The fact that the people that made the lion king 2019 said they invented this idea of using a real camera in animation, but surfs up did the exact same thing more than a decade before. Surfs up is iconic and deserves respect
Must be the same people that worked on Mulan(2020), claiming they want to make a more realistic movie then put qi/force/magic in it(not to mention a phoenix).
another thing about this movie, is they hired actual professional surf announcers and surfers to have roles, as themselves. the attention to detail of not only the story, but the sport itself is really cool.
Indeed. When making a movie about radical sports, especially for kids, it's easy to just treat it as a dumb fake sport you can exploit because children think it's cool. The Surf's Up crew treated surfing with the respect it deserved and the end result was amazing.
*This movie and the documentary style were genius* - the joke I keep thinking of is the, “You’re gonna wanna put this on rewind cos you’re wanna watch this over and over again!” Then he gets falls to his apparent demise - and they just loop him falling and screaming
@@sexygirlmax2019 They also did an amazing job at translation and localization into other languages. In that exact scene, in the German dub, they gave the sea urchin a Cologne ("Kölsch") dialect and it's funniest fucking thing I've ever seen, I quote it to this day.
goated hilarious movie. when the chicken passes out because the site of blood, and then hes dreaming sees blood so he passes out in his dream and wakes back up was perfection lol
The most heartbreaking moment of this movie was after Cody finds out why Zeke faked his death and he’s talking to the camera crew about how crushed he feels. Then he says “It’s hard enough losing one dad but...” The cameraman says “what’d you mean by that?”. All Cody can respond is “...nothing”
Honestly one of the most underrated scenes ever in animation. That reached levels of subtext and characterization that even adult films struggle to achieve
Another reason why I like watching BionicPIG is that he learns from the movies he’s reviewing and admitting that he had learned something from that movie or shows and sharing it to us.
I got curious as to how actual surfers felt about the movie. From what I can tell, I think it's safe to say that it's extraordinarily highly regarded. Like most extreme sports, most movies with surfing as the focus just treat it like clay and make whatever they want out of it, not respecting the sport whatsoever. Surfs Up gives insight to how people feel surfing and what makes them go out sunrise to sunset to do it. They accurately portray the sport in every conceivable way and give nods to past surf movies as well. It's the Kung Fu Panada of extreme sports movies. Nothing but respect from everyone involved.
I grew up in Jeffrey's Bay, surf capital of Africa - wasn't a professional/competition surfer, but they did nail the vibe of living that beach life. Sitting next to your buddies out on the ocean bobbing over the small waves chatting shit, catching the big ones. Big Z making Cody have fun before teaching him really does capture a lot of surf culture - just have fun
@@basilthebrush3396 yes. Kung Fu Panda is a love letter to martial arts movies and Chinese culture. Everyone involved had nothing but the utmost respect for said movies and culture and it shows. Every martial arts movie fan loves Kung Fu Panda
This movie was my childhood and hearing about how you should enjoy the process actually helped my mood a lot. I’m doing art and I’ve been burned out trying to do more and focus on one thing. So this really helps. Thank you
My favorite scene has to be when Cody realized Zeek was Z, how Geel was playing a buried ukulele like it was a faint memory Also my favorite line is from the sea urchin complaining that Cody broke nearly all of his needles
Stepped on me. Stepped on me? Are you kiddin'? This guy was dancin' on me. I mean look a dis, Broken, broken, gonner, gonner, broken, broken, broken...
I just had a mental breakdown at my therapist's office, crying because I viewed myself as a failure of an architect. And I don't have much going on in my life except for my career. My one attempt at a relationship resulted in being cheated on. This video was such a great reminder that I initially went into architecture because I was genuinely fascinated by it and enjoy the design process. I guess I need to lay back a little too and focus on small projects and studying classic works of architecture, just focus on the delightful aspect of my career.
Glad you were able to get into the field. I've been working towards an architecture degree for a while but never found myself about to finish just due to college grads not being able to get a job in their respective fields.
Hey man just wanted to say you do deserve happiness, and i hope you've found yourself enjoying your livelihood more now. Take good care of yourself and enjoy life my friend!
A moment I adore of Chicken Joe is when he finds out he's in the finals, he isn't excited he made it that far He was happy that meant he got to surf some more. The dude is the ultimate example of "I'm here to have fun." Hell, he didn't even care he won, he was just happy to have had some fun. The ultimate good vibes
And I'm still in shock about how well that aged. I've been in a lot of competition, trying to prove myself since Cody Maverick was one of my favourite cartoon character. That made me realized Chicken Joe, like other winners, don't think of winning. Other losers think of giving enough effort to win, but the guy who put the most effort and amazing works out there, are just having fun. Granted their definition of fun might be hella twisted and make them look like a stoner, but in order for them to have fun - they put so much effort doing it. If you're in a competition, don't think of "beating other opponents". The winners thinks that, "if I don't enjoy this, I have nothing else to live for" like Chicken Joe or Big Zeke Topanga. This is why winners are also the one bounces back the most. If they lost, the felt nothing of it. It was a good time, and they have nothing to lament or regret for. It was conveyed in two small sentences too, amazing cinematography. It's just "Dude, we got to surf some more!?" and "I won???"
