Pedal the World

Every year I make at least one bicycle trip. I would not know how to travel with another person on a bicycle trip. This is a part of the documentary I understand. I liked the shots of the countryside and people in the cities. I watched this documentary till the end despite the numerous shots with the camera pointing at the maker himself while he's turning around. But what I disliked the most is his self-pity. He has the luxury to basically go on a one year vacation, feeding himself, flying from one continent to the other and yet he has so much time to feel sorry about himself. He's extremely egocentric.

This film is called Pedal the World, but both pedaling and world itself are not in the first place. Director is mostly filming his own face and talking about himself - with himself, ignoring so many interesting topics he could refer to while visiting various countries. There are no conversations with people he met almost at all. Netflix considers this movie to be "inspiring documentary" but it just isn't. It is presumable that viewers want to learn something while watching this kind of film, maybe even prepare themselves for some similar journey, but it is not possible with this one. Also music in the film has nothing to do with the film itself, titles are out of order sometimes and resolution is bad from time to time. This film is more like video-diary than "inspiring documentary". That's why 4/10.

Love the idea of cycling the world but this is a hard to watch documentary. Bad editing, no creativity in story or how to film places or people and no depth. Lacking in depth is the biggest failure. Immense respect for the fact that he did what he did, that's why i give it a 4. But i suggest he take a course on editing and i hope he has more depth then he shows in de documentary.

This could have been one of the most interesting documentaries, I am no expert cyclist, but I was excited to see a great story of self discovery and great landscapes...except that didn't happen at all, there were parts that were so boring, the landscapes were of him making senseless twirls and him being sorry for himself, don't waste your time on this...

Title of the movie suggests that viewers will see both pedaling and world, but director is mostly filming his face and talking about himself. It's presumable that viewers want to learn something while watching this kind of film but unfortunately ther is nothing to learn. It is even considered as inspiring documentary according to Netflix, but it isn't. If you want to watch this film as part of your pedaling preparation, don't be surprised if you don't find it useful. Also titles are out of order sometimes, resolution is bad from time to time, and music has nothing to do with the topic. This is more of a private video-diary than "inspiring documentary". That's why 4 out of 10.