In Class Writing

I feel this is an ethnographic study more than a work of entertainment because there was a core group of people that controlled everything and didn't care about what everyone else said, they did it for themselves. The subjects of the interview were the actual finders of the surfing and skateboarding culture. They started a shop and made there own surfboards and skateboards. They are important because it is there story and they made everything happen the way it did. All of them were really trustworthy of each other but not of other people. Basically, they were a clique of kids that all worked toward a common goal and didn't let anything or anyone stop them from there dream. They were a subculture because they kind of expanded on surfing and skateboarding to make it there own. The interview was organized be asking the question and then listening to what everyone had to say and see how they all felt about it and get there opinions which gave you a good sense of how everything happened. Some stereotypes of skaters is that they are kind of punk and do what they want, basically they are troublemakers. I think that the reason that they have this label is because they have there own style and they don't care what everyone else says or things except for each other. They are kind of like "bad boys" and who doesn't want to be a bad ass? I trust what the documentary said because it wasn't based on what one person said, it was on everyone that was there at the time. It was really interesting and made me feel like I knew how they felt in some situations. The whole documentary was held together with interesting facts, interviews, and music.