Surf’s Up (2007, U.S.A.)

SURF’S UP is an animated feature that goes behind the scenes of the high-octane world of competitive penguin surfing. The film profiles Cody Maverick.  He’s an up-and-coming surfer as he enters his first pro competition.  Cody’s inspired by his hero, a legendary wave rider named Big Z.  So he leaves his family and his town of Shiverpool, Antarctica to travel to Pen Gu Island for the Big Z Memorial Surf Off. Cody believes that winning will bring him the admiration and respect he desires. However he unexpectedly comes face to face with a washed up old surfer named The Geek.  It’s then that Cody begins to understand that the greatest champion isn’t always the one who comes in first.