Volte: Coming of Age on Horseback Op-Docs
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Date: 2020-08-15
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Comments and reviews: 10
Nicole
I get it. It's the tragedy of growing up bigger when you've spent years perfecting your skills for a sport that requires you to be small.
A lot of competitive cheerleaders will know this pain. We had a flyer in my student group for 4 years that was with us through 8 national individual championships. Unfortunately, by the fifth year she had just gotten too big to lift without causing a large amount of wear and tear to her bases. It was such a tragedy because she was better than ever by that point.
These girls practice for years and years to master that skill, and by the time they do, they are already fighting time and age. I hope the main character here sticks with it and learns to become a base.
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I get it. It's the tragedy of growing up bigger when you've spent years perfecting your skills for a sport that requires you to be small.
A lot of competitive cheerleaders will know this pain. We had a flyer in my student group for 4 years that was with us through 8 national individual championships. Unfortunately, by the fifth year she had just gotten too big to lift without causing a large amount of wear and tear to her bases. It was such a tragedy because she was better than ever by that point.
These girls practice for years and years to master that skill, and by the time they do, they are already fighting time and age. I hope the main character here sticks with it and learns to become a base.
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Sallie
Poor Bill. He is in fact unhappy. I can't bear to watch his suffering. Before the work begins, , he protests, he tries to defend himself, but to no avail. Cantering in the circle, with the side reins MUCH too tight, he has his mouth open, revealing his pain, his attempt to avoid the cruel pressure of the bit. Look at the tension in his face. And his labored breathing shows that he is not fit enough to endure this work. He hates his job. Poor Bill.
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Poor Bill. He is in fact unhappy. I can't bear to watch his suffering. Before the work begins, , he protests, he tries to defend himself, but to no avail. Cantering in the circle, with the side reins MUCH too tight, he has his mouth open, revealing his pain, his attempt to avoid the cruel pressure of the bit. Look at the tension in his face. And his labored breathing shows that he is not fit enough to endure this work. He hates his job. Poor Bill.
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Mary-Ellen
Beautiful, lush, rich, image-detailed visuals and filmmaking/cinematography considerations, but I was expecting that an Op-Doc produced by a media giant with a near-sterling reputation for providing quality, informative content (including perspectives and commentary) would contain more information and/or hard facts and statistics. This video was kind of creepy and vague. Not very helpful content, in my opinion.
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Beautiful, lush, rich, image-detailed visuals and filmmaking/cinematography considerations, but I was expecting that an Op-Doc produced by a media giant with a near-sterling reputation for providing quality, informative content (including perspectives and commentary) would contain more information and/or hard facts and statistics. This video was kind of creepy and vague. Not very helpful content, in my opinion.
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Subversively
I feel that the tightness of the framing is a device used to create discomfiture in the mind
of the viewer.
It definitely achieved it!
I am thinking of the grueling, terrible slenderness of the gymnastics balance beam.
This is well worth watching, particularly for everyone who has enjoyed watching gymnastics.
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I feel that the tightness of the framing is a device used to create discomfiture in the mind
of the viewer.
It definitely achieved it!
I am thinking of the grueling, terrible slenderness of the gymnastics balance beam.
This is well worth watching, particularly for everyone who has enjoyed watching gymnastics.
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Ivan_van_Ogre
What an inherently unsafe sport. There are so many moments in this video where these girls could have gotten seriously hurt. If I had a child I'd keep him or her as far away from this as possible. No child should ever be put in this much danger of being hurt, for any reason. It's not worth the terrible risk.
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What an inherently unsafe sport. There are so many moments in this video where these girls could have gotten seriously hurt. If I had a child I'd keep him or her as far away from this as possible. No child should ever be put in this much danger of being hurt, for any reason. It's not worth the terrible risk.
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blogs
Unfortunately the filmmaker chose style over substance; the tightness of the framing prevents us from seeing a fuller story. Further, this documentary gave no info on who this group are, or for what theyre training. And those girls - I only saw one smile. Even Bill the horse seems unhappy.
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Unfortunately the filmmaker chose style over substance; the tightness of the framing prevents us from seeing a fuller story. Further, this documentary gave no info on who this group are, or for what theyre training. And those girls - I only saw one smile. Even Bill the horse seems unhappy.
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BTassie
Wow, I want to know more. What are they training for? Where do they live? How did they get into the sport - are their families involved? Where do they perform? So many unanswered questions! Also, the main girl looks like she could grow up to be a supermodel!
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Wow, I want to know more. What are they training for? Where do they live? How did they get into the sport - are their families involved? Where do they perform? So many unanswered questions! Also, the main girl looks like she could grow up to be a supermodel!
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Elmo
In the world of equestrian pursuits, this has always seemed the most pointless, but hey, just Elmo's opinion. Andy DuFresne would never do vaulting, unless it was vaulting over the wall at the Shank.
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In the world of equestrian pursuits, this has always seemed the most pointless, but hey, just Elmo's opinion. Andy DuFresne would never do vaulting, unless it was vaulting over the wall at the Shank.
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Rory
Outstanding! Well done everyone involved. I know it's different subject matter but it reminds me of the Film Zidane a 21st century by Douglas Gordon & Phillippe Parreno. Hats off: )
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Outstanding! Well done everyone involved. I know it's different subject matter but it reminds me of the Film Zidane a 21st century by Douglas Gordon & Phillippe Parreno. Hats off: )
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Mar
this is recklessly dangerous especially without a helmet. what are they trying to achieve here? produce as many cripples as possible?
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this is recklessly dangerous especially without a helmet. what are they trying to achieve here? produce as many cripples as possible?
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