One of the police officers said it was like watching something once in a lifetime. He was untethered and dancing in the void, his feet were actually leaving the wire. The towers themselves were such a monumental development at the time, people hated them. "Welcome to NYC, home of the Chrysler building, Empire State, and the boxes they came in." But Petit was the first person who humanized them. He put his mark on them. The authorities were having problems leasing out all the space too, they'd flooded the market and needed publicity and public relations. Petit's once in a lifetime act of art became a win win situation. And he became somewhat of a folk hero.
@@marcleslac2413 this is so incredibly untrue that i cant tell if you are joking, trolling, begging for attention, or are just completely braindead. at the end of the video it literally says that he visited the observation deck of the towers many times in his life. how would he be able to do that if he was banned from the US?
Just watched the movie and for real it can definitely give you that fear an anxiety. By far one of the most incredible things ever done in the history of mankind.
@@aidenlarson9911 that is a reaction to your body when in stressful situations involving heights, the glands in your palms become excretory to give you better gripping capabilities. Strange but nonetheless cool.
This is the most spectacular, amazing, feat of physical skill I've ever seen!! I visited the top of one of the twin towers, and even from behind the safety of glass, standing on a solid floor, looking down at the streets was scary. Phillipe's performance was super human. Truly.
@@abinchi7637 evryone would call him stupid like those influencers hanging from edges of buildings and than dying, welcome in modern worlds, do you live under stone
You really have to give Philippe Petit credit. He didn’t do what he did to prove himself brave to to be famous, He did it because it was for the art. To this day he holds the record that can never be broken. Philippe Petit walked across the wire eight times while many would have just done it once.
If you mean by ‘record that can’t be broken’ the height he wirewalked at, that record has been broken several times since then, currently held by Freddy Nock between two Swiss mountain peaks at 3,532 metres above sea level (over 4 times the height of the Burj Khalifa)
His odds of surviving were pretty low and that of the towers pretty high The fact he is still alive . And the towers aren't . This shows that the odds don't always dictate the future .
As idiotic as he is, he gained my respect. He finished a huge goal, wasn't satisfied with it, and did it all over again with some extra flair. I can only imagine how that felt
I worked on this movie as a Senior FX Technical Director. I was responsible for the low altitude clouds / mist surrounding Philippe and hugging the ex-twin towers while he doing his daredevil walk on the wire. It was a great experience.
@@cheeeeez I worked on ‘The Walk’ in 2014 in Montreal, Canada. It is based on a 2008 documentary called ‘Man on Wire’ directed by James Marsh which chronicles Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center.
Interesting to think that people will remember him as brave and inspirational but however if he fell he would have likely just been seen as a reckless idiot.
The fact that in robbery movies they have 5 people and this guy needs a whole middle school lunch club group to tie a rope across two towers shows how intense this actually was.
Honestly it was inspiring to watch the posse grow, like it was meant to be, imagine doing all they did, we all the expertise required, before internet.
Sad that Joe Gordon Levitt never made it as Hollywood gold but he's shown to be more than a serviceable actor. He's one of the guys where if he's a supporting actor in a movie, it should be good.
Eh he’s a marvel role away from a big breakthrough, and if he was actually robin in the dark knight and not just some curious cop he’d have a lot more clout
I've been rewatching this video every so often because it always reminds me that once a person finds their purpose, nothing and no one can stop them. I'm in my early 20s, and I'm currently still trying to figure out what my purpose in life is. I've reached a point where I'm "good" where I am, but I feel like I'm capable of more. In a sense, I feel stuck. Mostly because I don't know what I want and/or what I'm meant to do. But videos like this give me hope. Once that person finds their purpose, nothing can stop their drive and ambition. Idk who needs to see this or if anyone is at the same point as me, but keep searching. The time will come when your true path will be revealed, and when it does come....nothing will stop you.
I feel like the reason his smile fades with the memory of doing it, is because he knows that within his lifetime, he'll never be able to achieve anything greater than what he did and never be able to go beyond such a feat.
@@vranime3772 I mean I do believe thats a part of it as well, but mainly his greatest achievement was sort of impossible to go beyond, and now that you mention it, it is also that the location of his achievement was destroyed so he cannot visit it anymore or plan to do future stunts at it, which would sadden me as well, but also he lost probably alot of friends in the terrorist attack that originally helped him accomplish it.
The first time I heard about this guy was from, the man who walked between the towers. What he did in 1974 was pretty much unheard of, and I’m glad they gave him an actual cinematic film. Whenever the topic of the twin towers is brought up, most people think back to those horrific attacks on innocent civilians, and the absolute pain and terror that people had to experience, but this man made a beautiful, almost dreamlike memory of the towers for everyone to remember. Ironically enough, as Captain Vincent R. Ardolino from the 9/11 Boatlift documentary said, “I never want to say the word I should have. If I do it and fail I tried and if I do it and succeed better for me.” Philipe never gave up on his mission and in the end he was beyond successful. His balancing act will, or at least should, forever be legendary.
You NEED to watch this movie. It is by far one of the most beautiful and inspiring movies of all time. Nice to see the twin towers remembered like this.
The moment he turned back to repeat the stunt multiple times made my feet sweat intensely. Holy crap, I can’t believe this was a real feat done by a human.
Sometimes I think that the Mysterious visitor might have just been a man who was going through a very rough time in life, and went to the roof to either stare down and reflect on his life, or maybe even take it. Philippe being there might have just saved a man’s life that day. After seeing their set up, that nod of approval might have just been his way of thanking them.
i think the man suspected one of the people bailing out coming down from the observation deck so he went to investigate what could have been up there. he was a suit so my guess is he could be one of the many architects working on the project.
