Niki and James in "It Happened"

Felipe 2022-04-23 07:01:06

There were quite a few lively movies on the big screen last year, but the one that left a deep impression on me was "Extremely Fast". I have never been interested in racing cars or dazzling action blockbusters. I came across an introduction to this movie and found it interesting. I went to the cinema to watch it. Back, what a good story.
Niki and James are top drivers with different styles on the F1 circuit. Niki is careful, calculates each data link accurately, and wins every race for the camp step by step. James also loves racing, but prefers to try all kinds of new things. In order to win the championship, he can risk his life like "To die to win", and he is a playboy in his life.
In a heavy rain event, Niki had a major car accident and had to stop halfway. After painful treatment, he made a strong comeback. When he encountered the rainy season again, he chose to retire and no longer risked his life to compete for points. James tried his best to win the championship of the season, and the racing car seemed to be just a flash in his life. After he became famous, he chose to have fun, but he never had a better result in the next two years. He retired in a hurry, and did a lot of things that had nothing to do with racing. industry, died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 45. Niki has been racing for a living all his life. After a race, he prepares for the next without stopping. He has won 3 world championships, and his post-retirement work is also related to racing.
Two completely different lives. James doesn't understand why Niki doesn't enjoy himself after winning. Niki admires James, but he still insists on his rigorous and low-key life. The movie tells the story of two people as neutral and unbiased as possible, making people unable to tell which one they should support or prefer. They are just like ordinary people, they all have their own personalities and persistence, the important thing is to choose the one that suits them. Passing through life without any regrets.

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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...