Helvetica, a movie about a font (oh but it’s so much more than that) was great.  It’s a film about design, typography, design culture, creativity… the list goes on and on.  It most definitely speaks volumes about the difficulty and skill that is involved in making a font.  There is a good bit of generational commentary as well; computers and their role in design, what the younger generations are doing with fonts.

Overall, if you’re a designer, and want to get a 360 degree view of a font that you see (or use) often, as well as get some insight from some great designers and fontographers… check it out. Worthwhile, no doubt.

More info on the film here.