Skywalkers: A Love Story

They forgot to take down the scaffolding from the top of Merdeka 118. If it was taken, it must be taken off.

It is clearly visible when looking at a satellite image.

It's true that the picture isn't completely sharp.

The sun's shine reflects off the scaffolding.

We need to make another movie about removing the element.

The film depicts the madness of adolescence well.

I had the following feeling during the movie.

I go up high to suffer.

Like a masochist.

In severe frost without gloves on the tower crane.

It was also mentioned in the film that there are hardly any couples left.

I think this climbing genre is extinct today.

...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..?

If watching people break the law (trespassing) gives you more anxiety than the death defying stunts portrayed in the trailer, this film probably isn't for you. That said, this documentary does not glorify the act of trespassing, or even the art of skywalking. The consequences of anything going wrong, or getting caught, are very real.

Skywalkers is a fascinating inside look at who these people are and why they do what they do. It also shows that though they are capable of doing something most people would consider absolutely insane, they are very human, with human fears and human problems.

The cinematography is breathtaking and the production value is very good. My favorite part of the film was learning about the impressive preparations, reconnaissance and planning that goes into making a high-risk climb. These are not just thrill-seekers, and they take what they're doing very seriously. It was almost like watching a heist thriller in real life. I give it a solid 8.

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.

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.