"Enemy and friend" means that two people are both opponents and friends of each other; it is also explained that the two sides respect and sympathize with each other as opponents. In ancient times, there were Lu Kangyanghu, Zhou Yu and Zhuge. Now such opponents are everywhere in the sports arena. Cristiano Ronaldo in football, Lin Dan and Li Zongwei in badminton... They all have a relationship between them. As the biggest opponent and the biggest enemy, they will try their best to defeat each other in the final battle, but because of each other's Existence makes the other party stronger. Today’s film is about two rivals in the F1 car world who fell in love and killed each other in the 70s, Nicky Lauda and James Hunter.
Niki Lauda The Austrian driver Niki Lauda won F1 championships in 1975, 1977 and 1984 respectively. He drove steadily and cautiously. In 1976, a serious accident occurred and suffered extensive burns. He quickly returned to the field and finished fourth. He was called "the bravest racer". After retiring, he served as a team manager and also a businessman. In spite of the obstacles of the family and the industry, he insisted on taking a loan to enter the racing industry. He is famous for his excellent car tuning skills.
James Hunt James Hunter British driver 1976 F1 driver championship, after retiring as a commentator and businessman. Golden free and easy swinger, liberalism. Take every day of your life as the last day to live. I loved women and alcohol the most, and died young because of the indulgence of life.
Such two people with completely different personalities came together because of their love of racing and started a famous chasing race in F1 history. The story told by the film took place in the 1976 season, the most intense competition between the two, in a great duel.
The 2013 film was not introduced for screening in China until the end of 2015, but this does not affect the domestic recognition of this rare and excellent sports inspirational film. Even if you are not a F1 fan and did not know the two protagonists in the film before, you will not feel the slightest strangeness to this story. The director is the great director Ron Howard who tried various commercial films. The film is basically true from a chase between the two in Formula 3, Hunter used an adventurous overtaking in order to surpass Lauda, causing Lauda to fly out of the arena. After the game, the two ran out of hatred. Later, the two came to the F1 stadium in different ways and continued to be opponents. They became rivals full of gunpowder as you chased me. After Hunter won a championship, Lauda reported a violation of his body width, which resulted in the cancellation of Hunter’s championship, and even various problems with the car in the following race...Lauda's stable driving allowed him to be in the standings. Shang is far ahead. The two of them couldn't understand each other's character and behavior, and they couldn't understand each other wonderfully quarreling and arguing... Then Hunter, who adjusted the car, continued to compete with Lauda for the championship in the next race. In order to show the characters of the two people in all aspects, the director not only worked hard on the gunpowder competition between the two people, but also added their respective love stories to make the characters more full and rich. Hunter got married unexpectedly and Lauda also met his significant other, and the two enjoyed a happy love life until... a heavy rain. Lauda tried his best to cancel this unsafe game. But he was rejected by Hunter, who was such a chic and desperate driver. And the film also deliberately imported video clips of frequent accidents in the F1 stadium before, and every year there will be driver accidents. Sure enough, Lauda's car flew out of the field in this heavy rain and was hit by the car behind. Lauda was trapped in the car for nearly ten minutes in the raging fire! I have extensive burns on my body, and painful treatments are being carried out every day in the hospital... In my opinion, the film has reached the core stage of the film through the unfolding of the story and the shaping of the characters, and it has begun to stimulate the core of the story.
The moving part of the film began at this time, Hunter seized the time when Lauda retired, and continuously narrowed the points gap between him and Lauda. And Lauda watched Hunter on the TV screen in painful treatments and took away the points that should have belonged to him. This unconvinced driver's spirit prompted him to miraculously return to the track in just forty days, and endured the pain of burns and extensive disfigurement to get the fourth place in the first race tenaciously! The audience thunderously regarded him as a hero and cheered for him. This was even more exciting than winning the championship. The power of defeating Hunter to win the championship inspired Lauda! This power also inspired me in the movie theater. I rarely see a movie that makes me admire and inspire myself like this. At that time, the reporter deliberately stimulated the disfigured Lauda to raise the issue of disrespect for him, Hunter also deliberately "take care" the reporter to give Lauda a sigh of disgust, and the relationship between the two also unknowingly changed. According to the current statement of car fans, Hunter would not have a chance to win the championship if Lauda did not have an accident. In fact, Lauda's best results after returning to the field were only three or four, but such a tenacious one retained the championship advantage until the last Japanese Grand Prix. The real duel between him and Hunter is about to begin... Under the heavy and grand background music, the film has closely followed the camera and locked the audience’s heart on the screen. Everyone is involved in it, thinking about it nervously. The end of the duel. Coincidentally, however, this game was also played in the rain... Hunter also wanted to stop the game, but because of the live broadcast of the finals, it could not be cancelled. The haze enveloped the two men dignifiedly towards the battlefield, looking at each other with swords at each other...the two signaled to each other that there was more respect and cherishment for each other, and a fateful duel was about to begin. At the start of the game, Hunter, as always, desperately wanted to get the first place. At this time, Lauda remembered his own experience, the suffering he suffered and the pain he caused to his lover at that time, and he took the initiative to stop his race just after finishing three laps... He was for his life, for the sake of The lover gave up this crazy duel, he has already won in his life. Next, all suspense is left to Hunter, who is fighting for the first place on the court. He can win the championship as long as he enters the top three. But due to tyre tactics, he was surpassed and lagging behind when there were only a few laps left! This handsome blond man treated this day in his life as the last day. He tried his best to surpass the car in front of him at the most moment and took the third place and successfully won the championship! Lauda watched him win his own championship, but both of them won.
It is worth mentioning that the two protagonists in the film, Hammer Hemsworth and Lauda's actor Brewer, both look very similar. Hammer continues to show off his body with his original blonde hair and show that he belongs to Henry. It’s so free and easy. Another Daniel Brewer, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the major awards in this film, matched Lauda’s role through makeup and burn area, and captured Lauda. His actions and tone are a lot of effort!
They are the enemies of a lifetime, two completely different people. But they are doing their best, living and pursuing in their own way. They are hardworking, persistent, and brave. In the end, both were successful. Lauda was actually the champion in the 1975 season, and then won the championship in 1977 and 1984. Hunter disappeared after winning the championship, just like Lauda’s final description in the film, “He has proven himself to the world.” He also continued to enjoy the happiness as before, taking every day of his life in the unrestrained play. Take it as the last day. Lauda admitted that he was jealous of him, and said to him, “Don’t think of an enemy in your life as a curse. It can also be a gift. What a wise man learns from his enemies is better than what a fool learns from his friends. More, I need you to continue to inspire me." The same Hunter is one of the few respected people in Lauda's life. Natural enemies, fateful encounters. All of this is a wonderful fate. Sometimes, take a closer look at your most disgusting competitor. He may be the most important driving force in your life to keep moving forward. Think of it as a gift and make progress with each other.
The movie has come to an end at this moment, and a touching and inspiring sports theme was born. In the overall excellent sound effects and soundtrack, the final picture freezes on the two people driving the car together on the field and speeding by side by side...fetters each other, both enemies and friends, and moving forward together.
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