MYST #2 Chasing Mavericks

The movie i have chosen for my second movies in my spare time post is chasing mavericks.  The movie is based on the real life of professional surfer Jay Morriarty.  The story goes into depth and tells Jay Morriarty's path to becoming a pro surfer and his mentor teaching him. it shows him as a kid and all the hard work and dedication he had to put in in order to become what he wanted to be.  This movie was by far one of the best movies i've seen this year, i might go as far to say it's the best.  I give this movie 4.5 /5 stars the reason it's not 5/5 is because there is one point in the movie that makes it extremely sad but i guess it is needed where it is placed in the movie.  other then that sad feeling i would say it was near perfect.
       one reason that i wanted to see this movie was Gerard Butler, he is one of my favorite actors. but one thing different about this film compared to his others was that this wasn't a action packed film like your use to with him, so i didn't know what to expect.  I've seen Law Abiding Citizen and in that movie he is very smart and witty i would say thats the only connection in both movies. he is superior to everyone he is always just a step ahead of people in the two movies. and his ambition in both movies is unmatched.  but having said that there are drastic differences in Chasing Mavericks he is a father who looks over a neighborhood boy and finds out there dreams are very similar.  in law abiding citizen it consists of him murdering a bunch of people to bring them to justice so he portrays a very different character in both movies.
       Some cinematic elements in this film are green screen. in order to make the maverick waves and successfully be safe showing jay surfing them they had to use a green screen. they wouldn't risk putting an actor in front of some of the biggest waves in the world, that kill some people. some maverick waves get over 100 feet so it could be dangerous if they didn't use a green screen.  but it looks very realistic and i couldn't really tell any difference.
    In the Movie one scene that stuck with me was when frosty Jay's mentor's wife died.  it was a really sad time in the movie and it made you feel really bad. it was a hard time for everyone and frosty just disappeared.  Gerard Butler as Frosty the next day paddled out almost 4 miles and just sat in the water and floated with the current. no one knew where he was other then Jay because he told him thats where he went when he needed. and no one was capable of getting there by paddeling other then a select few. and that was a part of jays training to be able to paddle that far. it was kind of a turning point in the movie where jay's goals started happening and Frosty was uplifted to see it happen.  it's hard to explain but the movie just made you feel good after so much bad happen'd in it.