I like this film, especially the way the director and screenwriter deal with the friendship between Shelby and Miles. At first I thought to myself: Isn't the director trying to shoot how two good friends represent the despised America and defeat the proud and arrogant Italy? Fortunately not (relaxed).
Fortunately, this film does not blindly intensify or externalize the contradictions between the characters. The handling is very delicate. Although Shelby and Miles are inclined to compromise and a bit paranoid, they also love racing and understand each other's I hold the same enthusiasm, and I don't want to change the other party hard. They are not children anymore, they have their own worries and considerations, but they all feel aggrieved, so they have a hearty fight in the middle of the movie, and Miles's wife is still sitting outside the house watching them fight together.
There are a few shots that I particularly like:
1. Shelby took the team to participate in the Le Mans 24 Hours Endurance Race. Miles stayed at the depot alone to listen to the news of the car race on the radio. At this time, a plane landed on the runway outside the depot, and the light emitted from it hit the pendulum. The car at the door of the depot casts a shadow on the wall of the depot, as if it was slowly passing by on Miles' face. This section is beautiful, and it also shows the director's skill: he knows how to express complex and subtle emotions through the lens, and he will give these shots just enough time to allow these emotions to settle in the audience's hearts.
Second, the fight between the two. Good friends should fight like this.
3. Shelby sits on the sofa outside the Ford CEO's office, with the words "Ford Company" in the background. This scene is very short, but it is actually very interesting. The director used the composition to create a sense of pressure for Shelby to face all Ford executives alone, but I personally think the best thing is that background, because it is gray and close to metallic. This unmotivated color just represents Ford's position: they want to win the racing championship, but they have no enthusiasm for racing.
Fourth, Miles was racing at Le Mans and after winning his opponent, the camera focused on his profile until he decided to follow the instructions of Ford's senior management and slow down so that the teammates and himself reached the finish line at the same time. This kind of conflict between nature and humans or contradictory plots (regardless of external or internal), many films deal with the conflict externally, using dialogue or exaggerated expressions, but this film did not do this, but used the lens again. , Let the audience's emotions have time to slowly settle. This is actually very risky. First, it's a test of the actor's acting skills, and second, the shots and editing must be accurately captured, otherwise it will become deliberately exaggerating emotions if the shot is too long. I think this film is well done.
5. After Miles passed away, Shelby went to his house and saw Miles’ son. He was sitting in the car crying before leaving and had to take medicine, but until the car was started, she heard the low noise of the engine. Shelby's expression finally calmed down. For him, heart disease is only the reason why he has to retire. He still has only racing cars in his heart, and he will find peace when he hears the sound of the engine. This is a real racer, and of course Miles is also, but Miles is gone.
In fact, Miles’ expression at the moment before his death touched me. He was nervous, but he didn’t have any fear of death. It was probably a mood similar to "Oh shit, luck is declining this time." A person who really likes racing and regards racing as his life has long known how dangerous racing is, and will put his life and death out of his control, and even defeating opponents is actually just a process. They just want to drive faster, no matter how fast. , Hurry up. As Shelby said in the movie about the 7000 rpm dialogue.
The shortcomings are that the film is a bit long, but for the friendship between the two and the conflicts between the racing team and the car company, the way the film is handled is very delicate, and it is not too obscure, and the emotional expression is very colorful. Facts have proved that to express the protagonist’s heart, there is no need to rely on a contrast between cold and warm, and to express the contradiction between classes, there is no need to rely on any self-proclaimed metaphors or stereotyped characters (yes, I’m talking about "The Clown"), but Master the audiovisual language, do a good job of characters and scripts, and take good shots honestly. It would be nice to see such a movie, because it represents that there are many great directors in the movie circle, but we haven't explored it yet. By the way, Bell is absolutely qualified to win the best actor award with this film. He played the feeling that Miles was "born only for racing."
By the way, I was watching this film in Malaysia. Since it has been in theaters for a week and "Frozen 2" was released, the number of the film was compressed to a bit pitiful. I went to book tickets for the day at 3:30 in the afternoon. There are only four games left in this film, and the first game is full and the second game is 30% left; besides, "Frozen 2" has played more than ten to twenty games in a row. I can understand the attitude of cinema chains to make money, but this arrangement is really hurtful for those movies that are not very mainstream but well made. Therefore, as the audience, what we can do is to support as much as possible. Be sure to watch this film when you have time! ! ! ! I'm done.
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