@Crot Red i mean he said a mysterious men come out of nowhere on the roof on the famous building and nod without saying anything and go away, that how exactly a time traveler will do to avoid time manuplation. anyway is my thought
if he's still alive, he could find the debris of the observation deck and claim ownership of it i guess lifetime was referring to the towers, not the person
@@DotDotEight he is still alive, also he can't claim ownership of it he was only granted a pass to the observation deck. He can visit it but that's really it.
When I was little, I read a book depicting this exact story. At the end, it said the twin towers were gone now, but their memory will always live on. I was like damn, they got rid of the twin towers just because someone walked across them 💀
I remember having a picture book about this guy as a kid. He did a lot of other walks, this was just obviously the most intense. Dude even took a nap up there on that wire
@@HunterJackson23 not even steel anymore, fucking adamantium combined with vibranium and adamantine, a chunk of captain americas shield, and uru (Metal that makes Thor's hammer)
"Chief! Some guy is wire walking between the Twin Towers!" "My God! What if he falls? He could also pose a danger to others on the ground!" "What should we do?" "Have a helicopter hover above him. The downdraft will blow him around so much he will get scared and come down." "But, sir? What if that causes him to fall?" "DID I STUTTER CADET?"
I remember watching this a couple years ago, at the scene where he actually walks between the towers, I started to feel a bit nauseous. Just looking at the sheer height this man was able to endure made me both uncomfortable and in awe. Philippe is truly an awe-inspiring artist and this movie truly put into perspective the preparation for this stunt, the emotion he went through, and his sheer determination
Any of his friends could've overstepped and snitched on him just to lower his chances of dying but they respected his dream and helped him achieve it. If the supporting characters are from the true story too, let's give a round of applause for Anne, Rudy, Barry, the mathematician and the photographer along with every other supporting character, they are day one homies of Phillipe.
His friends knew that he wouldn't have any problem! This was not like an ordinary person trying to do the same thing. This was Phillipe Petit. He was more comfortable walking a tightrope than he was walking on ordinary ground. Every stunt he did on that wire he had done before, hundreds of times, and much more difficult stunts as well. He also could walk loose-rope, which is like tightrope only much looser, so you can't count on it maintaining its position, so it's much more difficult and unpredictable. The only real difference between walking the towers and his normal routine was the strong wind, and he had tight-roped during all kinds of weather. I once saw him do his routine in the middle of a windy thunderstorm, in Washington Square Park.
@@potentspirit8448 this really isnt the place for conspiracy theories, go watch a video on 9/11, since this incident had no relation to the attacks other than the location
I remember this. I was a 13 years old and living in New York. I was in Catholic school during that day but it was on the news that night and everyone was talking about it. This guy is legendary in New York!
IMO this is the most impressive feat man has achieved. Hundreds of people climbed Everest, 12 people even landed on the moon, but nobody else has done this and ever will.
@@fckingglobalists2392 Why can't the Apollo project be both? Cold War U.S. Federal nonsense _and_ Real. Those two things certainly aren't mutually exclusive.
@@kjj26k it could be anything but real, just think about it, it was 1969 (53 years ago) if you believe that they had the technology to go to the Moon at the time it's ridiculous, and all crucial evidence of the biggest mankind achievement is lost. Now it's 2022 and nobody is even talking about it, because it's "expensive". Ridiculous how people are blind sheep and believe everything government serves them.
I think it was just a random architect going up for a smoke and the view and saw these guys and thought they were doing a heist or something then pretended he didn’t catch on and left
Oh my god, such a brave man! While watching this scene, my knees were shaking and I had a turning head. Many things can be learned from this movie, but the important point is that if you have supportive friends around you, nothing will stop you from achieving your goals, even if it involves wire walking at a height of 412 meters.
I watched this movie in theaters and had basically forgotten it existed until I saw this video. This was a great re-cap, I feel like it touched on all of the movie's major beats while still being a quick watch. Thanks for reminding me of a good film about a very cool story.
This is one of those movies I was watching at 6AM after coming down off good drugs and it was amazing. The kind of movie that I'm not rushing to see but I was high and it was on HBO so I watched it and by the end thought I might be able to wire walk someday myself... but I was high... All in all, great movie!
Something tells me that "Mysterious Man" was probably going to jump from the top of the towers, but decided to live so he could see what was about to happen.
>Trespasses to the roof of new tower >Nice view >Take a corner >See a group of construction workers setting up something >shit >both are looking at me weird >one of them is holding a pipe menacingly >gotta play it cool >*nod in approval* >Do a 180 and walk away >Mfw this works >Mfw no trespassing charge
What I appreciate most is that he made sure to do his homework before started and made sure everything was secure and how to deal with the winds he’d encounter.
This is one of the greatest human achievements to have happened in my lifetime. I was 9 years old at the time this happened. I heard about this a few tears before the documentary and the film appeared. All i can say is, “bravo”. Words fail me right because the human spirt is truly great and profound.
i clicked out of curiosity and only planned to watch maybe a minute of it and ended up watching the entire thing 🔥 i heard about a guy doing it but didn’t know he had a whole back story so crazy
I love that I watched this recap. It also made me realized something. I always thought I have a phobia of heights. But the scene that got me the most nervous was the one where his costume falls and he tries to catch it. When he was walking the rope, I felt alright, but that scene on the edge made me feel weird. Could there actually be a difference between fear|phobia of height and fear of being on the edge of something?
What you've got is a phobia of falling. I have it too. I'd guess that you're okay on airplanes and tall buildings, but not looking down from tall balconies, bridges, cliffs?
The officers that arrived first had it worse than the main character lol, imagine watching a guy risking his life and you have to watch all of it, if I was the police officer I would've died of a heart attack lol
I’m scared of heights, and just watching this recap makes me fear for this man’s life for him. At least the real person can enjoy that his record will not be beat.
