Caleb Moore had said that his favorite X Games moment was when he and brother Colten completed a tandem backflip, an incredible and unprecedented trick that awed fans and fellow riders alike.
"The only thing I did was wrap Caleb in it, " Watson said through tears, referring to the son that he and his wife adopted the month before his Masters win.
That said, these intense sequences are offset by moments of whimsy and humor, by Caleb Deschanel's beautiful cinematography, James Horner's warm score and the benign presence of old pros like Strathairn and Joan Plowright.