"It's like riding a bike. You don't forget" Have you ever said that and wondered if it was true? It is. When you learn a new skill such as riding a bike, your brain rewires itself to make it a permanent part of your brain. How can you forget something that is hardwired? This movie seamlessly transitions from beautiful, compelling, and sometimes scary scenes of France through the lens of The Tour de France to hard science on how our brain works. When I say that that everyone can enjoy this movie, I can back it up. Around me sat families with children as young as 9 and a Neurologist who "hopefully" already knew all the science involved. All of us walked away saying "Wow!"
2 Reviews
Educational and immensely entertaining
aubrey-clark27 March 2007
Warning: Spoilers
The Tour de France is considered to be one of the hardest physical challenges on Earth. It requires intense physical strength and endurance, but it especially requires mental discipline. In that spirit, the National Science Foundation set out to make a film about the intricacies of the human brain, seen through its ability to survive the Tour de France.
We follow two riders, Baden Cook and Jimmy Caspar, accomplished cyclists who both specialize in sprinting. Throughout their journey, we learn how the Tour de France is raced, and also how the human brain works. We learn how our brains deal with stress, pain, and decision making. Cycling proves an excellent medium for impressing this knowledge and its importance upon us. Filmed in conjunction with superbly accurate cutting-edge 3d imaging and an inspired musical score, it is visually and audibly pleasing.
I saw this movie at least five times while it played at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland. Though the film is only 40 minutes in length, it seems far longer through its sheer depth of information. As a cyclist and med student, this film might just be the greatest movie I've ever seen.
We follow two riders, Baden Cook and Jimmy Caspar, accomplished cyclists who both specialize in sprinting. Throughout their journey, we learn how the Tour de France is raced, and also how the human brain works. We learn how our brains deal with stress, pain, and decision making. Cycling proves an excellent medium for impressing this knowledge and its importance upon us. Filmed in conjunction with superbly accurate cutting-edge 3d imaging and an inspired musical score, it is visually and audibly pleasing.
I saw this movie at least five times while it played at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland. Though the film is only 40 minutes in length, it seems far longer through its sheer depth of information. As a cyclist and med student, this film might just be the greatest movie I've ever seen.
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