This turned out to be my 223rd original
If it weren't for Matt Damon, I would definitely not open this car-themed movie. After all, I am a sports blind and car blind. Apart from the Beetle and IMPALA, I know only a handful of models.
Not to mention that the other actor is Christian Bale, who I don’t like very much. This movie was also watched on a small screen during the epidemic, but I still chose to go to the cinema to watch it again. The facts once again proved that a good movie belongs to the cinema. of.
In terms of genre, this is a standard Hollywood industrial line work with clear genre and complete structure. After reading it, I found that the director’s last well-known work was "Wolverine 3". No wonder this film meets my appetite.
I hate continental titles for translation, the original title, " Ford v Ferrari" turned into "Speed Schumacher" It sounds like most of a third-rate luxury cars pouring money into the sister of lousy movies.
Instead, the translations of Hong Kong and Taiwan's "Legend of Speed: Fu Special Decisive for Ferrari" and "Track Madness" point out the two core themes of the movie: the wrestling of the two major car brands and the driver's ultimate pursuit of the track experience.
#美国梦VS美国精神#
Unlike the usual biographies that use one person as the core protagonist, "Speed" chose the narrative perspective of the two male protagonists this time, so Matt Damon and Bell's roles are almost evenly divided, which also makes this movie more than a single person. The biopic at the core of storytelling has an extra perspective.
More importantly, it balances the weight of the story and the people, so that the underlying core theme of the film is highlighted. It is not the pleasure of pursuing victory or the passion for speed, but recognizing loneliness and searching for "who am I". The answer to this ultimate question in life, so you will hear the narration below Shelby at the beginning and end of the film.
When I watched it the first time, I felt that Oscar owed this movie an award and Matt Damon a nomination. When I watched it in the theater for the second time, I suddenly understood why Oscar didn't wait to see this movie.
As an American business award, the story that the American car giant won the Le Mans race by hiring British drivers is simply the opposite of the American dream. How could it be seen by the leading American awards?
In the story, except for Shelby, played by Matt Damon, almost all Americans are portrayed as Americans in the eyes of Europeans. They are arrogant, unreasonable, polite, and full of brains, commonly known as: nouveau riche. .
The length of "Speed" is 152 minutes, which is two and a half hours, so in this special period, I encountered an interesting scene in the cinema-an intermission.
This sudden scene awakened my long-lost memory. I suddenly remembered that the first time I watched a translated film on the TV, it was divided into two scenes. When I grew up, I knew that it was due to the limitations of the projector and the length of the film.
But now because of the epidemic, the long-lost tradition has returned again, with a little bit of historical rebirth. Since Marvel became king at the box office, there has been a wave of super-long movies somehow, and overnight it seems that all movies less than 2 hours are embarrassed to call themselves blockbusters. I have always been disgusted with this. In my opinion, the inability to control the duration is a manifestation of the lack of director ability.
However, the 152 minutes of "Speed" was completely worth the price. Every minute was not wasted. Since the opening of the film studio LOGO was revealed, the audiovisual language has not been stopped.
First, the sound of the engine's roar is padded in from the soundtrack. This kind of auditory impact can only instantly bring people into the situation in the movie theater. It is no wonder that many public accounts call this movie a "cool film."
In the Hollywood-style biopics that we are familiar with, we can read or see stories about successful people, even if it’s a story like "Happiness is Knocking on the Door", which is almost 90% suppressed. At the end, the protagonist has also won His long-awaited job opportunity. But "Speed" is not. To a certain extent, its core is the story of failure. It extols the failure. Although the teacher Sairen put forward the opposite point, he said, "This film has become the most widespread The production of the American dream. But it must be admitted that viewing itself is still enjoyable."
I think there are two reasons why the film is not a cliché or flatly touts the American dream:
1. Although the title of the film is called "Ford v Ferrari" , it seems that Ford is also the one who earned both fame and fortune in the end, but in fact it is the spirit of Ferrari that is secretly praised. The design from the image to the plot is full of the representative of Ford. The irony and ridicule of American spiritual enterprises;
2. Although Shelby, one of the two male protagonists who survived in the end, drove away in his luxury car, letting go of the frustration of "killing" friends in his heart, but in fact the core character is the United Kingdom Driver Ken Miles, his death turned into his highlight moment, and even used his hat to imply that he is the true spokesperson of the American spirit.
The essence of the American Dream is unremitting efforts, fair returns, a better life, and a better future. The middle-aged unemployed black workers in "American Factory" once briefly explained: There is a big house, and the child is admitted. A good university has a stable job.
In "Speed", neither the bankruptcy of Ferrari nor the death of Miles obviously meets the conditions of these "American dreams", because after watching this film, you will find that the audience is overwhelmingly cheering for Ferrari and unruly. Myers was impressed.
Rather than creating the American dream, it is better to say that it is touting an American spirit, that is, the spirit of the pioneers and cowboys of the West, and this spirit is familiar to us, Hollywood style, and inherited from the "Declaration of Independence". However, this is fundamentally different from the idyllic temperament of the American Dream’s heroes based on results.
Even if you pay a little attention, you will find a lot of small details of the American dream. The entry of "HOLLYWOOD" signifies that the movie is just a movie.
#Independence Declaration#
The director and screenwriter obviously started from the title and used a group of control groups to explore how the American dream step by step destroyed the American spirit that Americans are proud of:
Miles played by Bell and Shelby played by Matt Damon are a set of comparisons, Ferrari’s owner Enzo and Ford’s owner Ford Jr. are a set of comparisons. The employees of Shelby Motors and Ford’s employees are again A group of comparisons, while Miles and everyone else are another group of comparisons.
