He started racing at the age of 72, and the record he created has not been broken for more than 50 years. Are you convinced by such an old man?
Did you feel scared when you saw the photo below? Is there a fear of being dominated by the cannibal Dr. Hannibal?
Today, instead of talking about Dr. Hannibal or "Silence of the Lambs", we will talk about another film by Anthony Hopkins, "The World's Fastest Indian Motorcycle" (hereinafter referred to as "Motorcycle"), you will definitely not think of it: Anthony Hopkins, who is famous for his cannibal "Hannibal", has also acted in such a warm movie.
In this film, Anthony Hopkins plays Burt Munro, an old motorcyclist who sacrificed his life in pursuit of extreme speed until the age of 72, after going through all kinds of hardships from New Zealand to Bonner, Utah, USA Were Salt Flats participated in a motorcycle race and finally accomplished the feat: with the help and encouragement of his friends, he set a new motorcycle world record. Since then, he has traveled to Bonneville several times and eventually set the speed record for a land motorcycle, which no one has ever broken.
Burt Munro's life can be summed up in one line from the movie: Life is so interesting and unpredictable.
1. A different racing movie: the protagonist is a sloppy old man
Speed is one of the eternal pursuits of human beings. There is a group of people who are born to be fast. Like Munro, the protagonist in "Motorcycle", they have already dedicated themselves to the god of speed.
Therefore, there are also many movies about racing. But the protagonists in racing movies are generally young and cool, just like the F1 racing "Fast and Love", a talented driver with shawl, long hair, high nose bridge and blue eyes, who was just beaten by someone else's husband because of an affair , When bandaging in the hospital, regardless of the abdominal injury, take the time to hook up with a beautiful nurse.
This kind of plot and rhythm is in line with the audience's imagination of talented drivers: they bet their speed with their lives, so they are fast and romantic. For the most part, the protagonists in these types of films are hormonal, youthful youths.
Even Han Han's "Flying Life" talks about the downfall and frustration of the driver, and it is at least a middle-aged driver. It can be said that young handsome guys are an indispensable element in racing movies.
The movie "Motorcycle" is completely anti-routine. The protagonist who acts as a driver is an old man Munro, and Munro is not handsome at all (at the beginning, there may be a little horror of being dominated by Hannibal).
He was a widow in a small town in New Zealand. He started fiddling with his motorcycle in the morning. The noise made the neighbors almost call the police. He lived a rough life. After seeing it, he also plausibly said: "Confucius said that it is the best natural fertilizer".
After being a widow for many years, he couldn't hold back his loneliness, so he made an appointment with another old lady who worked in the bank (equivalent to a clerk in a village savings bank). Finally, he was about to go on a date. Because his toenails are too long to fit in, how did he deal with it? Please see the picture below ( note: the picture below has a slightly heavier taste ).
[I ask you if you are satisfied with cutting your toenails with a grinding wheel? 】
The yard where Munro lived was overgrown with weeds. Neighbors complained that this would affect local housing prices. The old man's solution was to pour gasoline on it and set it on fire, which eventually attracted the fire brigade.
It's such a sloppy old man who is going to race, and he came to the United States from New Zealand thousands of miles away, isn't it amazing?
2. Different road movies: there is no belief in righteousness, only a patchwork of life
Because it involves traveling and crossing mountains and rivers, this film can also be counted as a road film, but it is not an ordinary road film.
The most typical road film is "Motorcycle Diary", which tells the story of a 23-year-old freedom fighter, Che Guevara, who traveled through Latin America, carefully felt the pulse of the times, and finally walked the road of revolution.
In this film, what supports Che Guevara and his companions is the passion for revolution and freedom, and the passion for the future. This is also the theme of most road films. The protagonist is constantly on the road. Growing, constantly changing, and finally finding meaning in life and becoming a whole new self.
And "Motorcycle" is not, Munro has no revolutionary passion, and has no growth (the prostate seems to be swollen more), he just takes one step at a time, and he has no idea whether he can reach the Bonneville saline-alkali land in the United States.