@@josephb8499 it literally can't be beat, if the twin towers were still around then it could be broken but it can't because the twin towers were destroyed in 9/11 and now it's just 1 tall tower
I remember watching this with one of my friends. At the end where it shows his signature on the top of the building, my friend went “ I wonder if it’s still there”. And i just stared at him until he realized…
Honestly a million dollars couldn't convince me to walk a 4 foot wide piece of steel across the twin towers. Well, what was the twin towers. ✈️ (edit: thx for likes)
He's an extraordinary man. I've watched everything I could get my hands on over the years. As a 7 year old when this happened, I was mesmerized and awestruck. I once rollerbladed all the way from the upper east side (my brother pulling me on his mountain bike) to the Twin Towers. That was 5 years before they were imploded. I skated between them and passed up riding to the top...a decision I deeply regret. Always thought I'd get another chance and had been to the top of the Empire State building and Sears Tower, figuring I'd already been that high up. Was still pretty cool zooming around the base of the buildings.
I remember hearing this story back in first grade... I used to think it was just a fairy tale or just some fictional book... It wasn't until a few years later I learned it was a true story.
Feeling uneasy watching this is natural Actual fear of heights can cause some people to hate even being on a step ladder or taking an elevator So dont feel bad about yourself.
She didn't decide to go back, her and his friends got deported and he was allowed to stay when he immediately cheated on her with two women and filmed it.
The documentary goes into it more but they were dating for most of this. Then as soon as he walks out the police station he grabs some fans waiting outside.
I'm genuinely curious how he feels about the destruction of the towers. Obviously it's a great tradgedy what happened, but considering his experience, I wonder if he feels different than other people about it.
@@ihaventshoweredin7weeksbut792 Nah that works. Great does also just mean "large" when in the context of scale. Ex: Great Fire of London (take your pick).
it is stated on wikipedia "expressed his emotions following the September 11 attacks, during which the Twin Towers were destroyed. He wrote that on that morning, "My towers became our towers. I saw them collapse - hurling, crushing thousands of lives. Disbelief preceded sorrow for the obliteration of the buildings, perplexity descended before rage at the unbearable loss of life."[16] Petit paid tribute to those who were killed and supported rebuilding the towers, promising that "When the towers again twin-tickle the clouds, I offer to walk again, to be the expression of the builders' collective voice. Together, we will rejoice in an aerial song of victory."[16] However, a different complex of buildings has been developed on the site, and does not offer this opportunity."
@@TradeInfinitum honestly, that kinda sounds like a good movie idea. People would probably cause some type of drama that lasts months, but it would be great content for me.
Rest in peace to those who died🕊🤍 I am so sorry for their loss My respect goes out to their loved ones Thank you to those who tried saving another life during this including firefighters and police officers and doctors and nurses but also many more ❤ thank you to those who tried saving another life during this including firefighters and Police officers , nurses, doctors but many more🕊 Thank you to those who built the World Trade Center as well , you are amazing ❤❤
Did you know that French people find the Eiffel tower to be bad looking and is not considered to be the TRUE monument of France. (I say this because Paris was brought up near the beginning of the video)
I remember one critique said he always ate lunch in the Eiffel Tower because it was the one building in Paris you could look out a window and NOT see the Eiffel Tower.
Happened only during its construction and shortly after. It became iconic after the WW1 due to its role in intercepting German radio. Since then, it's been a patriotic symbol for France
oh damn your prolly right >< didnt even consider that. imagine if he showed himself just to slow him down by a few seconds because had he not felipe may have fallen. like, butterfly effect type situation.
@@Curtis.Carpenter what do you mean he's "prolly right"? Probably means most likely and I can say with certainty that man was not "most likely" a literal time traveller.
This reminds of a book that I read about a professional tightrope daredevil that did a tightrope walk between the twin towers but i forgot the name of the book because it's been a long time since I read it, and I feel like this is related to it
If you can see this movie, watch it! It's fascinating and the build-up to the actual act is worth it. This guy had nuclear bomb proof balls to pull that off!
If I was that dude he was with when they hid under the rug that ended up being a goddamn elevator shaft I would've probably fainted and died right there.
My favorite part of the story is that at his trial in NYC, the judge sentenced him to community service by performing for the children in the park.
So wholesome..🥲
What park?
@@Ry-ss5dz Central Park, I believe.
Judge read the case and was like "Damn....you're extremely cool.....oh right a punishment! My kids would love to see this."
What a fitting punishment. All he needs is a sturdy wire and someone to help him tie it between the trees.
Well he outlived the towers themselves, what a legend.
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Only 23 hours ago. this feels like an accomplishment
he did!
You changing your profile pic is disorienting
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Imagine holding a world record that you know can never be broken lmao.
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Imagine stealing a comment 🤪
until they're rebuilt that it is, and a few decades later some kid will see this and attempt it himself. it's only a matter time
Lmao fr
I love how all the authorities were like "that was illegal and we have to arrest you, but...that was pretty cool."
Lol
One of the police officers said it was like watching something once in a lifetime. He was untethered and dancing in the void, his feet were actually leaving the wire.
The towers themselves were such a monumental development at the time, people hated them. "Welcome to NYC, home of the Chrysler building, Empire State, and the boxes they came in." But Petit was the first person who humanized them. He put his mark on them. The authorities were having problems leasing out all the space too, they'd flooded the market and needed publicity and public relations. Petit's once in a lifetime act of art became a win win situation. And he became somewhat of a folk hero.
Ye
I’m sure as they were arresting him, they were congratulating him and asking for his autograph.
@@Doctor699 So you're saying he inadvertently caused 9/11? Sickk
What amazes me is how he managed to balance with those massive balls
They lower his center of gravity closer to the wire. You could argue having them is an unfair advantage.
Jajaja it just got better lol
LMAO
@Mountaser HaroUn you wouldnt get it if u say wtf lmao
This comment is getting old
The support he had was insane.
Really good people out there always want to help other people achieve their dreams... It makes them feel whole something I always strive for.
