great movie

saturday afternoon, at the fish waffle place, i got to see this movie: king of kong.

it was riveting. honestly! as soon as i saw the bearded guy, i was unsure whether i was watching a documentary or a fake-documentary-comedy. it is the former, but this brilliant movie shows a corner of the world that i never knew existed, and shows that even in such a corner (or perhaps especially in such a corner) the human element thrives, at both extremes.

MILD SPOILERS:

the movie plays almost like a real life rocky, and when "eye of the tiger" made its appearance, i wasn't the least bit surprised. the way the bearded character behaves, i'd swear this whole thing was scripted. it's really great storytelling, too great to be real life.