Man on Wire (2008)

Outstanding documentary. The whole thing almost feels like some sort of fairy tale. How he got the idea, how he got the wire up to the yet-completed top of the WTC, and how he managed to complete the entire escapade without many hitches.

The story of wirewalker Philippe Petit's journey through life that lead him to love the freedom of walking on air. It shows his other walks in Paris and Sydney, before he completes his idea for walking between the two rising New York giants. The trials and tribulations of how he got it done are just mindboggling. Not to mention the fact that he wanted to do it. I think the most poignant part for me was how he stared death in the face and, while in the middle of his walk, sat down on the wire and looked to the ground. It was almost mocking death.

While this wasn't my favorite documentary of 2008 (Young@Heart), this movie was great. It did nothing to end a fear of heights (and if you have one, you may want to stay away), but it was a great movie.