houseoliverfragrances
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This documentary is worth the watch, however the deeper I got into it, the more I realised this is just a rich kid's dream, funded by his parents.
This guy is risking his families wellbeing and his own life to fulfil his dream of flying, the way that he saw it being done on TV 30 years ago... Let's think about what was actually done here, the guy went through >20 engines to find the one that would work. He blew millions of dollars (by his own admission) to finally make the trip. If this man was rational he would have waited until science had the available tools to power his project. This documentary makes him look like the next Elon Musk, when really, this is a man who came from wealth, using the available resources to fund his childhood dream project.
Sorry but this doco failed to convince me that this was a good decision. In hindsight, yes, however this had all the hallmarks of a tragedy and seemingly got lucky because of an engine that was built by another company. Meh.
This guy is risking his families wellbeing and his own life to fulfil his dream of flying, the way that he saw it being done on TV 30 years ago... Let's think about what was actually done here, the guy went through >20 engines to find the one that would work. He blew millions of dollars (by his own admission) to finally make the trip. If this man was rational he would have waited until science had the available tools to power his project. This documentary makes him look like the next Elon Musk, when really, this is a man who came from wealth, using the available resources to fund his childhood dream project.
Sorry but this doco failed to convince me that this was a good decision. In hindsight, yes, however this had all the hallmarks of a tragedy and seemingly got lucky because of an engine that was built by another company. Meh.
I was so excited to finally see this documentary, however the lack of access Louis is able to gain into the church makes for a very boring and uncaptivating documentary.
apart from the odd confrontation with a church member which is somewhat entertaining, there is nothing of substance in this 'movie' no direction at all.
We all know they're a bunch of loonies but this being a theroux doco I wanted something more. Something that would really shock me.
Perhaps this is the reason for the delayed release of this film. With such little footage I can imagine this being a challenging piece to put together.
Why couldn't he go undercover and try to gain some sort of access into the church? Perhaps do an auditing session and turn it into an interview very subtly (which we know he's good at).
I'm a huge fan of this man's work but this this just doesn't do it for me. I rarely lose focus when watching anything louis. I just can;t find any sort of story in this. A strange movie that has left little impact, only repeating things we already knew about this psychotic church.
apart from the odd confrontation with a church member which is somewhat entertaining, there is nothing of substance in this 'movie' no direction at all.
We all know they're a bunch of loonies but this being a theroux doco I wanted something more. Something that would really shock me.
Perhaps this is the reason for the delayed release of this film. With such little footage I can imagine this being a challenging piece to put together.
Why couldn't he go undercover and try to gain some sort of access into the church? Perhaps do an auditing session and turn it into an interview very subtly (which we know he's good at).
I'm a huge fan of this man's work but this this just doesn't do it for me. I rarely lose focus when watching anything louis. I just can;t find any sort of story in this. A strange movie that has left little impact, only repeating things we already knew about this psychotic church.