Another really cool fact is that the majority of the dialogue was recorded with everyone in the scene in the same room recording. At the time this wasn't the most used tactic and I think that's why the improve was so good
Yes! This movie was my childhood! I remember taking it with me all the time with my little, early 2000s DVD player and watching it all the time when I went on holidays
The amount of quotable lines from this movie is insane. Absolutely hilarious but with a core of real heart and love for surfing. I feel like a lot of people missed out on this movie and that's tragic. It deserves to be a classic of animation.
This movie always stood out to me because of how real it feels, maybe if you don't surf or skate lots of the stuff seems a little cliché but IMO all of the characters and the dialogue feel super genuine.
I remember my mom taking me to see this movie when it came out in the theaters. She was laughing louder than anyone else there 😂. At the time I had never seen a movie like it before. I was so amazed how they used an MTV reality tv show format and turned it into a kids movie. That’s what made me love it so much.
Honestly I am elated that so many people are discovering how fucking good this movie is. It has been my favorite movie for a very long time. Great cast, good story, absolutely banger soundtrack and a great premise to boot. Everything about this movie is so well done it is a shame it was overshadowed at it's time. It just feels like work of love and that shows in every frame. I cannot express enough how much i love this movie.
Going through a lot last year, and this video about surfs up (& the movie itself) really resonated with me. It seems so simple- just have fun. But growing up, so much turns into needing to be perfect, working hard, no pain no gain. So thank you for this video with the simple reminder to also take a break, and that what matters the most is just being yourself and enjoying the journey. I needed to be reminded of that. :)
my ex partner had never seen surfs up either, and after i showed it to them it became one of their favorite animated movies 😂❤ it just hits so hard and is timeless
I am SO GLAD to see Surfs Up, I loved that a lot of the surfers were played by actual surfers so a lot of their dialogue when they talk about it is so genuine. This movie's got a lot of character and love in it it really is a love letter to surfing.
I love this movie, in Brasil the Dub is FENOMENAL, they even translated some of the names of characters to match their feel to the Portuguese language which made it so amazing. The jokes were also adapted and were sooooo gooooood
The Brazilian dub is incredible too. they did an amazing job adapting soooo much of the dialogue to fit our experiences and mannerisms. Like calling Cody's "city" "Frio de Janeiro" (a pun with Rio's capital, Frio meaning Cold)
the little message at the end of the video nearly made me tear up tbh, it’s nice to be reminded that you don’t constantly need to feel like you have to gain something/ be something when it comes to doing what you love
This is one of my favourite movies from childhood. So many great scenes, great music. 10/10 movie. Also Tank is actually so hilarious. you really have to love him for being so unapologetically unhinged.
The soundtrack slaps and I love this movie so much. Shia lebouf (sorry if I spelt that wrong) did a great job voice acting. Aloha from Hawaii! I love these movies reviews! I hope he does some on studio ghibli!
I've been struggling for a few months, and your speech at 13:20 actually brought me to tears. I have to stop taking things so seriously and try to have more fun, thank you
With how they filmed it using motion tracking, I wonder if the original 3d environment files are still around?! Imagine if they're able to make it a movie you could be part of in VR! propably next to impossible but would be so cool if were actually able to move around in the environment while watching the movie! Awesome video man!
Full disclosure I was Head of Animation at Sony when we made this. It was a real labor of love and I guess it shows. FYI the motion tracking camera rig was leveraged off of our work on "The Polar Express". Never heard the claim from the 2019 Lion King movie, but that's the Hollywood publicity machine at work. I'll leave you with what John Lasseter told me personally, that this was one of the best animated films he had ever seen.
Wow! First of all, thank you and your crew for this amazing film! I love this film! Plus it’s my father’s favorite film! May I ask what would you say was one of the toughest shots in the film to animate?
To this day, this is my favorite animated movie of all time. When I was a kid, I watched it every day in the summer time, and my dad would watch it with me a lot. It made me want to learn how to surf, which I still haven't learned but do plan to. It's such a feel good film to me, one of my comfort watches, and whenever things get stressful, my dad tells me to take it easy and be like Chicken Joe.
This type of video is what youtube has been missing or rather lost, in my opinion. So well composed, with an idea and a wholesome conclusion at the end. This is actually a masterpiece, which can help almost everyone with whatever project/dream they want to achieve. Thank you very much!
We need more animated mockumentaries tbh! Total Drama Island went on for as long as it did (is doing???) for a reason, even if it has become an utter shell of its former self.
Surf’s Up is one of my favorite guilty pleasure movies. I love how it has that documentary theme to it and has the camera man being there with the characters.
Surf's Up has been my all-time favorite animated movie since I first saw it when I was a kid. I have to watch it at least once a year, no other movie raises my spirits like this one
A very nostalgic movie for me, it was the first time I've been to a cinema. My parents somehow got tickets to a pre-premiere screening - and somewhere in the middle the projector malfunctioned and the tape started going backwards. We had to wait like half an hour for this to get fixed but man, was it memorable!
I only watched this movie once as a kid, and I remember finding it boring for some reason, but the scene when Big Z teaches Cody to be patient with making the surf board stuck with me for life. Definitely going to give it a rewatch now that I'm older!
I just discovered your channel, but I have to say, I didn’t know how I needed those words. I’ve seen that movie a bunch of times, but never came it to my mind that I could take that lesson of the movie and reflect it to my own life. You re right, every time I did something and didn’t care how it would turn out, because I had fun in the project itself, I was happy. I must try this more often. Thank you
I wasn't expecting such a heartfelt message to come from you in this video (about Surf's Up, of all things), but I really needed to hear it. Thank you.
