Gut level racing movie with no need to manufacture fictional drama - Fact takes over the drama (with some embellishments) throughout Ford v Ferrari, with its glorious on-the-edge engagement fueled by the Hi-Test performances of its two stars, Matt Damon and Christian Bale.
Being a former SCCA racer (in my 20's), my bucket list need for speed took me to the track to live out my childhood dream of racing cars, and I did an admirable job at winning races at one of the lowest levels possible in racing - but it was always about being the best that I knew I could be (and could afford as car racing gets very expensive as you move up to the higher performance level cars), which as it turns out was better than anyone else at that level.
Hill took that to the top production and competition levels of racing (financed primarily by competing manufacturers utilizing endurance racing to showcase their design prowess in making the World's greatest race cars, and those independents with extremely deep pockets), illustrating the universal need race car drivers have to validate their abilities, which is magnified 100-fold at this top professional racing level.
This is a great film as filmmaking goes, whether one is a race fan or a movie fan, and deserved its nominations and awards. Best race car movie of all time?? X marks the spot, and that is 'Ford v Ferrari'. No brainer 10/10.
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Being a former SCCA racer (in my 20's), my bucket list need for speed took me to the track to live out my childhood dream of racing cars, and I did an admirable job at winning races at one of the lowest levels possible in racing - but it was always about being the best that I knew I could be (and could afford as car racing gets very expensive as you move up to the higher performance level cars), which as it turns out was better than anyone else at that level.
Hill took that to the top production and competition levels of racing (financed primarily by competing manufacturers utilizing endurance racing to showcase their design prowess in making the World's greatest race cars, and those independents with extremely deep pockets), illustrating the universal need race car drivers have to validate their abilities, which is magnified 100-fold at this top professional racing level.
This is a great film as filmmaking goes, whether one is a race fan or a movie fan, and deserved its nominations and awards. Best race car movie of all time?? X marks the spot, and that is 'Ford v Ferrari'. No brainer 10/10.
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