#Surfs up cody movie#

Entitled Surf's Up: The Art and Making of a True Story, you can order the manuscript if you CLICK HERE. It chronicles his experiences with the making of the film. I did find this little nugget of information: The real Cody Maverick, the champion surfer played by Shia LaBeouf in the cartoon, actually wrote a book. There was little to no information about the real penguins that the film is based on. I poured over the press notes, but to no avail. These thoughts started to overcame my everyday life. The whole time I wondered, 'Where are these penguins now? Where do they really live? What was changed in the story to make it more interesting to the human public.' I was plagued with idealistic fantasies regarding the fictionalized content of Surf's Up. Still, sitting there, starring at it's beautifully rendered waves, that 'True Story' idea kept bothering me. That's a statement you can't really challenge.

#Surfs up cody movie#

I'd even go out on a limb and say that it's the best fictional surfing movie made in the last twenty years. It's one of the few truly original films being released this summer, and I can see it becoming a tiny classic in the annals of family film history. He brings a certain type of authenticity that lifts this sort of entertainment off the ground.

I especially loved Jeff Bridge's performance as Big Z. But surfing penguins that hold their own competitive memorial competitions? How could that possibly be based on fact? Darn it, I was going to have to get to the bottom of this. Brooks seems slightly possible in its own weird way. If every single bit of minutia spouted in the name of religion was true, couldn't we get away with saying that Return Of The Jedi was based on an actual incident? Isn't Knocked Up somewhat about Judd Apatow's own life experiences? How come it's not being touted as a true story. If you look deep into history, just about every theatrical endeavor could claim itself authentic. What does that really mean? Especially in terms of this film? Over the last decade, the cinematic landscape has seen an increasing number of films purporting themselves to be based on fact. There, again, were those words: Based on a true story. Before the movie started, I was handed press notes. I didn't give the notion a second thought until I went to a screening of Surf's Up. I got on the bus and went about my business.

Never the less, I didn't question the poster's quaint proclamation. Did I created this authenticated visual scenario on my own? I wasn't sure. Or, maybe, those words 'Based on a True Story' were strong enough to trigger whatever creative juices I had left swimming around in my skull. Maybe I saw it as part of some surfing documentary from the late 70s. Did this poster's tagline bring those memories rushing back? Maybe I saw a documentary about surf-enabled waterfowl on Animal Planet or the Discovery Channel? The postcard image was a little foggy in my temporal lobe, but I could suddenly swear it happened. Had I watched a program about surfing penguins sometime in the past, and forgotten about it.