The Drifter

It's suspect to call The Drifter(2009,Taylor Steele)a surf movie,it's more about pro-surfer Rob Machado's personal experiences,than surfing itself.


　　We fallow Rob in a travel to Indonesia,seeking for inner peace,answers and of course surfing.Tired of his public life,Rob decides to disappear and live like a homeless,just camping on desert spots and surfing on non crowded beaches.


　　The movie describes really good the relationship between man and nature,Rob narrates his feelings and discoveries,and see himself more and more into the wild life,totally isolated from civilization,just surfing and writing.


　　The surfing scenes won't disappoint the surfers viewers, beautiful scenes were shots,while Machado shows awesome performances in nice tube riding sessions.


　　With a little bit of George Greenough's 'Crystal Voyager' inspiration, The Drifter seems like 'Into The Wild mixed with surfing.


　　A little masterpiece,sometimes melancholic,with lovely light comedy scenes,and first class soul surfing. Deserves to be on the same league of 'Endless Summer and Riding Giants, and can be appreciated by not only Rob or Surf fans.

很傻逼的是短评里某个ID大笔一挥给出2星。这就如同不知道raggae是什么的人给bob marley一星，不听摇滚乐的人给Made of Stone零分。这片子是大名鼎鼎的Rob Machado的半自传电影。大部分的拍摄地点在印度尼西亚。真正的冲浪手都是嬉皮士。Rob Machado更是。配乐极赞。冲浪电影爱好者自然明白，不可错过！

Rob Machado拍给自己的音乐录影带，内容就是自己流浪青春。电影三分之二的时间里都配乐摇滚歌曲，把它当成超长的叙事MTV比较好。★★