Lost Prophets 2010

urfing culture originated as an act of escape and joy, these personal explorations were a way of connecting with nature. In our present day there has been a departure from these origins entering this new age of hyper-progression and extreme commercialism. Amongst the unstoppable trend of surf globalization there are certain individuals who have chosen this age-old path of discovery with surfing being a spiritual reflection of themselves. It is these individuals immersed in the surfing experience living this rebirth of the grassroots spirit that will help guide our sport in a new revitalizing direction. Lost Prophets will usher in a new prologue of our history, a prophecy of our sports future.

Lost Prophets-search for the collective is an adventure documentary that follows nine surfers in different aspects of life; from a renegade canyon dweller to devout West Javanese Muslim the film delves into different aspects of surfing; all the while centered around the Indonesia surf escape.
Some people live life asleep, only dreaming their awake. Amongst the unstoppable trend of surf globalization there are certain individuals who have found a way of waking up. Lost Prophets the film portrays a vivid picture of lives intertwined by adventure, balance, dedication and connection; bridging generations. Travel the world with the lost prophets as their stories unfold during some of the best Indian Ocean waves documented in the past decade.
FILM QUALITY
The high point of the film. Sharp, smooth and some very well captured cinematography. Apffel has a very good eye in the world of cinema and I hope to see more. With a few new angles and techniques I hadn't seen used before

EDITING
Felt a little cliche with all the slow-mo elements. Aside from that the editing was good and Apffel has been able to edit different scenes with their own unique feel.

SURFING
The surfing throughout is pretty good but I wasn't blown away by any stretch of the imagination. The surfers all have their own unique style, but I didn't feel we saw enough of the guys on their 'chosen' crafts.

VARIETY
Although there are a number of different locations filmed, it all felt a bit too similar. Aside from the small sections where guys were riding alternative crafts, the majority of the film was shot in slow-mo barrel-ville.

SOUNDTRACK
Great tunes, and for the most part suited the film. Apffel pointed out that the tracks and lyrics of the songs are designed to tell the story. This is a hard concept to grasp without knowing and hard to focus on lyrics while watching the surfing. A good concept, but one that might require a little more experimentation.

CONCLUSION
Lost Prophets is a feel good movie, you know the ones... everything is shot in slow-mo to bring out the raw emotion and give you time work out what that warm fuzzy feeling is within. Nathan Apffel has put together a 'great' surf film but has missed the mark on releasing a breakthrough film. His eye for filming however is amazing and that alone is worth checking the film out. It's definitely a film worth checking out.

Language: English
Subtitles: No
Audio Codec: MP3
Audio Bitrate: 128 kbps
Video Codec: XviD
Video Bitrate: 1665 kbps
Resolution: 720x480
Size: 701 MB
Length: 62 min

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