The Endless Summer (Bruce, Brown, 1966)

The Endless Summer (Bruce, Brown, 1966)
Rating: 6.4

This surf documentary came out in the 60s during the height of surf culture's popularity in the United States. The film although ideally simplistic explores themes such as comsumerism, Peter Pan Syndrome and the celebration of youth, freedom of choice, sense of community, and colonialism all while maintaining a fun and comedic approach. The filmmaker Bruce Brown follows 2 fellow surfers around the world as they search for the "perfect wave." Personally I can only watch surfing for so long before it becomes tiresome and the gags and voice-over narration jokes are pretty adolescent and cheesey. But there are several interesting aspects such as watching the African natives witness surfing for the first time and trying it out for themselves.