Archives for October, 2007
Letting it Ride Like Craig Kelly
On October 15th, I saw “Let it Ride” (The Craig Kelly Story). It is hands down the best snowboarding movie I have ever seen. It is also one of the best documentaries I have seen in a long time. For me, watching “Let it Ride” was an intensely melancholy experience, and the movie’s affects on me continue to increase and intensify the more I reflect on Kelly’s words and life in general. Outwardly Kelly had so much going for him and so much opportunity … yet he often looked distant, lost, and detached. His reflective nature has been inspirational not so much in stoking me for the upcoming winter, but in causing further introspection in myself. At times, I felt like he was speaking for me - for beliefs I have that are difficult to deal with in terms of living them and making them mesh in this world. I sometimes felt like his eyes were my own, and I identified with his longing to connect to the world yet at the same time feeling most connected when he was far from society and so immersed in physically challenging moments that nothing else mattered. I have already cried several times.
This poignant film came to me at a time of great flux in my life. In other words, it came to me at the “right” time to be more than just an entertaining movie - it came to me at a time when I need to make decisions. I currently face the opportunity (and the responsibility) to shift my life in a way that can give it deeper meaning and bring me closer to the essence of living, and in that light I have a feeling “Let it Ride” will be influential.
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