I can't wait to watch this movie again after all the info I learned in this video. I watched it with my older boys when they were kids and I plan to watch it with my youngest when he's a little older. I love animated movies, they're honestly better than many live action ones these days.
Man pig I love this movie but I love your commentary. I really needed to hear this. I fell out of my art years ago due to comparing myself to other artists online. Thanks for the kind words man.
What an awesome breakdown of one of my favorite childhood movies, I didn't really know how to break down why I liked it but all of your points make me realize and appreciate more what this movie was about, thanks man and great video
I really loved your breakdown on enjoying the process. It was a healthy reminder for me to enjoy my small time here in this cosmos. To experience my reality and to appreciate others and what makes their stars shine. 11/10 wholesome pig
I desperately needed this message I’m my life rn. Thank you bionic, for sharing this, and may your days be filled with joy as you keep doing what you were created to do ❤️ be yourself
It was and still is my favorite animated movie. I’m terrified of water, and yet this movie makes me feel a love and passion for surfing despite never having done it. It makes me want to try surfing.
Damn, i kinda needed this video. I've been a perfectionist since my early childhood and I tend to take things super seriously. Its only till now at the age of 24 that I'm open to doing goofy content and enjoy just putting it out regardless of the view count. But it is still something i struggle with, especially socially. I forget how good Surf's Up actually was.
Hard agree. Im honestly livid how little credit this film gets. First mockumentary I ever saw in this style and its incredible. Everything about how it was made and presented is fantastic
surfs up is a underrated gem. I had the dvd as a kid, me and my sisters would always watch it. it so funny and has wholesome moments, one of my favorite movie of all time.
Goddd I loved this movie so much as a kid. Hearing about it now really hits the nostalgia I have for it. And honestly, I need a rewatch because I'm sure ll enjoy it more as an adult that better understands the artfulness and messages you're talking about.
Surfs up is one of my favorite movies and sound tracks. Actually, I'm pretty sure this soundtrack was the foundation for my whole music taste. The happy, chill, surfer pop-punk vibes are the best.
I enjoyed this movie a lot as a kid when I was a kid I never understood the camera thing until I got older but I really love the lessons in this movie I also enjoyed how real the character felt like the way they talked felt so real and I loved that even the CGI still holds up but overall loved this film.
Nice!✨️ I watched it when I was 7 and it was really fun. I also thought the documentary style added to its charm. And the soundtrack, especially this song 'Like the ocean beats the moon to take the tides away, all we need is a little time to chase the blues away...'(not sure of the lyrics)✨️ The surf song, it was so calming and refreshing.
I watched this movie non-stop as a kid! It always resonated with me massively! The vibes are just so overwhelmingly optimistic and having the dude himself as a washed up retired surf god? Um yes please
Watching this makes me respect this movie more. I always enjoyed it, but I thought it was okay at best. Now that I know that it was heavily improvised, the effort that went into making it feel natural, and the respect to the sport shown, I feel this movie is actually a really good experience. Time to add this to my rewatch list
Hey B.P, love your channel and all your reviews on them but I was wondering if you could take a look at Mune: Guardian Of The Moon. (The animation was ahead of it's time tbh) It's a 2014 movie that went heavily overlooked and almost forgotten and I wanna see my childhood movie get the beautiful respect it deserves! And I would love to see my favorite RUclipsr review it! With all love and respect 💕💕💕💞💕💕💕💕 This was one if these movies that just made me unbelievably happy as a child. Glad to see you review on it. 😂❣️
I kind of love the timing of this video and the message of enjoying the process. I am changing industries for my work to something completely different that I love to do, but still have doubts whether I am failing by leaving the other industry, despite it being far too stressful for me. I am now even more sure of changing so thank you for this video, I already liked Surf’s up but now it has just that bit more meaning to me as well!
I absolutely love surfs up, even tho the sequel was just.. no(practically non-existent to me). This movie is one of my all-time favorite childhood movies. One of the reasons is it is just hilarious and well animated. Also, my favorite character when i was a kid was chicken joe, but in more recent years, it has changed to Z
This movie showed a love for surfing like no other, im not a surfer, i cant swim, im not even a big fan of surfing, i dont hate it i just dont really care for it!! But this movie makes you feel like you LOVE surfing and you love the waves and the water, its such a natural feeling movie and it makes you genuinely love the characters and their personalities. I damn near cried a few times, this movie is so good bro
This video came at a great time for me, I've been trying to write a book lately, and have been struggling a bit, worrying about it. I'm like a third of the way through and started feeling terrible about how it would turn out. Thanks for reminding me why I started at all.
Bro I love you. Your genuine, not over excited or algorithmic. You just make stuff you find interesting and like. I just want to make sure you know ALOT of people enjoy these type of vids to sit back a escape with for a sec. Much love
this video made me so happy because i love knowing what my favorite critics think of my favorite movies and the fact that you like it fills my soul, this movie is everything i love it so much
This movie is literally my childhood! I used to watch it on my PlayStation 2 so much that my playstation used to glitch out and open the movie menu with no sound, just a silent menu while the characters stared in your soul. The extras menu also used to have a bad surf board mini game where the middle surf board would be the only one Cody could use, and if you picked any color but yellow fall off and it didn't have dialogue it just the same ten minute loop of a stereotypical surf guitar riff. I am so happy this movie is getting the absolute love it deserves. It was so good, the animation and the mockumentary feel is a form of comedy I really love even now as an adult it's one of my favorite genre of movies and it HAS SUCH A GREAT STORY TO IT it's not just a hero learning a lesson! It was such a good message and really impacted but it was so ahead of its time it didn't get the love it deserved. Also GREEN DAY DID THE SOUND TRACK how could you NOT LOVE IT?
