http://www.x-tremevideo.com/skate/index.cfm?ccs=88&cs=716&highlight=MAN<br /><br />The film is most easily coined as ’the follow-up to Dogtown & Z-Boys’ but I feel that it has far more to offer in terms of narrative interest, challenging content and universal themes.<br /><br />THE MAN WHO SOULED THE WORLD tells the story of Steve Rocco, the irreverent genius who transformed the skateboard industry from corporate to skater owned with a do-it-yourself punk attitude. Steve’s antics and entrepreneurial impact on the skateboard business are huge and have ultimately had a significant impact on broader mainstream culture.<br /><br />10 Reasons why you should care about Steve Rocco?<br /><br />1. He is, hands down, the most hated & most loved individual in skateboarding.<br /><br />2. He revolutionized the sport, the culture, or whatever you want to call it.<br /><br />3. He ushered in street skating.<br /><br />4. He discovered Jason Lee & Daewon Song.<br /><br />5. He gave Spike Jonze & Jeff Tremaine their first directing gigs.<br /><br />6. He sold a magazine to Larry Flynt.<br /><br />7. He made millions of dollars bucking the system.<br /><br />8. He toppled corporate giants to give skateboarders the freedom to topple him.<br /><br />9. He sowed the seeds for Jackass.<br /><br />10. He is a living, breathing enigma.<br /><br />Steve Rocco, the controversial godfather of street, led a cultural revolution during the early 1990s toppling the corporate giants who controlled the skateboard industry and ushered in the most degenerate, savage, innovative & entertaining era in the history of skateboarding. For better or worse his legacy shaped skateboarding as we know it today like no other.
