Skywalkers: A Love Story

They forgot to take down the scaffolding from the top of Merdeka 118. If it was taken, it must be taken off.

It is clearly visible when looking at a satellite image.

It's true that the picture isn't completely sharp.

The sun's shine reflects off the scaffolding.

We need to make another movie about removing the element.

The film depicts the madness of adolescence well.

I had the following feeling during the movie.

I go up high to suffer.

Like a masochist.

In severe frost without gloves on the tower crane.

It was also mentioned in the film that there are hardly any couples left.

I think this climbing genre is extinct today.

If watching people break the law (trespassing) gives you more anxiety than the death defying stunts portrayed in the trailer, this film probably isn't for you. That said, this documentary does not glorify the act of trespassing, or even the art of skywalking. The consequences of anything going wrong, or getting caught, are very real.

Skywalkers is a fascinating inside look at who these people are and why they do what they do. It also shows that though they are capable of doing something most people would consider absolutely insane, they are very human, with human fears and human problems.

The cinematography is breathtaking and the production value is very good. My favorite part of the film was learning about the impressive preparations, reconnaissance and planning that goes into making a high-risk climb. These are not just thrill-seekers, and they take what they're doing very seriously. It was almost like watching a heist thriller in real life. I give it a solid 8.

Ok, I admit, my first thoughts were, "I hope they fall." Yeah, I know, what kind of person does that make me? I just thought that this type of stunt was stupid and dangerous and they deserve what they get. I WAS SO WRONG!

The views were breathtaking and at times I was paralyzed by the fear of heights. Who knows why people do what they do. But the couples stories, and the 2 coming together to create the works of art, I was so drawn in and I only wanted to see them succeed.

A real love story about TRUST!! Absolute trust and confidence. Ignore the nay-sayers. The ending had me cheering for them👌

Watched this at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

Rooftoppers are a strange trend and the movie does a great job on exploring a well-known rooftopper couple Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus with gorgeous camerawork, breath-taking stunt angles, and tense style that is mixed with thriller and documentary elements together. The relationship between Nikolaj and Beerkus was interesting as the documentary does a good job on their relationship, their purposes and what makes them special for the stunts they do. Including some interesting insights on their lives outside of the stunt works they do.

Throughout, the visuals are amazing as there are some amazing looking camerawork where moments are high in the sky and dangerous and tenseful moments are in play. If this was in IMAX, this movie would be breath-taking but also very tense and nerve-wrecking.

I really did enjoy the documentary. I did found some of the editing choices to be a little poor as if it was something from an annoying youtube video. But overall, I never felt bored and I was captivated throughout.

Side note, if you suffer from fear of heights or vertigo, don't see this cause there are tons of moments of high heights.

Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus were banned in Europe for illegally climbing buildings and now have their sights on NYC. The most experience mountain climbers have to get permits to climb Everest and others to get to their summits. A lot of them lose their lives doing it. This couple needs to be stopped doing this because what they are doing is trespassing and is illegal. As a documentary it was interesting to watch and to see how the two met. Climbing buildings started as a hobby and ended up being a job for them. They were doing stunts for social media likes. This documentary isn't for everybody.