Yeah but i wonder how the tower is now
@@ogoide9401 hmm
@@marcleslac2413 this is so incredibly untrue that i cant tell if you are joking, trolling, begging for attention, or are just completely braindead. at the end of the video it literally says that he visited the observation deck of the towers many times in his life. how would he be able to do that if he was banned from the US?
@@rileyweyer3295 lmao i checked afterwards and you are right. Im sorry about saying this.
As a person who is afraid of heights, watching even the summary gives me chills.
Same. My palms are mad sweaty.
@@nocturnalrecluse1216 wow same exact reaction. Sweaty palms
Just watched the movie and for real it can definitely give you that fear an anxiety. By far one of the most incredible things ever done in the history of mankind.
My heart is racing even though I know he makes it
@@aidenlarson9911 that is a reaction to your body when in stressful situations involving heights, the glands in your palms become excretory to give you better gripping capabilities.
Strange but nonetheless cool.
This is the most spectacular, amazing, feat of physical skill I've ever seen!! I visited the top of one of the twin towers, and even from behind the safety of glass, standing on a solid floor, looking down at the streets was scary. Phillipe's performance was super human. Truly.
Everyone thought that he would lose his life, but amazingly he ended up outliving the Twin towers that made him so famous.
RIP Twin towers.
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I wanted to visit them, now they are gone forever!
@@loganwolverine5849 same😭
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There's still the museum, the one world trade centre and the memorial
The One World Trade Center, found out about that just last year.
The difference between bravery and stupidity is survival. Had he died, people would laugh and give him Darwin award.
@@abinchi7637 yea. "what a man died from performing a stunt. HAhahaahah ahAH"
@@abinchi7637 evryone would call him stupid like those influencers hanging from edges of buildings and than dying, welcome in modern worlds, do you live under stone
that would make him the first to fall from the towers.
@@izawa9211 also last time i remember when an influencer fell off a building no one laughed at him but simply critque how avoidable his death was
@@MrHowzaa Ha
Fun fact, Philippe Petit is still alive today, he's 72 years old.
Imagine his reaction to 9/11
@@Cpt.Toasty lmao
@@Cpt.Toasty I personally would be very happy to know that no one could beat my record now
@@mynameisharry8739 Even if the towers were intact, who else would ever do this again, absurd. This guy is an absolute phenomenon.
@@silverwolf2643 I was making a joke but okay
You really have to give Philippe Petit credit. He didn’t do what he did to prove himself brave to to be famous, He did it because it was for the art. To this day he holds the record that can never be broken. Philippe Petit walked across the wire eight times while many would have just done it once.
well maybe he did it for the other bitch who dumped him in the end
It can never be broken since the tower is… gone.
I probably would’ve did it twice.. maybe 3 times. Not 8.
If you mean by ‘record that can’t be broken’ the height he wirewalked at, that record has been broken several times since then, currently held by Freddy Nock between two Swiss mountain peaks at 3,532 metres above sea level (over 4 times the height of the Burj Khalifa)
shit many would not even do it once
His odds of surviving were pretty low and that of the towers pretty high
The fact he is still alive . And the towers aren't . This shows that the odds don't always dictate the future .
That's beautiful
The amazing irony of the Twin Towers narrative
You just gave me a New Perspective on Life!
You mean the odds that he survives have been pretty high. The probability was pretty Low tough.
@@renetrost2711 they’re the same thing
As idiotic as he is, he gained my respect. He finished a huge goal, wasn't satisfied with it, and did it all over again with some extra flair. I can only imagine how that felt
he isn't idiotic, he just wanted to fulfill his dream
You mean a means to end? That's failure talk.
@@nikmrn he chewed hard candy and broke his teeth.. hes a little slow
@@justchillin420 oof
Yes after one try was not satisfied with it of course, when been waiting for the moment for days, so he rather was doing it up there for hours.
His Dream seemed Small, but he never gave up, it Literally took him to the Top of the World. Never Give Up.
Right
never gonna give you up
never gonna let you down
never gonna stay alive
I thought he was an ♈ no he is a ♌. Another Fire Sign I was close 🤷🏽♀. He is very brave & determined person 👏🏾
Just imagine it just so happened to he 9/11 that day
@@itsdesean what would that change
I worked on this movie as a Senior FX Technical Director. I was responsible for the low altitude clouds / mist surrounding Philippe and hugging the ex-twin towers while he doing his daredevil walk on the wire. It was a great experience.
@@cheeeeez I worked on ‘The Walk’ in 2014 in Montreal, Canada. It is based on a 2008 documentary called ‘Man on Wire’ directed by James Marsh which chronicles Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center.
@@shivdholakiaWhich towers were used in film?
@@PeterAnderson-z4yThey were mostly re-created using CGI as far as I know.
@@shivdholakia Thought as much, l just thought wow at time or they used footage from original stunt. Thanks a lot.
Interesting to think that people will remember him as brave and inspirational but however if he fell he would have likely just been seen as a reckless idiot.
He is both
No shit, that's the price of either succeeding or failing.
@@joao_oliveira5282 we all r idiots
When you're taking a big risk like that in life that's exactly how it will be, those who dare to dream are called fools.
@@SirCrocodileRP Exactly right.
The fact that in robbery movies they have 5 people and this guy needs a whole middle school lunch club group to tie a rope across two towers shows how intense this actually was.
Honestly it was inspiring to watch the posse grow, like it was meant to be, imagine doing all they did, we all the expertise required, before internet.
@@growingstruggle5493 right! Everything lined up just right
Sad that Joe Gordon Levitt never made it as Hollywood gold but he's shown to be more than a serviceable actor. He's one of the guys where if he's a supporting actor in a movie, it should be good.
He reminds me a bit of Robert Sean Leonard. I feel like he could be more famous if he so chose, but prefers smaller works.
Fun Fact: He did the Edward Snowden's voice practically, not computer magic.
