A Song of Ice and Fire

Glen 2021-12-07 08:01:02

The inferior title of "Fast Wind" is really annoying, because the inherent thickness and strength of the film can be summed up by this superficial and impetuous title. Long Howard has lacked sufficient weight in recent years to continue his past glory, but there is no doubt that this year's "Rush" has marked his creative career again with speed, passion, bravery, destruction, dreams, and honor. , Respect, homogenized into a heavy roar of racing cars in "Rush".

Racing is a fierce sport that represents the limit of human competitive speed. This extreme is also accompanied by a tendency to self-destruct. The film "rush" chooses the classic duo mode to interpret a piece of F1 past, Ron Howard's unique convenience Under the fierce and eye-catching visual appearance, it can give you a very neat reveal of the true state of the mind under the appearance. Both "Apollo 13" and "Beautiful Mind" are classic Long Howard movie templates. "Rush" inherits the essence of Long Howard’s works. On the one hand, it completes the narrative perfectly, and on the other hand, it is very neat and meticulous to complete the internal sublimation. As a commercial film, such a film craftsman-level work is almost perfect. Impeccable.

Speaking of Ron Howard, his movie is more like the feeling that Niki gave me in "rush". First, it is a precise and rational mind, and then a persistent pursuit of perfectionism. It is steady and well-formed, but it is almost impeccable. The two heroes of the film James is completely the opposite of Niki. Playboy and loafers can be his titles. He doesn't like to follow the rules. He uses the enthusiasm and energy you can see to live and compete, compared to Niki. James’s rationality and stability, James showed that it is as high-profile as fire. These two personalities should be incompatible with fire and water, but in the end they formed a bond and coexistence relationship that transcends friendship. They will always be opponents, but they are also beyond life and death. A confidant. This film is about the competition between two people on the track. It is better to say that it is a struggle between the two souls. Although on the surface we see the two people fighting on the track, but in terms of perception, the film is for people. The feeling is the contrast and game between the two attitudes to life and the spirit of dealing with things. And all of this is based on a common characteristic of the two, that is, bravery, persistence, and a proud belief in victory, so when they finally face life and death and destruction together, they are able to sympathize with each other.

With the passionate speed of competition and the sympathy between two real men, there is no reason for this film not to make people feel emotional. It is not the intimate fighting spirit among men of "Qiyue Wuyi and the same robe". It should be The two completely different life axes of "Feng Tangyi, Lao Li Guang difficult to stay" after "the chess meets the opponent, will meet the good talents" and sympathize with each other. Regarding the comparison and game between these two attitudes to life and the spirit of dealing with things, the cleverness of this film is that it does not give a judgment of superiority or inferiority. Instead, it tells everyone with a comforting and appreciative attitude to face up to the two axes of life. What's down is coexisting, and it's just as brilliant and dazzling. The two heroes, whose values ​​are at odds with their lives, will eventually respect and cherish each other, making people realize the diversity and preciousness of life, and they are sincerely moved by their transcendence of friendship.

The narrative and rhythm of the whole film are very neat and meticulous, unconventional and use the most entertaining and ornamental way to tell a more mainstream but not so common legend. According to Lang Howard’s previous works, it should have taken a lot of time to manage the script. The script of this film should be considered excellent. Based on the adaptation of the true story, the narrative is not kept on the surface, and the truth behind the story is unearthed at a deep level. The connotation that is really moving is the most rare. The narrative of the film has no sloppiness, nor has it easily let go of any foreshadowing and details that can strengthen the drama. Although it is similar to a biographical story in the 1970s, the film’s editing and lens expression methods are very sharp and modern. Let this story more than forty years ago be refreshed, and it can still make people cry out and move people today. At the end of the film, it is not a moral evaluation in the form of the following conclusions, but a tolerant and peaceful way of presenting (praising) these two completely contradictory life axes, allowing people to see the wonderful, precious, and respectable between different lives. In addition, the commendable thing is the fierceness and hard-line between the male scenes in this film, so that this film can not see too many traces of mainstream value preaching (the practice of Long Howard's previous movies). Long Howard’s profound film skills are once again demonstrated. Whether it is narrative, rhythm or film core, he has embodied the rigor, standard and seriousness of a Hollywood craftsman-level director, and he is very similar to real people in the casting of actors. These details, to the hearty narrative of the whole film, the steady rhythm of the rhythm, his neat polishing of "rush", meticulous and rigorous management, it is a traditional old-fashioned Hollywood movie that reflects the sophistication and roundness.

Above the speed limit, in the sight of the god of death, two very different warriors changed from their arrogance when they were young to sympathy for each other, and the two different attitudes and axes of life changed from mutual exclusion to coexistence. Completed its ultimate mission. The friendship between gentlemen is as waterless. There is no need for false friendship between heroes and heroes. Mutual respect and appreciation are the greatest compliments to each other. From when James beat reporters for Niki, Niki expressed his sadness to James' death. , The legendary story of the two embodies not only the great competitive spirit, but a spirit that has never disappeared in the long history of mankind.

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Rush quotes

  • [last lines]

    Niki Lauda: Of course he didn't listen to me. For James, one world title was enough. He had proved what he needed to prove. To himself and anyone who doubted him. And two years later, he retired. When I saw him next in London, seven years later, me as a champion again, him as broadcaster, he was barefoot on a bicycle with a flat tire, still living each day like his last. When I heard he died age 45 of a heart attack, I wasn't surprised. I was just sad. People always think of us as rivals but he was among the very few I liked and even fewer that I respected. He remains the only person I envied.

  • [first lines]

    Niki Lauda: Twenty five drivers start every season in Formula One, and each year two of us die. What kind of person does a job like this? Not normal men, for sure. Rebels, lunatics, dreamers. People who are that desperate to make a mark, and are prepared to die trying. My name is Niki Lauda, and racing people know me for two things. The first is my rivalry with him.

    [James Hunt]

    Niki Lauda: I don't know why it became such a big thing. We were just drivers busting each other's balls. To me this is perfectly normal, but other people saw in differently. That whatever it was between us went deeper. The other thing I'm remembered for is what happened on 1st August 1976, when I was chasing him like an asshole...