Man On Wire

This was such a good film! Everything was done well from the interviews, to the editing, to the music.  The characters told the story themselves, and we were able to relive this amazing experience with them.  This story was exciting because it involved a task similar to robbing a bank, but they weren't actually stealing from anyone, so it's ok to root for them.  It is interesting how we know he is alive, since he's talking to us at the very beginning of the film. However, the filmmakers still made it suspenseful.  The story did not start when he put his foot on the wire at the top of the Twin Towers. It started long before that.  The director managed to have us be in suspense because of the way the characters were presented, and the way they told the story themselves. They were in a comfortable environment, and were re-living the story as they told it themselves. They must have told the story hundreds of times, which made them good at it.

It was interesting to be a part of a story that happened years ago, without much actual footage or pictures from the real event itself.  The reenactments were done in a pretty realistic way, and didn't feel too cheesy.  The director took a great story, and told it in a great way.  This makes for a fantastic film.  The editing was really well done, which helped with the intensity of the storytelling. They also kept in the smallest details so we weren't left wondering how they did something. We were there for every moment they were hiding from the guards, or about to step onto the wire. I loved being a part of this world for the duration of the film.