Growing up in the 2000s mostly, the tropes were mostly extreme sports, the mean high school girls, and the playstation 2, which everyone liked including me. This movie was very fun and I wondered how they took the time to make it like somebody was in the movie motion capturing the animation, which was cool.
Bro this was such a great vid. I’ve been struggling with finding my reason for playing volleyball too. I’ve been so obsessed with trying to prove that I can compete and that I can play at higher levels and trying to win. I lost sight of how much I loved the game in the first place. “You’re always at your best when you’re having fun.” Well said man.
this movie really is a gem and you can really feel the authenticity that this movie has that is so different to other movies - that's what i love most about it - it feels soo real and that makes it even more magical in a way, and it's also just such a great and relaxing time watching the movie :) i also love the Score of this by mychael danna - so beautiful melodies to it and as a whole how they animated some surf scenes and all is amazing and lets you feel like you are in the wave - and great talking about the message and how you opened up yourself about it, really cool - you can so easily forget to enjoy the ride and this movie has probably the best delivery of this message
So... just listened to this review today, and I haven't seen this movie since it was in theaters. Just listening to you talk about its message about chasing passions reminds me of why I got I loved programming in the first place. I've been at my first career programming job for 2 years now and haven't touched my projects at all. It's become a CHORE to code. Yesterday, I started doing C# tutorials again(My original language; my current job uses a proprietary language), and I've been reminded how much I love developing. Looking forward to seeing this movie again, and thank you for this review.
as a surfer it makes this movie so much better. like this movie was made by actual surfers and no joke even as a cartoon is in my top five surfing movies of all time.
I just watched this in class for the first time, and I enjoyed it a lot. I desperately researched about this movie after words and I am blown away with the fact that most of this was improvised and the camera system too is cool too. This movie is unique for 2007.
I really enjoy your videos, I seem to always come back to videos I’ve already watched to see if it’s getting the views it deserves. I hope things continue to grow and you continue to enjoy doing this.
im glad pig decided to watch surfs up, i remember in his tier list video he said he had'nt seen it and i was so surprised by that. I knew it'd be the type of movie he'd like so im happy to see he made a vid on it. i didn't know they used that sorta camera technology in the movie, it rlly was ahead of its time.
Listening to you talk about this movie made me think about skateboarding the whole time lol. Their kinda similar while being totally different, but it's something i do that I really enjoy. Learning to skate was a long journey, but learning was so rewarding.
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The fact that the people that made the lion king 2019 said they invented this idea of using a real camera in animation, but surfs up did the exact same thing more than a decade before. Surfs up is iconic and deserves respect
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Must be the same people that worked on Mulan(2020), claiming they want to make a more realistic movie then put qi/force/magic in it(not to mention a phoenix).
That's Hollywood. They like to always claim they are the first or made a thing specifically for their movie, when in reality it's been done before
@@CodeeXD every single disney movie in the 2010s had disney's first gay character in it. all 400 of them
And being an ACTUAL documentary film
another thing about this movie, is they hired actual professional surf announcers and surfers to have roles, as themselves. the attention to detail of not only the story, but the sport itself is really cool.
Indeed. When making a movie about radical sports, especially for kids, it's easy to just treat it as a dumb fake sport you can exploit because children think it's cool. The Surf's Up crew treated surfing with the respect it deserved and the end result was amazing.
in my country they called a sports announcer to play the announcer in the movie too(he was also the announcer of the races in the cars trilogy)!
@@laraprisma6381 woah that’s super cool! i love when animated movies use real life details like that.
Yeah even as a kid I surmised they were like probably real surfing icons. I thought it was dope
*This movie and the documentary style were genius* - the joke I keep thinking of is the,
“You’re gonna wanna put this on rewind cos you’re wanna watch this over and over again!” Then he gets falls to his apparent demise - and they just loop him falling and screaming
I died laughing when I first watched that part
I quote the "broken, broken, gone gone broken broken" line from the fire urchin being interviewed SOOO OFTEN
@@sexygirlmax2019 "stepped on me? he DANCED ON ME."
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@@sexygirlmax2019 They also did an amazing job at translation and localization into other languages. In that exact scene, in the German dub, they gave the sea urchin a Cologne ("Kölsch") dialect and it's funniest fucking thing I've ever seen, I quote it to this day.
I always loved how this movie was made like a documentary
An example of a _mockumentary_ at its finest!
I always loved this documentary looked like a movie
I always loved how McDonald's makes burgers, I love how chic Fil a makes chicken, I love how the ocean has water, i love how air has oxygen
goated hilarious movie. when the chicken passes out because the site of blood, and then hes dreaming sees blood so he passes out in his dream and wakes back up was perfection lol
Same.
The most heartbreaking moment of this movie was after Cody finds out why Zeke faked his death and he’s talking to the camera crew about how crushed he feels. Then he says “It’s hard enough losing one dad but...”