Eh he’s a marvel role away from a big breakthrough, and if he was actually robin in the dark knight and not just some curious cop he’d have a lot more clout
Maybe that's a good thing. Being "Hollywood gold" isn't always best.
hes prolly not a pedo, so he wont ever make it in hollywood
I've been rewatching this video every so often because it always reminds me that once a person finds their purpose, nothing and no one can stop them. I'm in my early 20s, and I'm currently still trying to figure out what my purpose in life is. I've reached a point where I'm "good" where I am, but I feel like I'm capable of more. In a sense, I feel stuck. Mostly because I don't know what I want and/or what I'm meant to do. But videos like this give me hope. Once that person finds their purpose, nothing can stop their drive and ambition. Idk who needs to see this or if anyone is at the same point as me, but keep searching. The time will come when your true path will be revealed, and when it does come....nothing will stop you.
same same, best tinh would be if it can be your job loll
I feel like the reason his smile fades with the memory of doing it, is because he knows that within his lifetime, he'll never be able to achieve anything greater than what he did and never be able to go beyond such a feat.
I thought it was because the twin towers got wrecked and he remembers it looking at the pass. But you might be right
@@vranime3772 I mean I do believe thats a part of it as well, but mainly his greatest achievement was sort of impossible to go beyond, and now that you mention it, it is also that the location of his achievement was destroyed so he cannot visit it anymore or plan to do future stunts at it, which would sadden me as well, but also he lost probably alot of friends in the terrorist attack that originally helped him accomplish it.
@@bibby659 grand canyon
Dubai is building a new tall building a few kilometres away from the Burj Khalifa. Would be cool if he did that at over 75 years of age
@@emiratesaviation33 he cant theres no place to birdge it too
The first time I heard about this guy was from, the man who walked between the towers. What he did in 1974 was pretty much unheard of, and I’m glad they gave him an actual cinematic film. Whenever the topic of the twin towers is brought up, most people think back to those horrific attacks on innocent civilians, and the absolute pain and terror that people had to experience, but this man made a beautiful, almost dreamlike memory of the towers for everyone to remember. Ironically enough, as Captain Vincent R. Ardolino from the 9/11 Boatlift documentary said, “I never want to say the word I should have. If I do it and fail I tried and if I do it and succeed better for me.” Philipe never gave up on his mission and in the end he was beyond successful. His balancing act will, or at least should, forever be legendary.
Can't believe they had to take down the towers to stop this guy from endangering his life.
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Bruh that's messed up
Best comment out of this entire section 💀
weird solution for the classic trolley problem tough
Bro I was drinking and almost spat it out.
You NEED to watch this movie. It is by far one of the most beautiful and inspiring movies of all time. Nice to see the twin towers remembered like this.
The moment he turned back to repeat the stunt multiple times made my feet sweat intensely. Holy crap, I can’t believe this was a real feat done by a human.
Yeah fr. My feet sweating watching this
Same palms 2 😂
Heheh, "feat"
@@VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0 bruh
For me it was the helicopter showing up, like who thought that would be a good idea?!
Sometimes I think that the Mysterious visitor might have just been a man who was going through a very rough time in life, and went to the roof to either stare down and reflect on his life, or maybe even take it. Philippe being there might have just saved a man’s life that day. After seeing their set up, that nod of approval might have just been his way of thanking them.
na i think its a timetraveler
i think the man suspected one of the people bailing out coming down from the observation deck so he went to investigate what could have been up there. he was a suit so my guess is he could be one of the many architects working on the project.
@Crot Red i mean he said a mysterious men come out of nowhere on the roof on the famous building and nod without saying anything and go away, that how exactly a time traveler will do to avoid time manuplation. anyway is my thought
It was God
Or it was legit god giving his approval and letting him know “ not today .”
"For his incredible achievement, he was awarded a lifetime entry to the observation deck to the towers."
Sadly those towers doesn't exist anymore..
Because, they're gone
@@fathan_fachri That's what not existing anymore means
if he's still alive, he could find the debris of the observation deck and claim ownership of it
i guess lifetime was referring to the towers, not the person
@@DotDotEight he is still alive, also he can't claim ownership of it he was only granted a pass to the observation deck. He can visit it but that's really it.
@@DotDotEight he's 72 btw and when he did the stunt he was 24 and it was only 6 days before his birthday when he completed the walk.
When I was little, I read a book depicting this exact story. At the end, it said the twin towers were gone now, but their memory will always live on. I was like damn, they got rid of the twin towers just because someone walked across them 💀
💀
😂😂😂😂
I remember having a picture book about this guy as a kid. He did a lot of other walks, this was just obviously the most intense. Dude even took a nap up there on that wire
Did he really!? Wtf this man was blessed
He even started to dance on the rope. This guy has balls of steel. 😂😂
@@HunterJackson23 not even steel anymore, fucking adamantium combined with vibranium and adamantine, a chunk of captain americas shield, and uru (Metal that makes Thor's hammer)
@@LUFKK0L add thor's hammer on the list
@@supercooledits123 got it
"Chief! Some guy is wire walking between the Twin Towers!"
"My God! What if he falls? He could also pose a danger to others on the ground!"
"What should we do?"
"Have a helicopter hover above him. The downdraft will blow him around so much he will get scared and come down."
"But, sir? What if that causes him to fall?"
"DID I STUTTER CADET?"
Another reason why cops dont know what the fuck they are doing sometimes
THAT WAS WHAT I WAS THINKING
Yeah, every police officers are so dumb in that movie...
I remember watching this a couple years ago, at the scene where he actually walks between the towers, I started to feel a bit nauseous. Just looking at the sheer height this man was able to endure made me both uncomfortable and in awe.
Philippe is truly an awe-inspiring artist and this movie truly put into perspective the preparation for this stunt, the emotion he went through, and his sheer determination
My hands literally sweat when watching him walk the towers. He's still alive today to tell the tale. A legend of a man.
