{"id":605,"date":"2015-07-21T01:48:02","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T08:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2015\/07\/21\/all-work-all-play-esports-adventure\/"},"modified":"2015-07-30T11:52:32","modified_gmt":"2015-07-30T18:52:32","slug":"all-work-all-play-esports-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2015\/all-work-all-play-esports-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"All Work All Play – Esports Adventure!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AllWorkAllPlay.jpg\"<\/a>This documentary about the lives and struggles of people who become professional gamers offers insights that will surprise and shock you. KIDS FIRST! Film Gerry O. comments, “It doesn\u2019t just inform you about the subject matter, it tells a story which is an adventure in heart.” See his full review below.<\/span><\/p>\n

All Work All Play<\/em>
\nReviewed by Gerry O., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, Age 13<\/p>\n

Many people are of the opinion that Esports is a thing of the future \u2026 or is it? Not many people know what Esports even is. \u00a0This is the movie for gamers and non-gamers who want to learn about Esports in general and take a peek into the life of professional gamers<\/p>\n

This film is a documentary, educational and thrilling at time. \u00a0It doesn\u2019t just inform you about the subject matter, it tells a story which is an adventure in heart.<\/p>\n

The story follows primarily one team, but in a way, an entire competition called Intel Extreme Masters, which is one of the largest worldwide competitions for pro-gaming teams, focusing mainly on the video game,\u00a0<\/span>League of Legends<\/em>. Players battle and only one team can win. The story follows American teams \u201cCloud 9\u201d and \u201cTSM\u201d for the most part but other teams as well as they fight to become the champion.<\/p>\n

I thought the film tells the story extremely well as it describes Esports to everyone – people who know everything about video games and people who don\u2019t know the first thing about them. I enjoyed the way the film was put together although, at times, the editing is a bit sloppy. I did like the fact that they didn\u2019t tweak the story to try and fit some sort of a standard \u2013 the creative team behind\u00a0All Work All Play<\/em>\u00a0found a great adventure and heartwarming story in the presence of one of the main participants –\u00a0Michal Blicharz<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 programming director at ESL.<\/p>\n

My favorite scene is when the world\u2019s greatest team from South Korea, which is undefeated, gets demolished by China\u2019s newest team. This is a team was considered unstoppable by the underdog in the semifinals! I liked this scene because it shows you first-hand that being overly cocky can hurt you in the long run and nothing is over until it\u2019s over!<\/p>\n

This really is a great story good for all ages, but kids from 9 to 18 would understand most of what is going on and probably enjoy it best. I give it 4.5 out of 5 stars because it is well executed except a few editing bloopers. It is available July 21, 2012 in select theaters.<\/p>\n