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Man, this part has really aged. Still a phenomenal part and his magnum opus but I think the last time I watched FF in its whole (which, honestly, probably a decade ago) I remember it still feeling on par with videos of the time.
I still think FF was a landmark video. Kind of signaled the end of the zero/baker/flip handrail/stair heyday and ushered in not just the somewhat gratuitous ledge dancing, but more creative/off the wall skating getting limelight.
Can’t believe it’s approaching 20 years old. Still remember getting a leaked file on Skate perception and watching it on my family computer as a high schooler.
To me Mindfield felt like the definitive end of the hour long skate video era, YT has it clocking 1:00:16 and FF 1:26:09. FF ends at Guy's 2nd song, don't think I've rewatched MJ's part in full more than 5 times after all these years, it ends when Goodbye Horses ends.
For me the end is pretty sweet. There was still blueprint make friends with the colour blue, habitat origin and emerica stay gold (and prob more I'm forgetting) after mind field that big crowds would all go to the premieres for and buy the DVDs and Blu rays and would be received well.
Pretty sweet was the last one of those for me (and seemed like many others). Remember after the premiere there being a weird vibe like everybody in denial/shock like "yeah I guess that was pretty good" but inside like I think that might have actually sucked.
Then by the time vans propeller was out it was very much like why the fuck are we still doing this