Miles played by Bell is basically based on the most popular "alien" imagination in recent years. He is like Sherlock or Shelton in the racing world, talented but not socially versed, and crazy for cars, that is In the eyes of some people, he is arrogant and talented, but unlike the last two fairy tale characters, he has not been recognized and accepted by the public from beginning to end.
And Miles’s Bole and confidant, the retired driver and car dealer Shelby played by Matt Damon is described in the standard American dream image. He knows how to change, understand the general situation, and the world is not leaking. It is so popular that it borrows the slogan of an American drama called "Everyone Loves Shelby".
But there are two key details that reveal the attitude of the story narrator. First, the film starts with Shelby’s retirement and ends with Miles’s death, and uses Shelby’s story about speed and life. Zheyan is an narration, which, in my opinion, implies that Miles' life is a dream that Shelby could not achieve.
Secondly, in the final stage of the Le Mans race mileage, Miles was asked to slow down and let the three Ford cars pass through the finish line at the same time, so as to take marketing photos that satisfied the boss. Shelby even hung up the call from the Ford president and told Mai Sils himself chooses whether to do it or not.
After experiencing the peak of speed, Miles had a lens specially arranged for him to look at the empty road behind him from the rearview mirror. The sun was warm and gentle, shining on the king’s lonely road, and it was this sense of loneliness. Let him make behaviors that seem to be inconsistent with the role setting, and slow down to meet the boss's "irrational" requirements.
The film deliberately uses a set of edits to further lengthen the sense of time for the other two cars to keep up with Miles, and deliberately enter the scene from the foreground and the background, as Miles gestures to the left and right with a smile in the lens. Let Miles complete the act of finally joining the WTO. Of course, this plot itself does not conflict with the character context. This is the neat and subtle part of this film. From the first setting of the film about Miles's life turning point, Meyer was constructed through a couple's quarrel. Si's perfect family relationship has planted the seeds for the "compromise" of his personality.
The description of Miles in the whole movie is very complete, whether it is the story line or the character itself, the degree of completion is extremely high. The dimensions of the characters are rich, and the context of the characters is radiant, including him and his wife, children, partners, and boss. Relationship.
Although this sounds like a basic "requirement," there are not many biopics that can accomplish this. What's more valuable is that, in addition to Myers, the shaping of the supporting roles in the film is not thin or even remarkable.
Of course, the supporting role here does not include Shelby played by Matt Damon. In my opinion, he is one of the protagonists. The director also cleverly linked the two together with a hat, which is evident in his skill.
In the end of the Le Mans race, after Miles missed the championship due to “scoring”, Ferrari boss Enzo took off his hat and paid tribute, and cleverly linked the two together through a hat and an action. And the value has been recognized by both parties.
Especially in the previous round of plots, it was shown that the Ford boss left the stadium by plane to eat a luxurious meal. He had no interest in the process of the race. Even if all his drivers had withdrawn from the race, he came to meet Ferrari boss Enzo. Persist in a sharp contrast in the attitude of watching the game.
Miles, Shelby, and Old Enzo, the maneuver and inheritance between the three are culturally and politically motivated. They show their personal resistance to the system through a series of confrontations with Ford, the Americans and the British. The triple identities of Italians further deepen the connotation.
The initial conflict between Miles and the senior management, Shelby’s many mediations, and the old Enzo’s "anti-acquisition" business game have made Ford a tireless mockery of Ford’s comprehensive multi-angles from image to value, which can be said to be one The climax of the racing version of the Declaration of Independence.
#Fast & Furious#
In addition to the good-looking story and wonderful lines, the soundtrack and photography of this film are also very good, just to make your adrenaline soar.
As a sports blind, I have never been interested in the sport of racing before, and even a little disgusted. After watching this movie, although I deeply understand that it is a gamble that almost uses life in exchange for victory, I don’t I repelled racing again, and started to like it a little bit.
The low-camera sports follow-up lens is naturally the biggest contributor, and it is also one of the necessary photography formulas for racing themes. "Speed" will undoubtedly use this shooting method on all tracks, even in several scenes. See the taste of "The Phantom of Star Wars Crisis". But "Speed" is more than superficial and shallow entertainment. It has a narrative and perspective. For example, when it chooses to present Miles’s few games, the choice of the track is obviously considered, regardless of Whether it is form or texture, there is no repetition in its lens.
It even deliberately presents the different feelings of the night track and the day track, the different views of the slope racing belt and the flat track, in which you can experience at least 4 kinds of track drag racing pleasure, and there is even a scene through Wife Myers is racing on country roads to let you experience the speed and passion.
The different perspectives inside and outside the car are switched rhythmically. The empty shots and the character shots are alternately presented according to the emotional needs, including the red details of the wheels due to high-speed rotation. The soundtrack is just right to highlight it, which will definitely let you Have an immersive experience.
The smooth use of different scenes keeps the audience in a kind of high-speed emotional operation of "live broadcasting", but at the same time it appropriately implies emotions and attitudes.
For example, there are two scenes in the movie where Miles had an accident. The first time he was in danger, and the second time eventually led to his death. In both scenes, Miles' son was present, and the first time was a panoramic view. Presenting, the second time it was a big vision, only a white smoke rising from the farthest point of the lens.
In addition to the narration from the perspective of the son, it is also because there is no need to directly present such a cruel scene for the second time. At the same time, the emotion of the camera is like a fade-out effect, which takes the audience out of the story line of Miles. This alienation On the contrary, the emotional sorrow exploded better.
This kind of lens is used everywhere in movies. "Speed" is by no means a low-level fun racing movie made purely to meet hormonal needs, but a serious movie that discusses the relationship between humans and the world from racing. Pleasure is only an inseparable part of it, just as the end of life is a tragedy of death, but who can deny the existence of midway comedy.
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