Oh wow!
“The movie ends with a final shot of the towers” this line is just so heartbreaking to hear, knowing what happened on that tragic day
😭
Fax
What happened?
@@alwoo5645 Hmm, I wonder, whatever did happen on the 11th of September 2001? Very mysterious.
@@thatjosiahburns hope nobody got hurt....
Any of his friends could've overstepped and snitched on him just to lower his chances of dying but they respected his dream and helped him achieve it. If the supporting characters are from the true story too, let's give a round of applause for Anne, Rudy, Barry, the mathematician and the photographer along with every other supporting character, they are day one homies of Phillipe.
His friends knew that he wouldn't have any problem! This was not like an ordinary person trying to do the same thing. This was Phillipe Petit. He was more comfortable walking a tightrope than he was walking on ordinary ground. Every stunt he did on that wire he had done before, hundreds of times, and much more difficult stunts as well. He also could walk loose-rope, which is like tightrope only much looser, so you can't count on it maintaining its position, so it's much more difficult and unpredictable. The only real difference between walking the towers and his normal routine was the strong wind, and he had tight-roped during all kinds of weather. I once saw him do his routine in the middle of a windy thunderstorm, in Washington Square Park.
Didn't you watch the video? He did have friends that snitched on him.
@@davidoliver7510 Some of the friends fled, but no one snitched on him
@@Random_Guy518 go and watch the video again.
Dreamers NEED other dreamers to help us achieve greatness.
Imagine basically walking between the tallest buildings in the world, without anything-the sheer skill of this man is incredible
How did those buildings collapse inward without detonation.
@@potentspirit8448 this really isnt the place for conspiracy theories, go watch a video on 9/11, since this incident had no relation to the attacks other than the location
Balls of steel for added balance
I remember this. I was a 13 years old and living in New York. I was in Catholic school during that day but it was on the news that night and everyone was talking about it. This guy is legendary in New York!
Nice, I was a year old when 9/11 happened and I've been to ground zero many times to pay respects
IMO this is the most impressive feat man has achieved. Hundreds of people climbed Everest, 12 people even landed on the moon, but nobody else has done this and ever will.
Don't be naive with the Moon. Nobody ever walked on the Moon, that was pure bs from the USA government to win the cold war.
You must be very delusional if you believe in that. Classic brainwashed 🐏
modern education was invented to make obedient slaves of people. So think twice before you say you are educated.
@@fckingglobalists2392
Why can't the Apollo project be both?
Cold War U.S. Federal nonsense _and_ Real.
Those two things certainly aren't mutually exclusive.
@@kjj26k it could be anything but real, just think about it, it was 1969 (53 years ago) if you believe that they had the technology to go to the Moon at the time it's ridiculous, and all crucial evidence of the biggest mankind achievement is lost. Now it's 2022 and nobody is even talking about it, because it's "expensive". Ridiculous how people are blind sheep and believe everything government serves them.
The time his smile fades away as he looks at his lifetime entry pass makes me feel very sad
I think the mysterious visitor might’ve walked up there to kill himself, saw them, and then didn’t.
Maybe he just gave a greeting nods
Bruh it was clearly Jesus
@@LucidLuci666 I do think it was also a sigh from god that he’s watching over
Oh.
I think it was just a random architect going up for a smoke and the view and saw these guys and thought they were doing a heist or something then pretended he didn’t catch on and left
This is so far one of the best and most motivating recaps I’ve watched. Thumbs up guys 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
I watched this film years ago. The ending scene where he looks crestfallen remembering what happened with the towers is just heartbreaking.
My half brothers aunt is one of the producers of this movie!
Omg for real I would love to be in a movie
Who gives af? I'm broke man
@@Rck-vert ok cool who cares if your broke?
@@primalyt123 🔔end
Just call him Brother
Clicked this movie thinking it wa gonna be stupid but it’s actually beautiful, shows what true dedication truly is
Oh my god, such a brave man! While watching this scene, my knees were shaking and I had a turning head. Many things can be learned from this movie, but the important point is that if you have supportive friends around you, nothing will stop you from achieving your goals, even if it involves wire walking at a height of 412 meters.
I watched this movie in theaters and had basically forgotten it existed until I saw this video.
This was a great re-cap, I feel like it touched on all of the movie's major beats while still being a quick watch. Thanks for reminding me of a good film about a very cool story.
I literally LOL-ed when he left his home on a unicycle 😂
“GOING TO GO MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE”
This is one of those movies I was watching at 6AM after coming down off good drugs and it was amazing. The kind of movie that I'm not rushing to see but I was high and it was on HBO so I watched it and by the end thought I might be able to wire walk someday myself... but I was high... All in all, great movie!
Lsd?
gOoD dRuGs
You was off that meth huh
What "good drugs" exactly rofl
@@vls967 the ones that take you to another dimension.
I wish I can one day be as brave as this man was.
Something tells me that "Mysterious Man" was probably going to jump from the top of the towers, but decided to live so he could see what was about to happen.
Or maybe he just wanted a smoke
God knows honestly could have been something completely different
>Trespasses to the roof of new tower
>Nice view
>Take a corner
>See a group of construction workers setting up something
>shit
>both are looking at me weird
>one of them is holding a pipe menacingly
>gotta play it cool
>*nod in approval*
>Do a 180 and walk away
>Mfw this works
>Mfw no trespassing charge
Or maybe the mysterious man in one of the 9/11 terrorist group member who come to check the tower and that's why they never see him again
Got to meet him. He’s a genuine nice guy, very humble.
Lucky You 👍
This just proves that if you wanna accomplish something never give up you can do it YEAHhh✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻
Man could’ve died but sure
The more i grow up the more I realise how shitty this quote is
What if you want to die though
@@Panda-il4cn that’s called suicide
@@ilyassebenana3824 it's a cringy quote for kids
What I appreciate most is that he made sure to do his homework before started and made sure everything was secure and how to deal with the winds he’d encounter.
im more interested who the heck was this mysterious visitor haha.
