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So...who cares?

posted 12 years ago by dancinqueen47
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I just watched this on Netflix. And I'm wondering what is special, in any way, about this guy, beyond his abilities to ride a skateboard? In my opinion....absolutely nothing. He's an average guy, average looking, of obviously considerably less than average intelligence (just like his parents), who had a talent for ......riding a skateboard. WOW (not)!

So...he was a drug addict and has overcome that. Good for him, but that does not exactly set him apart from a lot of other drug addicts who have overcome (or are overcoming).

And, what exactly is he doing now to contribute to society? If anything? The movie did not give us that information.

Obviously, this movie was made by some (likely highly emotionally immature) rabid skateboarding fan.

Pretty uninteresting and unimpressive to the rest of us, though - especially those of us who have IQs in excess of 85.

UGH! Good bye and good riddance to Christian Hosoi.

[–] cberbes 12 years ago

I'm guessing you didn't really pay close attention to the movie...or you're just a troll and picked an odd movie to post about.

If you don't accept skateboarding as being a legitimate sport, then you won't understand his impact on the sport. If you know Tony Hawk, and you respect his impact on the sport, then you should be able to see Hosoi's impact, as he was just as influential and just as popular as Hawk was back in the 80s, early 90s. Had it not been for drugs, Hawk and Hosoi's lives would still be intertwined today and he would be just as "known" as Hawk is. Which is one of the main points of the movie. Back then it wasn't just Tony Hawk, it was Hawk and Hosoi, and "the rest". Powell Peralta dominated the sport, it was the biggest company with the most well known riders. Hawk, Mountain, McGill, and Cab were some of the top vert riders, and no other company could boast 4 of the top riders in the sport. They had Tommy G, who was pretty much the top street rider, along with Natas and others, and Mullen was THE freestyle skater. All PP riders. Yet through all that popularity with one team, and Vision being the other big company of the time...Hosoi still was able to be one of the most influential and popular skaters, while winning many contests...all while riding for his own company. Something that was completely unheard of back then. Ego and drugs almost destroyed all that, and some would say it did destroy all that.

I was no fan of Hosoi, I felt he was arrogant. But there is no denying his influence on the sport.

[–] Anniston 11 years ago

Yours was a very nice post about Hosoi, especially considering you were not a fan back in the day. Thanks for posting.

If you're not responding to me, "reply" to the post you're responding to. kthanks.