My 10 stars may appear a bit giddy at first but it is easy to justify every single one. The director, Rush has done an incredible job, stitching together all this stunning footage, to an original score by 4 separate composers. His meticulous eye and feel for pace helps to create a breathless and often heart-breakingly emotional journey into what it is to be human.
Scott is an extraordinary subject, and Rush swiftly capitalises on this as the film morphs from the testosterone fuelled toxic masculinity world of kayaking gone by and becomes a study on the effects of open hearted vulnerability upon a male who has spent a lifetime hardening up.
Watching somebody become the message from such an extreme starting point was what made this piece so powerful. Scott opened himself up to receive, he achieved and then became the walking medicine for others.
He didn't achieve this turnaround by himself, so huge props have to go to those who supported and inspired him, especially when he needed it most.
This film is a love letter to so many themes; complex river running, the beauty and power of nature, friendship, self-discovery, healing and more.
I must have wept for about two thirds of it!
