Writer: Philippe Petit
Stars: Philippe Petit, Jean Francois, Jean-Louis Blondeau
Man On Wire Story Line: On August 7, 1974, Philippe Petit, a French wire walker, juggler, and street performer on his 25th birthday, spent 45 minutes walking, dancing, kneeling, and lying on a wire. Philippe and some of his friends strung between the rooftops of the Twin Towers. Uses contemporary interviews, archival footage, and passed events to tell the story of his previous walks between towers of Notre Dame and of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. He is very passionate for his friendships, and the details of the night before the walk. While getting cables into the towers, hiding from guards, and mounting the wire. It ends with observations of the profound changes the walk's success brought to Philippe and those closest to him.
His Biggest steps: Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York's twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally released. Following six and a half years of dreaming of the towers, Petit spent eight months in New York City planning the execution of the coup. Aided by a team of friends and accomplices, Petit was faced with numerous extraordinary challenges. Him and his friends were able to figure out what problems had to be solved and he performed his biggest stunt of walking across The Twin Towers.
Analysis: I was astound by this man's performances and daring stunts. I overall enjoyed seeing him perform but I did not enjoy the boring film. He faced many challenges and overcame most of them. Philippe spent most of his life doing street stunts, by now he decided to do something that was unforgettable. He struggled throughout is life and he nothing but his pole and his friends who were always there for him. I feel like without the pole and wire, he would be nothing. He made a career off of walking on the wire and holding a pole as he crosses the wire. The pole was his way of balancing, it seemed to me that the pole kept him doing all his stunts and of course his will of wanting to do all of these stunts.
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