Dust to Glory (Film Critique)

Dust to Glory was one of my favorite documentaries because most of the documentaries I have seen have either been depressing or lost my interest. The Baja 1000 off-road race was thrilling and intriguing because it amazed me how dangerous, yet exciting this race was to all those people. I felt like I was there watching the race or taking part in it because you could see what all the contestants had to go through. You could tell this race meant everything to some people, and hundreds of them would come to watch. The filming was mostly done by GoPro's, which I enjoyed because you could see all the action and; again, felt like you were there. The film mainly focuses on a man named Mike McCoy; or "Mouse", who's goal is to complete the entire course by himself. Most of the people who take part in the race have a team with them. At first you wouldn't think a race like this would seem so hard because you are on or in a vehicle, but between the weather conditions, sketchy terrain, and dangerous competitors, it was impressive if you even made it out injury free.