rid giant be a brilliant documentary that dive deep into the world of one of the most under appreciated sport and brings to the surface a very human and raw emotion that only director stacy peralta could capture . everything from the structure and to the player and to the amazing stock footage and to even the style in which this be film only reinforce the beauty and power behind the sport of surf . of all the surf film that i have see ( endless summer and billabong odyssey and and step into liquid ) this be the most consistent and relevant . begin with the early age of surf ( a brief history lesson ) last all the way till laird infamous ride and rid giant go far into the mind and heart and and soul of the sport than any of these other documentary . how do it do this . by give u the whole story and from start to finish and without fictionalize or jig jagging from wave to wave . to begin this film be structurally sound . in the other film that i have see about surf and you sometimes find yourself jump from new person to new person and wave to wave and event to event and without any knowledge of why or who . in rid giant and we have a very small cast of veteran and newbie . this allow you to really go deeply into the mind of each one . also and instead of just rid wave and we be hand more history and more personal insight to the world than before . this be what really attract me to this film . i be impressed that instead of show all these big wave ( because it be a big wave movie ) and we listen to story and see first hand what these surfer have to overcome to get to those wave . i love the information about the beach bum or father of surf . i be still floor by the amazing tale of greg noll and his early adventure into the harsh deep blue . then and to see him in person and talk about what be go on in his mind and only add more fuel to the fire . the straightforward structure that peralta follow allow me to follow and walk away with more knowledge of the sport than with any of the early film . peralta show so much emotion and passion that you can not help but be amaze by what these brave people have do and and where the sport be go . add to a immaculate structure some intense and creative cinematography and and you have darn near perfect film . use technique that i last saw in the kid stay in the picture and rid giant create some scene that almost feel a if they be jump out of the screen . while it isn not 3d and it be that flat dimensional feeling that you get when you put two picture on top of each other . in this film and it work . it create more depth to the scene and and really add to not just the shock value ( man these wave be huge ) and but also the danger that these guy constantly face . if it break differently or they maneuver wrong and these wave would kill them . some do die and but it do not stop the sport . it only create more excitement and more passion to do good . it be this love of the ocean and sport that lead me to my final point . the human element . so many of my early adventure in the world of surf documentary leave me with beautiful wave and but very little about the people . the film know that people be watch for the wave and so it would basically go from wave to wave to wave and the maybe a short second about the person . this film be the direct opposite . peralta create this masterpiece by still give u the wave and but devote so much more attention onto the surfer and the immortal question of why they do this everyday . what rush through their mind and what push them to go further and and the bond that be form while out there on the wild blue yonder . i felt like after watch this film that i not only know more about big wave surfing and but also about the emotional side to the sport . this be an element not a develop in the other film and push rid giant to a whole new personal level . overall and this film be brilliant . never have i witness so much passion and devotion and and love wrap in a structurally sound film . from begin to end and i be impressed . i would be very happy if this film win the oscar this year for best documentary and and to see a new rebirth in the surfing world and open more door for film of this nature . grade represent out of .