The cameraman says “what’d you mean by that?”. All Cody can respond is “...nothing”
Honestly one of the most underrated scenes ever in animation. That reached levels of subtext and characterization that even adult films struggle to achieve
@krypticunlimited6925 And yet the NEXT movie Chris Buck co-directed--aka Frozen--is regarded SO much more for no good reason...
Another reason why I like watching BionicPIG is that he learns from the movies he’s reviewing and admitting that he had learned something from that movie or shows and sharing it to us.
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Yeah, I (or we as the viewers) just respect him so much more bc of that.
I got curious as to how actual surfers felt about the movie. From what I can tell, I think it's safe to say that it's extraordinarily highly regarded.
Like most extreme sports, most movies with surfing as the focus just treat it like clay and make whatever they want out of it, not respecting the sport whatsoever.
Surfs Up gives insight to how people feel surfing and what makes them go out sunrise to sunset to do it. They accurately portray the sport in every conceivable way and give nods to past surf movies as well. It's the Kung Fu Panada of extreme sports movies. Nothing but respect from everyone involved.
kung fu panada?
I grew up in Jeffrey's Bay, surf capital of Africa - wasn't a professional/competition surfer, but they did nail the vibe of living that beach life. Sitting next to your buddies out on the ocean bobbing over the small waves chatting shit, catching the big ones. Big Z making Cody have fun before teaching him really does capture a lot of surf culture - just have fun
@@basilthebrush3396 yes. Kung Fu Panda is a love letter to martial arts movies and Chinese culture. Everyone involved had nothing but the utmost respect for said movies and culture and it shows.
Every martial arts movie fan loves Kung Fu Panda
KUNG FU PANADA
as a surfer, i love this movie and my homies who r also surfers love it too
This movie was my childhood and hearing about how you should enjoy the process actually helped my mood a lot. I’m doing art and I’ve been burned out trying to do more and focus on one thing. So this really helps. Thank you
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My favorite scene has to be when Cody realized Zeek was Z, how Geel was playing a buried ukulele like it was a faint memory
Also my favorite line is from the sea urchin complaining that Cody broke nearly all of his needles
YES ME TOO!!!
"sTEPPED ON ME?! No he was DANCING on me- look! Broken, broken, gone gone broken broken!" I quote it SO OFTEN
@@sexygirlmax2019 same here me and my mother quote that part to hell and back XD
@@sexygirlmax2019 this is my favorite part too!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
😭 used to quote that all the time! “Broken, broken, gone, gone, broken, broken, broken.”
Stepped on me. Stepped on me? Are you kiddin'? This guy was dancin' on me. I mean look a dis, Broken, broken, gonner, gonner, broken, broken, broken...
Surfs up was one of my favourite childhood movies
(WallE still being my number 1)
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I'm glad people are being reintroduced to it
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I watched it a lot and rewatched as an adult it's great
How old are you? I have the exact same opinions.
I just had a mental breakdown at my therapist's office, crying because I viewed myself as a failure of an architect. And I don't have much going on in my life except for my career. My one attempt at a relationship resulted in being cheated on. This video was such a great reminder that I initially went into architecture because I was genuinely fascinated by it and enjoy the design process. I guess I need to lay back a little too and focus on small projects and studying classic works of architecture, just focus on the delightful aspect of my career.
Glad you were able to get into the field. I've been working towards an architecture degree for a while but never found myself about to finish just due to college grads not being able to get a job in their respective fields.
Hey man just wanted to say you do deserve happiness, and i hope you've found yourself enjoying your livelihood more now. Take good care of yourself and enjoy life my friend!
A moment I adore of Chicken Joe is when he finds out he's in the finals, he isn't excited he made it that far
He was happy that meant he got to surf some more. The dude is the ultimate example of "I'm here to have fun." Hell, he didn't even care he won, he was just happy to have had some fun. The ultimate good vibes
And I'm still in shock about how well that aged. I've been in a lot of competition, trying to prove myself since Cody Maverick was one of my favourite cartoon character.
That made me realized Chicken Joe, like other winners, don't think of winning. Other losers think of giving enough effort to win, but the guy who put the most effort and amazing works out there, are just having fun. Granted their definition of fun might be hella twisted and make them look like a stoner, but in order for them to have fun - they put so much effort doing it.
If you're in a competition, don't think of "beating other opponents". The winners thinks that, "if I don't enjoy this, I have nothing else to live for" like Chicken Joe or Big Zeke Topanga. This is why winners are also the one bounces back the most. If they lost, the felt nothing of it. It was a good time, and they have nothing to lament or regret for.
It was conveyed in two small sentences too, amazing cinematography. It's just "Dude, we got to surf some more!?" and "I won???"
beuh, i love joe, hes just your average wissconsin stoner who loves surfing
Another really cool fact is that the majority of the dialogue was recorded with everyone in the scene in the same room recording. At the time this wasn't the most used tactic and I think that's why the improve was so good
Yes! This movie was my childhood! I remember taking it with me all the time with my little, early 2000s DVD player and watching it all the time when I went on holidays
OMG FINALLY!!! Thanks for covering this movie, Pig. I hope it finally gets the love it absolutely deserves
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The amount of quotable lines from this movie is insane. Absolutely hilarious but with a core of real heart and love for surfing. I feel like a lot of people missed out on this movie and that's tragic. It deserves to be a classic of animation.
This movie always stood out to me because of how real it feels, maybe if you don't surf or skate lots of the stuff seems a little cliché but IMO all of the characters and the dialogue feel super genuine.
