it becomes so tangible. Apart from his two loyal supporters, his friend and girlfriend , everyone will question, why he wants to do it. But that is precisely what passion and dream is about. The romantic 70s style.
I can see that period of time of provoking people got the influence on him.
The thrill of something illegal but not wicked or mean, is fascinating, I guess.

“To me, it’s really so simple, that life should be lived on the edge. You have to exercise rebellion. To refuse to tape yourself to the rules, to refuse your own success, to refuse to repeat yourself, to see every day, every year, every idea as a true challenge. Then you will live your life on the tightrope.”

– Philippe Petit