State of Play (2013)
10/10
Interesting eSports documentary.
1 January 2015
Being a huge fan of eSports I enjoyed this thoroughly and thus gave it a 10 rating. If you have followed the competitive scene of Starcraft Brood War or SC2 you will also probably enjoy it.

It follows the story of three players on different levels of competition in the Korean scene of Starcraft around 2011-2012. First player is the superstar, second is a semi-professional and the third an amateur.

The film has a professional feel and it does a very good job showing how important the game was in Korean culture and how it affected the lives of the youth involved with it.

It doesn't have the best pacing but that's to be expected since it realistically shows how cut throat the competition was.

In my opinion it's not for everyone and I'd recommend it to people who are interested in Starcraft, eSports or Korean culture.
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