This is a short film made for fans of surfing, and especially John John Florence. It provides an excellent look into the lesser seen side of surfing throught the struggles of one of the best surfers currently in the world. The beautifully shot surfing montages, call backs to other projects and events that have been big parts of the journey, how he came back from a possibly career ending injury. This film is more than just a quick look at the big names of surfing, it is John's journey that he put to camera. John's content is always excellent and this is no exception.
Tokyo Rising
2020
Action / Documentary / Sport
Tokyo Rising
2020
Action / Documentary / Sport
Keywords: surfingolympic athlete
Plot summary
John John Florence puts his career on the line against Kelly Slater to qualify for surfing's debut in the 2020 Olympics.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
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Why the low score?
Don't understand the low rating on this film. Excellent surfing but also gets into a side of these guys we don't usually see. In particular I loved seeing the tension between having friends and enjoying surfing together (like in the Oi Pro scene) but also keeping that competitive edge (like in the Pipe scene). Seeing the frustration and pressure that pro athletes go through I'll was a very cool perspective.
Boring behind the scenes blabber + cashing in on the Kelly Slater name for a 5 min cameo
Like I woke up and I was like and then I went to the beach and my leg was like. Then they show the guy surfing for a bit. Then more blabber like. That's the whole documetary. Oh and we find out that due to the Covid Global Pandemic TM (who's gonna be the one to register it as a trademark already) the 2020 season has been postponed to next year. Undoubtedly they will install regulation plexiglass dividers on each wave with 2m wide corridors for social distancing between masked surfers. Yawn