I remember my mom taking me to see this movie when it came out in the theaters. She was laughing louder than anyone else there 😂. At the time I had never seen a movie like it before. I was so amazed how they used an MTV reality tv show format and turned it into a kids movie. That’s what made me love it so much.
Honestly I am elated that so many people are discovering how fucking good this movie is. It has been my favorite movie for a very long time. Great cast, good story, absolutely banger soundtrack and a great premise to boot. Everything about this movie is so well done it is a shame it was overshadowed at it's time. It just feels like work of love and that shows in every frame. I cannot express enough how much i love this movie.
Going through a lot last year, and this video about surfs up (& the movie itself) really resonated with me. It seems so simple- just have fun. But growing up, so much turns into needing to be perfect, working hard, no pain no gain. So thank you for this video with the simple reminder to also take a break, and that what matters the most is just being yourself and enjoying the journey. I needed to be reminded of that. :)
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One of my favorite animated movies. Also it has a great soundtrack.
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"Into Yesterday" being my personal favorite track.
my ex partner had never seen surfs up either, and after i showed it to them it became one of their favorite animated movies 😂❤ it just hits so hard and is timeless
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I love this movie not just for nostalgia its genuinely such a funny movie with such a good message
9:40 I haven't seen this movie in YEARS but that scene always stuck with me and made me chuckle. Even funnier now knowing it was all improv! 😂
I am SO GLAD to see Surfs Up, I loved that a lot of the surfers were played by actual surfers so a lot of their dialogue when they talk about it is so genuine. This movie's got a lot of character and love in it it really is a love letter to surfing.
I love this movie, in Brasil the Dub is FENOMENAL, they even translated some of the names of characters to match their feel to the Portuguese language which made it so amazing.
The jokes were also adapted and were sooooo gooooood
FRÍO DE JANEIRO!!
Dude surf's up is a hidden gem. Cody's so relatable, the way they made it like a documentary, big z's return and don't get me started on the music! ❤
The Brazilian dub is incredible too. they did an amazing job adapting soooo much of the dialogue to fit our experiences and mannerisms. Like calling Cody's "city" "Frio de Janeiro" (a pun with Rio's capital, Frio meaning Cold)
the little message at the end of the video nearly made me tear up tbh, it’s nice to be reminded that you don’t constantly need to feel like you have to gain something/ be something when it comes to doing what you love
This is one of my favourite movies from childhood. So many great scenes, great music. 10/10 movie.
Also Tank is actually so hilarious. you really have to love him for being so unapologetically unhinged.
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The soundtrack slaps and I love this movie so much. Shia lebouf (sorry if I spelt that wrong) did a great job voice acting. Aloha from Hawaii! I love these movies reviews! I hope he does some on studio ghibli!
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I've been struggling for a few months, and your speech at 13:20 actually brought me to tears. I have to stop taking things so seriously and try to have more fun, thank you
With how they filmed it using motion tracking, I wonder if the original 3d environment files are still around?! Imagine if they're able to make it a movie you could be part of in VR! propably next to impossible but would be so cool if were actually able to move around in the environment while watching the movie!
Awesome video man!
As a society we all need this to be a thing
Ikr! This would legit be a revolutionary vr game if was made!🥵🙂😅
Full disclosure I was Head of Animation at Sony when we made this. It was a real labor of love and I guess it shows. FYI the motion tracking camera rig was leveraged off of our work on "The Polar Express". Never heard the claim from the 2019 Lion King movie, but that's the Hollywood publicity machine at work. I'll leave you with what John Lasseter told me personally, that this was one of the best animated films he had ever seen.
Wow! First of all, thank you and your crew for this amazing film! I love this film! Plus it’s my father’s favorite film! May I ask what would you say was one of the toughest shots in the film to animate?
Great work :)
To this day, this is my favorite animated movie of all time. When I was a kid, I watched it every day in the summer time, and my dad would watch it with me a lot. It made me want to learn how to surf, which I still haven't learned but do plan to. It's such a feel good film to me, one of my comfort watches, and whenever things get stressful, my dad tells me to take it easy and be like Chicken Joe.
This type of video is what youtube has been missing or rather lost, in my opinion. So well composed, with an idea and a wholesome conclusion at the end. This is actually a masterpiece, which can help almost everyone with whatever project/dream they want to achieve. Thank you very much!
We need more animated mockumentaries tbh!
Total Drama Island went on for as long as it did (is doing???) for a reason, even if it has become an utter shell of its former self.
update: the new seasons are pretty good and feel much more akin to earlier seasons. they did a good job at characterizing 2023 contestants.
@@pillowvibes yeh I heard that as well!
Surf’s Up is one of my favorite guilty pleasure movies. I love how it has that documentary theme to it and has the camera man being there with the characters.
Surf's Up has been my all-time favorite animated movie since I first saw it when I was a kid. I have to watch it at least once a year, no other movie raises my spirits like this one
A very nostalgic movie for me, it was the first time I've been to a cinema. My parents somehow got tickets to a pre-premiere screening - and somewhere in the middle the projector malfunctioned and the tape started going backwards. We had to wait like half an hour for this to get fixed but man, was it memorable!
I only watched this movie once as a kid, and I remember finding it boring for some reason, but the scene when Big Z teaches Cody to be patient with making the surf board stuck with me for life. Definitely going to give it a rewatch now that I'm older!
