Important spoiler: Christian Bale and Matt Damon realized the mysterious power from the East through being priests and monsters, respectively, and applied this power to their passionate racing career, defeating the Italians’ red Ferrari and making American cars are great again. This film is a masterpiece of the first stage of the "Zhang Yimou Cinematic Universe". In the second stage, the universe will be expanded. Actors such as Adrien Brody, Michael Douglas, Arnold Schwarzenegger will also join, and the formation will be more magnificent. "Hollywood stars come to Huachafan Universe".
As a person who doesn't understand cars, the most impressive thing in the film is the cobras that did not become the protagonist in Matt Damon's factory. If I remember correctly, when I was young, playing "Age of Empires 2", the black technology weapon summoned as a cheat code is this cobra car, which has extremely high movement speed and attack speed. The cheat code seems to be "How do you turn this right".
The Chinese translation of "The King of Speed Cars" is obviously taking advantage of the popularity of the high-reputation racing movie "The Speed of Wind" a few years ago. Although the translated name sounds rather low at first glance, I think it’s not useless when I look at the full details. "Car King" has two meanings. It means that the Ford GT40 that won the race is the "king of cars" and that Ken Miles played by Bell is the "king of drivers." But in my mind, the "king of the car" that really fits Christian Bale's temperament is always Batmobile.
"Very Fast" is a showdown between two heroes, so I thought this film would use the same routine without even thinking about it. I even thought that the original English name Ford v Ferrari refers to the two protagonists, one for Ford, one for Ferrari, and Ford. Fighting Ferrari is also a lean version of Batman vs. a fat version of Batman's childhood sweetheart. This corresponds exactly to the Thor vs Zemo in "Fast Wind". The actual situation is that the two protagonists of the film are in the same group, both belong to the Ford camp, and work together as the Italians.
It can be seen from the film that the generation of Americans who have experienced World War II struggled to resist defeat. They are the real engines that make this country great. Whether it is the two protagonists or the Ford boss, they will always mention their experiences during World War II. That was the most important big test that their generation had ever experienced in their lives. After the test, they were men who stood upright, and nothing can stand them. Shelby, played by Matt Damon, served in the Air Force during World War II, and Miles, played by Bell, was a tanker in World War II. When I watched the movie, I couldn’t help but think that these two are not the live-action version of " Shuke and Beta?
The United States was the biggest winner of World War II, and Italy was the defeated country in World War II, or the weakest. I once thought that this film would be made into a "Hetalia"-style "humiliating" film, but I didn't expect everything to turn around until the end of the story. Most of the time in this film gave me the feeling of a condensed TV series-crisis events continued one after another, but diluted the climax, if it was paired with a clichéd victory celebration ending, then this film would be scrapped.
It is a pity for the parties involved, but fortunately for those who read the story, the game has an unexpected and reasonable ending. Personally, what is even more lucky is that I am not a fan of racing cars, and I don’t know much about that period of history, so I can get enough surprises and satisfaction from this ending. So I want to emphasize again here, do not check any relevant information before watching the movie. If you plan to watch it, close this article now and continue to read it will cause serious spoilers that damage the movie-watching experience.
In the first act of the film, the main force driving the plot does not come from the two protagonists, but from within Ford. The PPT car salesman played by Joe Boenser proposed a plan for Ford to acquire Ferrari. However, this acquisition has become a bargaining chip for Ferrari to bargain with other companies that have the intention of acquiring. Ford was smashed. It prompted the owner Henry Ford II to make up his mind to beat Ferrari on the field. From the declaration of war by the Ford boss to the few rival scenes with Shelby after him, people feel that this is a talented and reliable leader. The big boss is an important ally to support the protagonists. It is the executive named Leo Beep (really as his name) who has been doing bad things. This is very similar to the Spring Festival Gala sketch and the "Kangxi Weifu Private Interview"-Boss We always have a heart-to-heart with the ordinary people below us, and they blame the greasy middle-level cadres for cheating. The film repeatedly mentions World War II, and also focuses on Ford, a well-known national brand that can be described as "American Pride". The main theme is quite strong. Just when I felt that the main theme of the United States was nothing more than this, and it was no better than ours, the ending slapped me in the face.
The big boss of the wise Shenwu actually listened to the villain's slander at the last critical moment... In fact, the word "surprisingly" was not used appropriately, it should be "sure enough". Sure enough, this is in his interest. Will the big boss really give you a lot of money to let you fully display your talents and realize your dreams? Stop it. Advertising for the company is the number one priority. Even if you are a hero who has just killed your rivals in your life, you have to obey the arrangement obediently.
In ordinary movies, the above plot should be treated as the last difficulty the protagonist needs to overcome. The cliché ending is that the protagonist insists on himself and wins the game. In the end, the big boss is convinced by his courage, and the applause lasts forever. A worse way than this cliché is to make the protagonist succumb to the big boss’s lewd prestige, which is obviously exploited and oppressed, but also shows a masochistic smile. Thank you the boss for enjoying the food and praising the collective provided by the big company. The warmth of ism. The film once presented a dangerous tendency to fall on the latter path. When the protagonist finally agreed to slow down and waited for the two Ford cars to catch up and go hand in hand in accordance with the company's requirements, the protagonist's wife and children who watched the battle in front of the TV actually showed a gratified smile. I really can’t believe that the protagonist’s so-called "from character difficulty to learning to cooperate with others" should be displayed through this method that is against the spirit of sports. How distorted is the screenwriter's values?
Facts have proved that "do not believe" is right. The above-mentioned so-called "reunion", which is worse than conventional wisdom, is just a blindfold. Taking the initiative to release the water can't get a big win. The protagonist has lost the championship trophy he had intended to win, and the company leaders are busy playing the crown and celebrating, so they don't bother to care about him. Instead, his opponent greeted him from a distance, and he smiled tacitly. Until this moment, Ford and Ferrari, the directors who respect and demean, can be regarded as the dust settled; whoever regards the car as a tool for making money, who is the person who really loves and understands cars, the answer is finally clear. The anti-bones hidden under the skin of the main melody give this movie more room for fun.
Someone might say that the final ending made the boss reveal the true face of a capitalist. Although it added a layer of criticism, it still couldn't fully rationalize the choice of the protagonist Miles. The act of slowing down actively is still not like what a racer should do. . My understanding of this is that from building the car to finishing the race, Miles has completely fallen in love with the car he drove. He hopes that all the glory belongs to this car at the last moment, and he is willing to be her supporting role, so he even Missed the championship trophy, and did not reveal too much regret. What is really regrettable for him is that this car could have been faster, but it failed to show its true strength in front of the world.
In order to make up for this regret, the protagonists will go to the extreme test of the car after the end of the Le Mans endurance race, so there was that accident. The relationship between father and son in this film reminded me of "Life at Speed", which was released at the beginning of the year. Sure enough, the protagonists of the two dramas finally reached the same end. The biggest difference between the two is that the eldest brother played by Tengger in "Flying Life" is a man of true temperament, whose character is hundreds of times stronger than that of the hypocritical American chaebol boss.
In fact, I would rather see the film come to an end with the end of the Le Mans endurance race. That kind of ending is just a faint regret. For me, the degree of abuse is just right. If I want to shoot the death of the protagonist, it is deliberately sensational. Dislike. Director James Mangold first killed Wolverine on the big screen, and now he killed Batman. The last person in my mind who did this seems to be Nolan.
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