Ryan Hall's big news

It also proves that my grammar + spelling + typing skills all suck.

I like it. I've funded several projects on kickstarter and really like the site.

However, while I guess in this case you are supporting some artists making a movie, not Ryan Hall, it seems like pitching asics may have been a better option rather than crowdsourcing. What's 30k to asics? Lot's of projects on kickstarter have very limited means of financing and certainly not an in with a major shoe company. I kind of feel like a chump putting up my money for this one.

The movie would probably be ok. I'll probably still throw in $25. Just my thoughts.

Isn't this premature? Doesn't Hall need to finish higher than tenth overall or 2nd American in the Olympics for this movie to catch on?

Not sure why my comment was deleted.

Why does Ryan Hall need donations? 100k appearance fee per marathon + sponsorship isn't enough to fund a documentary about himself?

Oh how the religious love to take money from others.

Cleveland Park wrote:

The back-story regarding twitter would have been useful information to include in the original post. Interesting how the RW article starts with that. I was kind of expecting a link to the twitter announcement or an actual news article instead of a solicitation for money.

I guess this just proves that I am a negative and bitter person. I know agree with your assessment of the OP. I was wrong.

I tried to post it, but Twitter shut down after I saw his tweet.

This is what he originally said:

"Have some BIG news to share with you guys tomorrow. Curious to see if anyone can guess what it is."

And here's the announcement:

Here's the news:

Have to say I was kind of disappointed, but I guess a race announcement wouldn't make much sense.

"Executive Producer" very often just means the guy threw in a lot of money or raised money. It doesn't mean anything hands on in terms of moviemaking, so this nothing new. George Harrison was an executive producer on Monty Python movies.

TLW wrote:

Oh how the religious love to take money from others.

Doesn't everyone like to take money from others?

I have no problem with Ryan Hall or his faith but I don't want to contribute to what may be a Christian propagana film

Purchasing the footage alone for the Olympics is probably 100K...it will cost a ton to make this film. I don't see Ryan pocketing any money. He's a stand up guy.

Let him spend his own money. Hall makes $250k+ a year, he should never have to accept donations from people to launch his Christian propaganda film.

Why would I donate to a rich dude? If they don't get the 30K pledge do they give the money back?

I'm not expecting Hall to medal in London. I give it a 5% chance of happening. However, imagine how cool it would be to see the weeks/months leading up to the medal, which would be on the magnitude of the immaculate conception, if it did happen.

It would be nice if the film (if it gets made) is able to convey to the average marathoner how hard elite guys work to make it look easy.

And on the 8th Day, God created Ryan Hall.

I can't behind a film that's going to focus on 'faith and god' under the guise of running.

It's probably going to be a narrative, a story of him and how his faith moves him and how he channels that and it takes him to the runner he is.

Sounds absolutely ridiculous.

Man, some of you are really obsessed with hating on Ryan Hall. If you don't like the idea for his movie, don't send him any money.

The MonBRO Doctrine wrote:

Man, some of you are really obsessed with hating on Ryan Hall. If you don't like the idea for his movie, don't send him any money.

and some people are really obsessed with fairy tales and inundating modern society with their own delusional version of such.

nothing to do with Ryan Hall himself but everything to do with archaic belief systems being pranced about as legitimate ways of life.

It's pretty easy to hate on someone who is wealthy asking for donations for what essentially is a Christian recruitment video.

Is this movie going to be about running or religion?

Both.