Along the way, he was tossing and patching together. First, he bought a second-hand car at a low price, and then used his knowledge of the car to repair the car. In order to obtain the permission of the second-hand car dealer, he built a trailer there. He helped the dealership repair several scrapped cars for free.
There is no passion or ambition in such a journey, and some are just a step-by-step difficulty. But even so, the journey is not lacking in warmth, which is why I sum up this film as Anthony Hopkins's warmest road movie.
3. Different dramas: the warmth that goes straight to the bottom of my heart
On the film review platform, the film was labeled as "inspirational". A 72-year-old motorcycle driver refused to accept his old age. He traveled thousands of miles to participate in the racing competition, and finally won the competition and set a record. Inspirational?
Yes, I also admit that the life experience of the protagonist Munro is very inspirational, but what can achieve this inspirational result is the warmth he encountered along the way.
On the boat from New Zealand to Los Angeles, Munro checked into a small hotel whose receptionist was a transvestite named Tina. He not only opened a room for Munro at the best price, but also took Munro to the second-hand car market, took him to pick up the motorcycle sent by New Zealand post, and provided Munro with all kinds of help, even When saying goodbye, ask Munro to have dinner at home.
[Americans have dinner together, you know]
After that, Munro's trailer broke down. He met an Indian uncle and asked him for help. The uncle took him to his camp, cooked for him and gave him a peace charm. He also gave him a medical treatment. Prostate medicine.
Later, Munro met the widow Ada, and not only stayed at her house, but also had a romantic night, which made the widow find the feeling of her dead husband.
After untold hardships, he finally arrived at the Bonneville saline-alkali land, but Munro was unable to participate. clothing and other safety equipment. The good thing: Jim Moffat, a very senior contestant, helped him. Jim participated in the competition every year, and the equipment was professional (and very rich), and he was very prestigious in this competition field. He tried all kinds of methods. Dealing with it, in the end, Munro successfully participated in the competition.
Munro crossed half the world from New Zealand to the United States. On the way, what impressed me the most was not his tenacity, but: he met all kinds of warmth and all kinds of people along the way. Help him sincerely and bless him. Without these warmth, there would be no Munro's final success, nor the success of this film.
4. When you look at the world with kind eyes, the world will give you warmth back
The question now is: Why did Munro meet so many good people along the way? The movie also gave the answer: Munro always looked at the world and others with kindness. He gave others warmth, so the world returned him with warmth.
The film is based on the true life story of world-renowned motorcyclist Burt Munro. It was the 1960s when Munro entered motorcycle racing at the age of 72. In this era, the United States is going through the Vietnam War. The long-term Vietnam War has made the economic situation of the United States plummet and caused huge mental trauma to the American people.
The economic recession has also exacerbated the racial and civil rights issues in the United States, and the country is in a state of extreme division. At this stage, the mutual trust and tolerance between people dropped to the bottom, such as being unfriendly to transvestites and being wary of Indians...
But Munro is different. On his way, no matter who he encounters, he will greet him generously, and he can also take the initiative to help when others encounter difficulties. Rather than saying that his unyielding spirit infected the people he met along the way, it is better to say that his enthusiasm and unguardedness melted the ice in people's hearts.
Gifting roses leaves a lingering fragrance, the same: when you look at the world with kind eyes, the world will give you warmth back. With the help of Munro's story, the film actually wants to express the firm belief in the goodness of human nature and the mutual help between people. As long as there is this kindness and firmness, even an old man in his 70s can create miracles.
At the end of the film, Munro returns to his home in New Zealand to start preparing for his next motorcycle race, and his neighbors are proud of him. In fact, since the age of 72, he has won many motorcycle racing championships in the following years. In 1967, he set a land fastest record of 295.453 km/h, which has never been broken. His story is not only inspiring, but also heartwarming.
[The real Burt Munro]
With this story, is the image of Anthony Hopkins in your mind warmer?
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