Sunshine Superman (2014)

Sunshine Superman (2014). 1h 40m | PG

“Thereu0026#39;s an interesting charm of defying gravity and plummeting oneself from extreme places, swirling away from the nature, crowd and traffic below. Sunshine Superman is documentary about Carl Boenischu0026#39;s life and his drive which pioneers extreme sport of base jumping. Itu0026#39;s a humble, true to life outlook on his passion which is fascinatingly infectious and inspiring.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe movie depicts early days of base jumping before it was even called that. Using plenty of Carlu0026#39;s and his crewu0026#39;s perspective to display the thrill and deliver the brief few seconds where men take flight. Many of the clips come from retro films, which have surprisingly refined technical effect considering they had no advance tech or even GoPro back then and even had to use makeshift tools.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThereu0026#39;s a bit of narrative to string everything together, aside from the actual interviews or personal clips. Contrary to the dangerous vibe the sport might present, Carl is a modest man. Heu0026#39;s warm and avid about the life style, one canu0026#39;t help to be engage by his sheer energy. Many testimonies further set his personality, and even though heu0026#39;s not involved directly in this documentary, audience can still connect to the man.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt gives some ideas to casual viewers about the sport, how it began, the original team behind it and what kind of tribulation they went through. The movie is easily accessible, using simple terms and approachable real life people. Some of its high octane first person view of the sport is classic yet still exhilarating.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSunshine Superman is a simple story about energetic man and the origin of intense sport. It presents the extraordinary nature of jumping from great heights and translates it into inviting and friendly experience for all viewers.”