Surfing The Wave Of Depression is a poignant film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Billy Crystal and Kurt Russell. Billy Crystal is an aspiring surfer who meets an aging, back surfing champion who inspires him. The two become friends and the champ allow them to ride on his plane, which he calls the Surfboard of Death. The movie chronicles their lives together as they try to find and surf all kinds of waves in many countries around the world.
Kurt Russell plays Dusty LaBeef, the best known of the Surfers. He crashes into a big wave and gets his face crushed and he ends up in a coma. His girlfriend comes to visit him in the hospital and he tells her that he wants to quit surfing but she tells him to get past his problem by riding his wave. Billy Crystal comes in to help out Dusty and the two end up going into business together. They have a good time trying to figure out what exactly Dusty does surfing and how to surf bigger waves. It turns out that he has been learning a lot about surfing tricks from his back.
The plot of the film centers on Billy Crystal and Kurt Russell as they try to save each other from a violent storm. This is after Crystal had jumped into the water with Kurt Russell and crashed into a huge wave while trying to retrieve him. Crystal is in critical condition and the two end up in a French hospital. Their lives are saved and they are returned to America. However, their relationship sours after Crystal learns that Kurt Russell made an illegal deal to pay for the plane he crashed into.
The plot thickens when a mysterious stranger named Rick Winger stumbles upon them in a French hospital. He apologizes for bumping them and tells them about his life. Crystal immediately realizes that it was Kurt Russell who did it, but then Billy learns the identities of the other two involved. They learn that they were traveling with Crystal's father in an airlift crash and were forced to leave their plane during landing. When they are dropped out of the plane and washed ashore, they find that their passports are missing and no one has told them where they are or how to get back.
Surfing is such a unique sport because it involves so many different variables of the human body. When a surfer is going to use the equipment called aboard, it is actually only half of what they need for a complete surf. They also need flexibility and strength. Another variable is the surfing technique. Surfing breaks down into many different styles such as stand-up surfing, break surfing, and freestyle surfing. Not to mention all the different variations of each style such as beginners surfing, advanced surfing, and classical surfing.
Surfing is not only a fantastic sport, but it is also a very relaxing recreational activity. Surfing can be done alone or with others and the challenge will increase depending on who is surfing with. There are many different teams in surfing that work together as a team. For example, surfers who belong to a team called Team AB will work together to achieve a common goal like winning a competition or winning the award for best team at a surf event.
Most surfers think that when they go on a surf trip, they are just paddling on the surface of the water like in a big wave. This is totally not true. Surfing requires a surfer to also do some acrobatics to stay off of his board and to perform various tricks that are referred to as tricks. These tricks can include surfing underwater, surfing on a rock, surfing on an obstacle, surfing on and around a volcano, surfing at the bottom of a lake, and so much more. A surf trip will not be complete without the surfer performing all of these things and then jumping into the water. A lot of people who are skilled in surfing have been seen on television performing these incredible feats of strength and agility.
People enjoy surfing for different reasons. Some people will do it just for fun and relaxation. Others do it to compete, both against other people and against the larger surf teams in the world. Still, others take surfing very seriously and sign up for surf camps where they work together as a team learning new skills and techniques in order to improve on their individual skills and excel at the sport. If you have never tried surfing, you should definitely consider taking a surf trip sometime and experiencing this awesome sport for yourself.
