CHASING MAVERICKS(SPOILER)-by Juan Luis Tejedor

This writing is about a film I watched a couple of weeks ago and has become one of my favorite films.

Chasing Mavericks is a film made in 2012 based on a true story.

The plot is about the life of the surfer Jay Moriarity. First he's about to die when he is 8 years old when he is saved from drowning by his next door neighbor, surfer Frosty Hesson. This ignites his passion for the sport.

When he was 15 years old, he discovered that Mavericks, the biggest waves in the world and some of the most dangerous, are coming to Santa Cruz, California. He then decides to surf them. In order to survive and be able to surf them, Jay askslegendary surfer Frosty, his neighbor, for training.

Reluctantly, Frosty gives him a physical and mental training during 12 weeks, and insists that Jay learns about the "fundational pillars of surfing". These involve him learning to paddle board 36 miles from Santa Cruz to Monterey Bay, treading water for 40 minutes and being able to hold his breath for four minutes.

After that, Jay goes to surf Mavericks to Half Moon Bay. Jay wipes out at first, but then retrieves his board and successfully rides Mavericks. At the end of the film it's revealed that he married Kim and died at age 22 while free-diving in the Maldives. The film ends with Frosty, Kim, and an assemblage of others holding a surfers' memorial service for Jay.