Thunderdome | Full Movie | 2016
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Thunderdome is a feature length documentary that follows the true story of Rob Lehr, a man haunted by the ever quickening pursuit of his mortality. It is a f...

This is a documentary from 2016, but it's only relatively recently been uploaded to youtube.

This is both a more important and a less pleasant documentary than the headline description implies. It's the story of a man haunted by PTSD and digital escapism after a deadly plane crash, who turns to building a nerf arena - which then turns into a community and leads to them joining collegiate Humans vs. Zombies.

It's personal and it's raw, but ultimately it's about how much a hobby that involves in-person interaction, and physical activity, and tinkering, and intense gameplay all in one package can improve people's lives.

  • Varyk@sh.itjust.works
    2·
    6 months ago

    I was not into this documentary in the beginning, but I’m glad I gave it the benefit of the doubt because the whole third act, like the last last 25 minutes or something, is great and very inspirational.