Skywalkers d'amour et de vertige

...kids went to college, got an apprenticeship, learned a trade, became sportspeople if they had the talent or just simply got a job. Nowadays that ain't good enough and to get ahead you gotta go all social media and provide content that is gonna entertain, shock and/or mortify to get a rabid audience in sufficient numbers that you can make a living the 2024 way. This is stunning, impressive, compulsive and horrifying all in one package - yes they've got skill, sure they've got balls but yes they're also breaking the law and one slip and they're dead - but hey, that's just more content eh and sure Netflix will happily make a documentary out of that too, because why not? We're heading towards a dark and dystopian future for generations to come if this is the way entertainment is going - do we really need to give legitimacy to, not to mention glorification of, arguable lunacy..?

Watched this at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

Rooftoppers are a strange trend and the movie does a great job on exploring a well-known rooftopper couple Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus with gorgeous camerawork, breath-taking stunt angles, and tense style that is mixed with thriller and documentary elements together. The relationship between Nikolaj and Beerkus was interesting as the documentary does a good job on their relationship, their purposes and what makes them special for the stunts they do. Including some interesting insights on their lives outside of the stunt works they do.

Throughout, the visuals are amazing as there are some amazing looking camerawork where moments are high in the sky and dangerous and tenseful moments are in play. If this was in IMAX, this movie would be breath-taking but also very tense and nerve-wrecking.

I really did enjoy the documentary. I did found some of the editing choices to be a little poor as if it was something from an annoying youtube video. But overall, I never felt bored and I was captivated throughout.

Side note, if you suffer from fear of heights or vertigo, don't see this cause there are tons of moments of high heights.

The final scenes of this movie brought tears to the eyes of at least one 32-year-old man.

Firstly, I want to highlight how remarkable Angela's personality is. I had the brief privilege of knowing her in real life, and I am truly amazed by how such a seemingly delicate girl can encompass so many emotions, bravery, and inner strength. While I do not know Ivan personally, I am confident he is equally outstanding.

Secondly, I am delighted with how well Netflix portrayed the characters and emotions of these two individuals. This film isn't just about roofers; it's a phenomenal love story between two people.

For the love of God, how the two of them w/o a big support crew take some amazing 360 circling drones views with no shakes or jitters...

Merkata climb, where did the heavy 6 ft steel platform appear all of a sudden when they reached the roof top. The entire climb from the base, they just had 2 backpacks. And boom on the roof, they have the platform made available with the exact measurement too..., so why not just place the platform on the very top, and a bed too !?

And the drama about chickening out was staged for sure.

This all has to be staged and financed by Netflix, as the interview with the Director shows...

So why make it appear in the documentary that these two guys are doing it all solo, unscripted, hiding from guards, camera, risking arrest, running out of money...all of that was def. Fake !

Disappointed. If otherwise, would have liked the documentary.

This documentary is absolutely compelling, the bravery, intelligence and compassion these two people have for their craft is unbelievable! I have never written a review before on here but use this app constantly, this is a class a documentary! This has the same vibe as the deepest breath but with triumph not tragedy, this is up there with one do the best documentaries I've ever seen in the extreme sports real , usually I am more drawn to the psychological thriller documentaries but this is out of this world, can't say enough goood things about this, the chemistry that these guys have is unreal.