I feel like he wanted to kill himself
It was me 🙂
@Mountaser HaroUn thanks man🙂
I feel like that was death, because he has a chance to die and that mysterious man could have been death approving him if he fails
Probably CIA to make sure he’s not a terrorist
Its just crazy that he has that card and hes the first and last person to ever do that in between those 2 towers
@Hitler Loves Anime bruh, really dude?
@Hitler Loves Anime idk if you live under a rock
@Hitler Loves AnimeTwo words, dude.
Nine, Eleven
@@564ozz technically thats 2 numbers.
This is one of the greatest human achievements to have happened in my lifetime. I was 9 years old at the time this happened. I heard about this a few tears before the documentary and the film appeared. All i can say is, “bravo”. Words fail me right because the human spirt is truly great and profound.
i clicked out of curiosity and only planned to watch maybe a minute of it and ended up watching the entire thing 🔥 i heard about a guy doing it but didn’t know he had a whole back story so crazy
People gotta understand how hard this has to be with that wind uo thier
For him, it was relatively easy. He was a professional with a lot of experience and he had a lot of confidence
I love that I watched this recap. It also made me realized something. I always thought I have a phobia of heights. But the scene that got me the most nervous was the one where his costume falls and he tries to catch it.
When he was walking the rope, I felt alright, but that scene on the edge made me feel weird.
Could there actually be a difference between fear|phobia of height and fear of being on the edge of something?
What you've got is a phobia of falling. I have it too. I'd guess that you're okay on airplanes and tall buildings, but not looking down from tall balconies, bridges, cliffs?
@@nreceda Sounds like me. Shit is SCARY
@@nreceda Yup, that sounds pretty accurate.
I guess you're not a fan of living on the edge...
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@@lunchableskid2047 I’m disappointed I laughed at that
The officers that arrived first had it worse than the main character lol, imagine watching a guy risking his life and you have to watch all of it, if I was the police officer I would've died of a heart attack lol
Fr like what do I do? Shake the rope??
i don’t understand the brain of anyone who would do such a preposterous thing but kudos to him for his immense bravery
I call it stupidity.
I’m scared of heights, and just watching this recap makes me fear for this man’s life for him. At least the real person can enjoy that his record will not be beat.
Did you just steal two comments at once?
@@captaincritter1898 I don’t think I did, if so sorry.
Man, people who keep saying “happy his record can’t be beat” are a bunch of losers. Records are meant to be broken.
@@josephb8499 it literally can't be beat, if the twin towers were still around then it could be broken but it can't because the twin towers were destroyed in 9/11 and now it's just 1 tall tower
@@darthbobo0769 they can rebuild it, but it won't be the exact same.
The world was a different place when wire walking was a rebellious act.
this was a great story,i wonder how’s the tower doing now
😬
someone got jealous of his feat and decided to connect them on the grind instead to make it easier
Uhh ._.
They are exploding
Lmao
Because bringing a helicopter up there moving all that air around is totally a good idea when somebody is balancing lol
Improvised death sentence.
@@rat_chit9696 Why not a mass execution for the audience?
@@therandomnumber2641 Exactly
I remember watching this with one of my friends. At the end where it shows his signature on the top of the building, my friend went “ I wonder if it’s still there”. And i just stared at him until he realized…
Honestly a million dollars couldn't convince me to walk a 4 foot wide piece of steel across the twin towers. Well, what was the twin towers. ✈️ (edit: thx for likes)
I wouldn't do it for a billion dollars to walk a 12 foot steel beam
@@silversword2148 faxxx😂 we some chickens
@@tulapaix and proud of it. That's how you live longer
@@silversword2148 got that right
@@what-cs9nw the wind would be pretty fast
Them: You get a life time of a free pass of the twin towers observation deck! *clapping
Him: Yay!
(2001)
Him: cant wai- bruh
I don't know how he manage to survive, those balls of steal are heavy af
That's the thing that balance his body
@@naf2998 makes sense xD
The way he runs away from home with his belonging on a unicycle kills me haha
Are we just not gonna talk about 9:20 the workers covering an open elevator shaft on the 110th floor with a tarp
Welcome to the real world
@@leopaldbarnibus3434 i work as an engineer so hoping not everyone cuts corners like that 😂
He's an extraordinary man. I've watched everything I could get my hands on over the years. As a 7 year old when this happened, I was mesmerized and awestruck. I once rollerbladed all the way from the upper east side (my brother pulling me on his mountain bike) to the Twin Towers. That was 5 years before they were imploded. I skated between them and passed up riding to the top...a decision I deeply regret. Always thought I'd get another chance and had been to the top of the Empire State building and Sears Tower, figuring I'd already been that high up. Was still pretty cool zooming around the base of the buildings.
Imagine doing this just for a plane to ram into one of the buildings as you’re halfway across
Dude… not cool.
Just... no.
(Insert Seinfeld theme)
@@chrisagurs6459 LMAO!
That would literally never happen
Shut up dude
(😅)
I remember hearing this story back in first grade... I used to think it was just a fairy tale or just some fictional book... It wasn't until a few years later I learned it was a true story.
Thank you for clarifying this was before 9/11.
Feeling uneasy watching this is natural
Actual fear of heights can cause some people to hate even being on a step ladder or taking an elevator
So dont feel bad about yourself.
Philepe petit has been a legend for balancing between those towers I remember meeting him when I lived in New York he was a kind man
Saw this movie not long ago and I was amazed by it! The story of Phillippe is really interesting and inspiring in following our dreams.
“felipe is obsessed with wire walking”
I think I know why his smile fades…it’s symbolizes on how he go up to the deck after 9/11 since the buildings were destroyed
She didn't decide to go back, her and his friends got deported and he was allowed to stay when he immediately cheated on her with two women and filmed it.