I just discovered your channel, but I have to say, I didn’t know how I needed those words. I’ve seen that movie a bunch of times, but never came it to my mind that I could take that lesson of the movie and reflect it to my own life. You re right, every time I did something and didn’t care how it would turn out, because I had fun in the project itself, I was happy. I must try this more often. Thank you
I wasn't expecting such a heartfelt message to come from you in this video (about Surf's Up, of all things), but I really needed to hear it. Thank you.
I love when Cody tells Chicken Joe they’re in the finals and Chicken Joe is just like excited about being able to surf more
I'm so glad you enjoyed this movie BionicPig! One of my childhood favorites!
I can't wait to watch this movie again after all the info I learned in this video. I watched it with my older boys when they were kids and I plan to watch it with my youngest when he's a little older. I love animated movies, they're honestly better than many live action ones these days.
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Unironically one of the best animated movies from the 2000s
I pretty much grew up on this movie. I can quote entire scenes and I love it so much. Thank you for giving it the recognition it deserves
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Man pig I love this movie but I love your commentary. I really needed to hear this. I fell out of my art years ago due to comparing myself to other artists online. Thanks for the kind words man.
What an awesome breakdown of one of my favorite childhood movies, I didn't really know how to break down why I liked it but all of your points make me realize and appreciate more what this movie was about, thanks man and great video
I really loved your breakdown on enjoying the process. It was a healthy reminder for me to enjoy my small time here in this cosmos. To experience my reality and to appreciate others and what makes their stars shine.
11/10 wholesome pig
Fun fact, here in Brasil this movie is really beloved, mostly because the dubbing is really good and funny. “Taca a mãe pra ver se quica”
Surfs Up was actually the very first movie I have ever seen. It holds a special place in my heart to this day.
The feeling I felt when I watched this for the first time as a kid.
Watching it again as an adult is sooooo good. Love chicken Joe
I freaking love this show, so underrated. The music alone is so nostalgic!
The message from 12:40 to 14:16 is so wonderful. I've been trying to describe this concept to my creative friends and family for years.
I needed this more than I thought. Thank you for the kind words. You make some of my favorite content.
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I desperately needed this message I’m my life rn. Thank you bionic, for sharing this, and may your days be filled with joy as you keep doing what you were created to do ❤️ be yourself
It was and still is my favorite animated movie. I’m terrified of water, and yet this movie makes me feel a love and passion for surfing despite never having done it. It makes me want to try surfing.
Damn, i kinda needed this video. I've been a perfectionist since my early childhood and I tend to take things super seriously. Its only till now at the age of 24 that I'm open to doing goofy content and enjoy just putting it out regardless of the view count. But it is still something i struggle with, especially socially. I forget how good Surf's Up actually was.
One of my favourite childhood movies
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Hard agree. Im honestly livid how little credit this film gets. First mockumentary I ever saw in this style and its incredible. Everything about how it was made and presented is fantastic
surfs up is a underrated gem. I had the dvd as a kid, me and my sisters would always watch it. it so funny and has wholesome moments, one of my favorite movie of all time.
Goddd I loved this movie so much as a kid. Hearing about it now really hits the nostalgia I have for it. And honestly, I need a rewatch because I'm sure ll enjoy it more as an adult that better understands the artfulness and messages you're talking about.
I'm so glad i saw this movie in theaters and that I remembered it and loved it for so long
Surfs up is one of my favorite movies and sound tracks. Actually, I'm pretty sure this soundtrack was the foundation for my whole music taste. The happy, chill, surfer pop-punk vibes are the best.
I enjoyed this movie a lot as a kid when I was a kid I never understood the camera thing until I got older but I really love the lessons in this movie I also enjoyed how real the character felt like the way they talked felt so real and I loved that even the CGI still holds up but overall loved this film.
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Nice!✨️ I watched it when I was 7 and it was really fun. I also thought the documentary style added to its charm. And the soundtrack, especially this song 'Like the ocean beats the moon to take the tides away, all we need is a little time to chase the blues away...'(not sure of the lyrics)✨️ The surf song, it was so calming and refreshing.
Keep doing what you’re doing Bionic. I love your videos. I don’t know what I’d do without them.
I watched this movie non-stop as a kid! It always resonated with me massively! The vibes are just so overwhelmingly optimistic and having the dude himself as a washed up retired surf god? Um yes please
Watching this makes me respect this movie more. I always enjoyed it, but I thought it was okay at best. Now that I know that it was heavily improvised, the effort that went into making it feel natural, and the respect to the sport shown, I feel this movie is actually a really good experience. Time to add this to my rewatch list
This will always be the superior animated penguin film, happy feet could never be this great
I have made penguins my personality because of that era and this movie is by far my favorite one. Live your life guys
this is actually my fav movie till today haha. absolutely in love with the docu style, the interviews somehow gave the movie such a realistic vibe.
Hey B.P, love your channel and all your reviews on them but I was wondering if you could take a look at Mune: Guardian Of The Moon. (The animation was ahead of it's time tbh) It's a 2014 movie that went heavily overlooked and almost forgotten and I wanna see my childhood movie get the beautiful respect it deserves! And I would love to see my favorite RUclipsr review it! With all love and respect 💕💕💕💞💕💕💕💕
This was one if these movies that just made me unbelievably happy as a child. Glad to see you review on it. 😂❣️
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I kind of love the timing of this video and the message of enjoying the process. I am changing industries for my work to something completely different that I love to do, but still have doubts whether I am failing by leaving the other industry, despite it being far too stressful for me. I am now even more sure of changing so thank you for this video, I already liked Surf’s up but now it has just that bit more meaning to me as well!
