``Big Wednesday'' is a monumental work and the origin of surfing movies. And the shocking Japanese theme song

"Big Wednesday" synopsis

"Big Wednesday" is a legendary wave that is said to come on Wednesdays. For Matt, Jack, and Leroy, who spent their youth enjoying surfing, it was their dream to take on the world's biggest waves. However, he was called up to fight in Vietnam. Friends scattering. Now, after all that time, they reunite for the final challenge of Big Wednesday, with the bright moments of their youth in hand.

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• Unbelievable huge waves, surfing video that was spectacular when released
• The brilliance of the cast that made this a masterpiece
• After the emotional ending, I was unexpectedly let down by the end credits.

Unbelievable huge waves, surfing video that was spectacular when released

Surfing is one of the sports that brings cinematic dynamism to life. The sight of surfers challenging extremely high waves, combined with the beauty and scale of the sea, captivates the hearts of viewers. In recent years, we have seen many movies with surfing as their theme, but the one that many people recognize as the ``origin'' is ``Big Wednesday.''

In the 1960s, "surf music" that reflected the youth culture of America's West Coast, such as The Beach Boys, was popular. Along with this, several surfing movies were made in Hollywood. However, all of them feature stars riding waves without even getting their hair wet. There was a time when the real thrill of surfing could only be found in documentaries.

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John Milius, who rose to prominence as a screenwriter with such uncredited films as `` Dirty Harry '' (1971) and `` The Great Hero '' (1972), moved into directing in order to gain control over his own scripts. After producing masterpieces such as `` Dillinger '' (1973) and `` The Wind and the Lion '' (1975), the director's third film was ``Big Wednesday'' in 1978 (released in Japan in 1979). Milius himself spent his youth in the 1960s obsessed with surfing, and has been developing the idea for this work for nearly 10 years.

The title ``Big Wednesday'' comes from the first surfing film made by John Sieverson in the early 1960s. Sieverson has dedicated his life to surfing culture, making documentary films and publishing magazines. In this work, the world's largest wave, which hits the California coast on Wednesdays, is called "Big Wednesday" and symbolizes the dreams of surfers.

In fact, in the main part, the footage shows incredible, huge waves that will make you believe your eyes. Since this was an era before the use of CG, the height and power of the performance overwhelmed the audience. However, it is professional surfers such as Australian champions who are showing off their ultimate surfing skills. He is a stunt double. If you watch the movie carefully, you can clearly see that the faces are different, but the audience at the time of the movie's release took it seriously. It was packed with footage that many people had never seen before, such as a tube ride through a tunnel of waves, and was a direct pursuit of the appeal of surfing.

The brilliance of the cast that made this a masterpiece