Damm !!! All that support from the French girl but he still cheated
@@abhibarua3793 were they dating? from the recap it didn't seem like it.
The documentary goes into it more but they were dating for most of this. Then as soon as he walks out the police station he grabs some fans waiting outside.
@@davidvandervoort4945 yes they were dating, if I remember right he lived with her.
Why was he the only one allowed to stay? and she did all that for him just for him to cheat on her and film it? WHY EVEN FILM IT ?
I'm genuinely curious how he feels about the destruction of the towers. Obviously it's a great tradgedy what happened, but considering his experience, I wonder if he feels different than other people about it.
Might want to change that adjective
@@ihaventshoweredin7weeksbut792
Nah that works. Great does also just mean "large" when in the context of scale. Ex: Great Fire of London (take your pick).
@@kjj26k yeah it all comes down to the reader and how they interpret it.
@@bryan316 nah. Someone viewing art can interpret it how they choose but the actual meaning of it is dictated by the artist.
it is stated on wikipedia "expressed his emotions following the September 11 attacks, during which the Twin Towers were destroyed. He wrote that on that morning, "My towers became our towers. I saw them collapse - hurling, crushing thousands of lives. Disbelief preceded sorrow for the obliteration of the buildings, perplexity descended before rage at the unbearable loss of life."[16] Petit paid tribute to those who were killed and supported rebuilding the towers, promising that "When the towers again twin-tickle the clouds, I offer to walk again, to be the expression of the builders' collective voice. Together, we will rejoice in an aerial song of victory."[16] However, a different complex of buildings has been developed on the site, and does not offer this opportunity."
Props to the cameraman who walked with him.
Yeah xD
my hands got so sweaty just seeing them set everything up lol that mysterious man was definitely a sign from god
Yep,it was his dream,and god sent his angels to show a sign of approval
I remember watching this movie in a empty theater on a Monday in 2015 omg the experience was amazing
quiet you
id do anything to go back to a 2015 monday morning
@@officialGamer1000 Same :(
You aint slick... we know that's Dick Grayson
You mean “Robin”?
@@JayCrosby32 lol I hated that his name was Robin in the movie
@@JayCrosby32 no.
One of the greatest Stories told of all time.. I saw the documentary 12 years ago and his journey was the stuff of legends.
Very stylistic movie. Looks amazing. Definitely gonna give it a full watch at some point.
Wow good thing he didn't fall. That could have been the worst thing to ever happen at the twin towers
@@TradeInfinitum 😑
Jesus Christ.
@@TradeInfinitum You are not funny
@@TradeInfinitum It doesn't matter, the movie is based off a true story, not whatever fantasy s*** you want to see
@@TradeInfinitum honestly, that kinda sounds like a good movie idea. People would probably cause some type of drama that lasts months, but it would be great content for me.
Rest in peace to those who died🕊🤍
I am so sorry for their loss
My respect goes out to their loved ones
Thank you to those who tried saving another life during this including firefighters and police officers and doctors and nurses but also many more
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thank you to those who tried saving another life during this including firefighters and Police officers , nurses, doctors but many more🕊
Thank you to those who built the World Trade Center as well , you are amazing ❤❤
That had to be one of the most motivational UA-cam videos I’ve ever seen
I love the image of him with all his possessions, unicycling away from home to a new life.
R.I.P.🌹🕊 all the people that were in twin towers
His story is insane. It sounds like something straight out of a movie, but in fact, the movie was based on him
I'm glad you clarified that it was before 9/11. Even I could have done it after 9/11.
But after 9/11 only one tower was left
Did you know that French people find the Eiffel tower to be bad looking and is not considered to be the TRUE monument of France. (I say this because Paris was brought up near the beginning of the video)
I remember one critique said he always ate lunch in the Eiffel Tower because it was the one building in Paris you could look out a window and NOT see the Eiffel Tower.
@@severalgeollosscreaming48 nice
Happened only during its construction and shortly after. It became iconic after the WW1 due to its role in intercepting German radio. Since then, it's been a patriotic symbol for France
@@severalgeollosscreaming48 Thats such a french thing to do as well haha
So if someone blew up the Eiffel Tower they won't mind?
10:47 - 11:00 this guy is diffidently a time traveler
oh damn your prolly right >< didnt even consider that. imagine if he showed himself just to slow him down by a few seconds because had he not felipe may have fallen. like, butterfly effect type situation.
maybe there are some things in the past that can be altered without wreaking havoc in a multitude of unintentional ways
@@Curtis.Carpenter what if I went back in time and took a dump in the twin towers. Would they still be standing?
@@Libtardo123 Depends on what you ate and how many
@@Curtis.Carpenter what do you mean he's "prolly right"? Probably means most likely and I can say with certainty that man was not "most likely" a literal time traveller.
Brave, but hilarious that he stepped on a nail.
Further proof of why you shouldn't trespass 🤣
proof why you shouldnt leave open nails face up, that could have been anyone lol
@@louisgrissman4857 yea lmao trespass or not someone was gonna step on that nail. It was just unlucky to be him
I'm gonna put some nail on your eyes
@@kurtmayor4425 I'm gonna put some eyes in those nails, first..
@@serwalkerofthekeynes8761 Im gonna eye some nails in first put
This reminds of a book that I read about a professional tightrope daredevil that did a tightrope walk between the twin towers but i forgot the name of the book because it's been a long time since I read it, and I feel like this is related to it
If you can see this movie, watch it! It's fascinating and the build-up to the actual act is worth it. This guy had nuclear bomb proof balls to pull that off!
If I was that dude he was with when they hid under the rug that ended up being a goddamn elevator shaft I would've probably fainted and died right there.
@Hitler Loves Anime yeah I could've worded that in a better way