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Will Rose of Systematic Geekology joins Melvin for a second time to summarize North Shore, a little-seen surfer flick in the vein of Karate Kid! Will shares a ton about the dynamics of surfing culture, and Melvin celebrates the layers of North Shore's coming-of-age story. Plus, they can't get enough of those glorious Hawaiian waves, and neither will you!
Topics:
- Will Rose catches us up with where he's at and what Systematic Geekology's been up to since our Spawn Party Pleaser episode.
- There was hype behind North Shore for Will Rose as a kid, and he recounts his experience seeing the film in theaters.
- The music, visuals, and pacing are all pretty solid, and that's made apparent within the first 15 minutes.
- Surfing etiquette 101.
- North Shore features a ton of classic surfing legends, and Will shares all the cool trivia about them.
- Surfing is dangerous and it demands wave/ocean literacy, and North Shore asserts the importance of understanding this as a "coming of age" drama.
- The brisk pace of the film allows the film to explore various "coming of age" tropes.
Recommendations:
- World Surf League (Instagram)
- Surf's Up (2007) (Movie)
- Big Wednesday (1978) (Movie)
- Riding Giants (2004) (Documentary)
- Primer (2004) (Movie)
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