Free to Play

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The documentary is about the lives of pro players. It really shows the hardships and accomplishments that come with gaming. I suggest you give this a go, and recommend it to family and friends. If you play games, you will probably love it. If you don't, you'll perceive gaming in a whole new light. You may or may not change your mind, but you'll understand. The documentary is really well done. It's more than just about a game, it's about players that want to make a living doing what they love. And eSports.

After watching this documentary, I can't help but find myself realizing that this movie was about so much more than the game it is based on. Following the life and struggle of these three exceptional players and people caught me off guard and often had me feeling sentimental. Valve did an excellent job of telling their stories without over promoting their company/game. I found that they chose the perfect three people to base this documentary on. On one end you see the success of Danil, the struggle of Benedict, and the drive of Clinton. Three completely different people with completely different lives and different stories. The one thing in common was the struggle and the pressure they all lived. Once again Valve did an excellent job of really highlighting how great these three truly are. I recommend this to any viewer who just wants to watch a great documentary. This is more than just a game.

It was great ! I'm so exciting with this movie. It can make you to be cry. Good Story. Not have to use much money to make this movie! but is just use idea to make it. I can feel is too good movie. I can't explain how this feel. You must watch it by yourself. And think to much when you watch. When you come to the end of the movie You will like to share best story and maybe is can make you to be sad when you join in movie this movie have a lot of epigram to teach you! and it can be Inspiration to make you to serious in something you need and want to make it success. you will have the team you cheer buy if the lose then you feel sad but i not tell you which team is lose just watch it buy your self ha ! Don't have the say to much. Just Watch It !

Hello mi name Eries Luís and i is from Le Portugal. Me is also a player from Dota 2 and be following that game from DotA. This film is very like my life with the difference that i play bad do-to and nobody noes me. It is my dream to be don-do and teener Una sister like don-do sister. Hyhy and fear are bad at do-to and have no sisters like don-do sister. Love this Filmer pols watch. Me favored champ is pudgy and DAT why i love don-do and his Hermina. If somebody noes don-do sister pals tell him to her teach me to finger like playing don-do invoker. Pls no coppering pasturing fricasseeing my dangering sorry for my bad englander.

Why did it took so much time too release this? This documentary would be more relevant in 2012. We're in 2014 now where there is one esport on the verge of becoming mainstream if it is not mainstream already, with 4 major championships happening live and WEEKLY in front of a crowd (LPL, OGN champions, LCS NA & EU). Also in that same esport there are multiple players making 6 digits salaries without even wining a single tournament. This documentary seems to focus heavily on the idea of "one in life-time opportunity big ass tournament million dolla prize". While in the biggest esport out there prize money is not even the main source of income for the players. Of course there is a World Championship which should out the Staples Center but its not even a requirement for the teams to make it there cuz , many teams didn't even make it to the WC and can still earn some good money to justify playing games for a living

First, let me say that this is an excellent documentary as compiled by Valve. More specifically, this is not your typical documentary you might see about dolphins or fast food. However, FreeToPlay IS a documentary that opens up a new world to viewers who may or may not be familiar with the game of Dota2 and or Esports (Video Game) world. The movie revolves around 3 professional Dota players - Dendi, Fear, and HYHY, all coming from different cultural backgrounds, albeit sharing the same passion and aspirations for the game. Each of their stories are distinct, yet share similar elements of struggle as each of them go through phases in life battling against the social conventions of having to go to school and the pressures of getting a real job. FreeToPlay has successfully encapsulated the evolution of the gaming industry and its potential to grow in the years to come, paving the way for young aspiring gamers to consider Esports as a viable and legitimate option as a career. Nevertheless, the movie has also been spot on in sharing the real consequences of sacrifices one has to make to becoming the best, as illustrated by the story told by each individuals life. All in all, FreeToPlay is an eye opener. An interesting and captivating story to show the world how gaming is not just about the 'fun'. It is more than that, it is, in short about life, competition, dedication, - ESPORTS.

Amazing production from valve, a great documentary showing how games are changing life's of several people out there. The movies fallow's 3 guys, showing all that games and the E-sports market could do for their life's. A heart touching, beautiful and emotional movie that can be watched by nerds or even the grandpas... At first, me as a gamer was expecting a OK movie, but the value put in the production was so big, that i really got caught unprepared for this. And this movie really show things that the population is'nt ready for it yet the new market of athletes with brains, skills, determination and strategy. Games are there, constructing a new legion of fans that i'll be proud of being part

Free To Play is a documentary movie made by Valve, Inc (game company) to show life of the professional gamer, in this case Dota 2. The movie follow the story of 3 professional gamer: Danil "Dendi" Ishutin, Clinton "Fear" Loomis, and Benedict "HyHy" Lim, on their take on the first biggest eSport tournament in the world: The International 2011, with the prize pool of total 1.6 million dollars. Some say this might be just a long duration "commercial" about the game, of course, maybe Valve want it to be as an extended commercial to promote the product, but nevertheless, this movie also really show the human side of the professional gamer, the struggle with the stereotype that they faced everyday, and their personal lives. if you are an avid gamer, I'll recommend this any day! 9/10

Through the whole movie I was impressed, by all meanings I thought doing things people they really love is what you really have to do. This movie is based on three professional gamers their life, their fate for taking the path to play on! Made by Valve this is truly impressive they just gone into our head heart whatever to make entire audience feel that this feeling where you become so passionate about, whole movie I felt something that is hard to explain by words. It's just your life and you decide how to live it. And there's our guys who chose way of gaming, how they struggle to get accepted by their family and people, how they try hard to get money for living, how they go over the win or lose. This is the documentary that we're gonna talk about boom-start of E-Sports, as said in movie they (Professional players, Dendi, hyhy, Fear as main) will be the ones who we will be talking about. When gamer becomes a father, when gamer becomes a mother and then everyone takes it little bit serious or more calm that will be the golden age of gaming! As for the production making of this film was truly amazing. They had this beautiful old videos about their life and photos everything being greatly edited and also cinematic gameplays coming in when some hero gets killed or kills other which I found truly amazing it is documentary you don't show every game and they made it so great at all the parts where you get emotionally pumped up. Also the music I don't really know who did this but it was amazing perfectly made exactly for the moments exactly for the feeling you are gonna take. This was best documentary on almost every documentation ever made.