Lesson - 5/12/15: Man on Wire pt. 1

Today in class in order to see more examples of well-made documentaries we watched the first hour to a a film called "Man on Wire", which is a 2008 British-American biographical documentary film directed by James Marsh. It chronicles Frenchman Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center. I thought the way the story was told was both really immersive and clever, with smooth cut-aways from the dialogue of the people recounting the story seamlessly blended with the pictures and footage from the actual event many years ago and new re-enactments. I felt really captivated while watching it, especially at the Phillipe's passion and skill, and the cunning way he managed to pull off this unfeasible crime. I can't wait to continue watching it next lesson.

The movie poster to "Man on Wire"