I absolutely love surfs up, even tho the sequel was just.. no(practically non-existent to me). This movie is one of my all-time favorite childhood movies. One of the reasons is it is just hilarious and well animated. Also, my favorite character when i was a kid was chicken joe, but in more recent years, it has changed to Z
i refuse to accept surfs up 2 as canon. Its nothing to me
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I am going to watch it again, you described it so profoundly
2000’s when I was born
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This movie showed a love for surfing like no other, im not a surfer, i cant swim, im not even a big fan of surfing, i dont hate it i just dont really care for it!! But this movie makes you feel like you LOVE surfing and you love the waves and the water, its such a natural feeling movie and it makes you genuinely love the characters and their personalities. I damn near cried a few times, this movie is so good bro
This video came at a great time for me, I've been trying to write a book lately, and have been struggling a bit, worrying about it. I'm like a third of the way through and started feeling terrible about how it would turn out. Thanks for reminding me why I started at all.
Bro I love you. Your genuine, not over excited or algorithmic. You just make stuff you find interesting and like. I just want to make sure you know ALOT of people enjoy these type of vids to sit back a escape with for a sec. Much love
this video made me so happy because i love knowing what my favorite critics think of my favorite movies and the fact that you like it fills my soul, this movie is everything i love it so much
This movie is literally my childhood! I used to watch it on my PlayStation 2 so much that my playstation used to glitch out and open the movie menu with no sound, just a silent menu while the characters stared in your soul. The extras menu also used to have a bad surf board mini game where the middle surf board would be the only one Cody could use, and if you picked any color but yellow fall off and it didn't have dialogue it just the same ten minute loop of a stereotypical surf guitar riff.
I am so happy this movie is getting the absolute love it deserves. It was so good, the animation and the mockumentary feel is a form of comedy I really love even now as an adult it's one of my favorite genre of movies and it HAS SUCH A GREAT STORY TO IT it's not just a hero learning a lesson! It was such a good message and really impacted but it was so ahead of its time it didn't get the love it deserved. Also GREEN DAY DID THE SOUND TRACK how could you NOT LOVE IT?
Your speech at the end about enjoying the process hit me very hard today. Thanks, Pig.
12:40 what a powerful message. Thank you. Really spoke to me
Growing up in the 2000s mostly, the tropes were mostly extreme sports, the mean high school girls, and the playstation 2, which everyone liked including me. This movie was very fun and I wondered how they took the time to make it like somebody was in the movie motion capturing the animation, which was cool.
I just watched it since it’s free on RUclips right now, and I gotta say, it was such a great movie with a good lesson to losen up and enjoy life
“Stepped on me? Stepped on me? That guy was dancing on me!”
Bro this was such a great vid.
I’ve been struggling with finding my reason for playing volleyball too. I’ve been so obsessed with trying to prove that I can compete and that I can play at higher levels and trying to win. I lost sight of how much I loved the game in the first place.
“You’re always at your best when you’re having fun.” Well said man.
this movie really is a gem and you can really feel the authenticity that this movie has that is so different to other movies - that's what i love most about it - it feels soo real and that makes it even more magical in a way, and it's also just such a great and relaxing time watching the movie :) i also love the Score of this by mychael danna - so beautiful melodies to it and as a whole how they animated some surf scenes and all is amazing and lets you feel like you are in the wave - and great talking about the message and how you opened up yourself about it, really cool - you can so easily forget to enjoy the ride and this movie has probably the best delivery of this message
Going through and analyzing the themes really made me cry, as a lot of it resonates looking at where I am now 😭❤
Thanks for an awesome video 🔥
So... just listened to this review today, and I haven't seen this movie since it was in theaters. Just listening to you talk about its message about chasing passions reminds me of why I got I loved programming in the first place. I've been at my first career programming job for 2 years now and haven't touched my projects at all. It's become a CHORE to code. Yesterday, I started doing C# tutorials again(My original language; my current job uses a proprietary language), and I've been reminded how much I love developing.
Looking forward to seeing this movie again, and thank you for this review.
I came across this video when I was taking life way too seriously. I needed this. Thanks man. You helped me more than you can know.
as a surfer it makes this movie so much better. like this movie was made by actual surfers and no joke even as a cartoon is in my top five surfing movies of all time.
I just watched this in class for the first time, and I enjoyed it a lot. I desperately researched about this movie after words and I am blown away with the fact that most of this was improvised and the camera system too is cool too. This movie is unique for 2007.
I really enjoy your videos, I seem to always come back to videos I’ve already watched to see if it’s getting the views it deserves. I hope things continue to grow and you continue to enjoy doing this.
im glad pig decided to watch surfs up, i remember in his tier list video he said he had'nt seen it and i was so surprised by that. I knew it'd be the type of movie he'd like so im happy to see he made a vid on it. i didn't know they used that sorta camera technology in the movie, it rlly was ahead of its time.
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Listening to you talk about this movie made me think about skateboarding the whole time lol. Their kinda similar while being totally different, but it's something i do that I really enjoy. Learning to skate was a long journey, but learning was so rewarding.
This has and always will be one of my most favorite movies of all time im so glad you actually covered it