The technical issues were explained in the DVD extras. Some of the surfing scenes were filmed at several locations and spliced together so as appear as one location. That sort of film editing is as old as film itself. We don’t surf, but we do frequent hawaii, and noticed the location changes as well. Did not bother us a bit though - it just made us feel like we were Islanders, because we noticed when most didn’t. It was interesting how they made the actresses arm not show up on film. There is nothing they cant do with movie FX these days
I understand the technicals of filmmaking. Assuming you are former USN as I am, it was disconcerting to see Spruance class destroyers and Knox class frigates being bombed by the Japanese during “Pearl Harbor” as well.
That is what I am talking about. I know each one of those waves as do most surfers, even if they have only studied them in magazines. Each wave breaks in a certain way, has it’s own character and personality. Most surfers can do “flashcards” of the top 10 breaks in the world and get 100% correct.
Same complaint goes for Point Break, Blue Crush, Big Wednesday, etc. Goes all the way back to “Ride the Wild Surf” and “Beach Blanket Bingo”
Still, I LOVED the movie and the message.