The Rich Culture of Skateboarding
Video Days, a classical short film of 1991, presents skateboarders as rash insurgents. For long time, skateboarding has been associated and has been considered in connection with surfing. But, throughout the American culture, skateboarding gained popularity in the regions where even surfing is a novel idea.
A skateboarder as an insurgent and foolhardy youngster has just gone off minds of the people in past some years ago. The construction of skate parks in the premises of public and private places is still feared and denied to a great extent owing to the ascending rate of drug abuses and criminal activities. The widening gap between the newer images of skateboarder as compared to the older one is yet to be established.
Thrasher, and other such magazines, depicts skateboarder as an aggressive and violent young criminal. On the other hand, Trance world, another public magazine, describes a vibrant and manipulated portrayal of skateboarding. Moreover, as more and more aficionados of rock, metal, reggae and hip hop musical videos are drawn unto skateboarding; hence it has contributed more to the thinning of the skateboarder's goon imagery.
Movies have ameliorated the repute of youngster with skateboarders to a great extent. This film presents such a person with good personal traits. He seems a funny and an easygoing person. He is engaged in harmless activities and involved in healthy sportsmanship. Even though, skateboarders are shown to have disrespect for authority and law and order, it is portrayed in the movie that to look disapprovingly upon fellow skateboarders is neither appreciated nor justified.
It arouses a feeling of regard, respect and esteem for the skateboarding individuals. Public opinions are efficiently influenced towards this group of people. A general depiction of the crime and outlaw is devoid. Furthermore, it is tried not to associate this sport with extremities.
Another instance of the similar kind is a movie that was released in the year 1989. Gleaming the Cube; showcased a teenage boy. He inquired the demise of his adoptive brother of Vietnamese origin. This movie left a strong impact in improving the image of skateboarding.
Video games related to this sport have also gained familiarity among the youngsters in connection with this sport's culture. Such video games starred Tony Hawk and Skate. Both the series were released on different consoles including PCs.
Skateboards have also evolved owing to the skate parks and the ramp skating. The 2-dimensional manoeuvring, back wheel spinning, hippie jumping and slalom were the tricks prevailing in skateboarding cultures. Young and fearless youngsters started adding new dimensions to the sport.
In 1976, Allan Ollie Gelfand came up with a trick, thus known after his name Ollie. It allowed skateboarders to do tricks in the mid air. Then afterwards many other manoeuvres were added in the later years. Gelfand had his first public performance in 1978. Ollie was devised to perform on ground in 1982 later on by Rodney Mullen. Mullen is also inventor of magic flip, kick flip and 360 flip. All these thaumaturgy’s contributed to its public success.
In 1976, by the invention of Alan "Ollie" Gelfand, skateboarding sport was transformed. Skateboarding stayed a unique Florida trick until the summer of 1978, while Gelfand visited first time to California. In 1982, Rodney Mullen adapted the Ollie to flat ground.
"Magic Flip" was also invented by him, which was shortly renamed to Kickflip; other tricks were also included like 360 Kickflip. This invented let skateboarding players to carry out tricks in mid-air, just using the skateboard itself. The flat ground Ollie bent the basis of many street skating tricks.
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