"Speed King" (previously known as "Ford vs Ferrari") is now being released in domestic theaters, and while the film hasn't been as hyped up as several other Oscar-nominated films (such as 1917, Marriage Story, Jojo's Whimsical World, Little Women), it's definitely one of the most entertaining films at this year's Oscars.
As a delicate and ingenious and pleasant racing movie, "Speed King" has been carefully tuned to give the audience the maximum sense of excitement, which can be described as a positive example of processing familiar materials into new flavors.
Although it can't escape the usual narrative routine of sports movies, this movie is full of pomp and passion, and it can quickly make people addicted.
Although the film only won two technical awards at this year's Oscars, Best Film Editing and Best Sound Editing, it was also nominated for Best Picture by its strength, and the excellent performances of the two powerful actors were also obvious to all.
The film may not be the most thoughtful or challenging film at this year's Oscars, but sometimes, this skilled genre film is exactly what audiences crave. However, here is a single talk about the shortcomings of "Speed King"...
3. Some people may find it too cheesy
For some, perhaps the biggest drawback of Speed King is that it doesn't really break the framework of the genre.
We've seen many of these little people win over the strong before, so you can know exactly where the story is going almost always in this movie.
Considering that the film is based on facts, this is obviously not a big problem, but some may wish that the film does not advance the plot so roughly in order to facilitate the understanding of more general audiences.
Some of the dialogue feels a bit tedious, but it's not hard to understand, it's about conveying the film's theme while ensuring that every viewer can keep up with the plot. If the lines could be more subtle, they might have more effect.
Of course, this is by no means a serious problem.
2. The face-slapping villain played by Josh Lucas
Josh Lucas played a memorable role in the film — Ford executive Leo Bibby (in fact, lucas's rare big production in years) who created a series of obstacles for the unruly driver Ken Miles (Christian Bell) who eventually won ford the Le Mans championship.
Lucas's performance was fine, but his character was simply portrayed as a face-blowing villain, and he always tried to kick Miles out of Ford's project, always showing a sense of villainous self-satisfaction.
If he had been given more scenes and developed into a fuller character, perhaps the problem would not have been so obvious, but for now, in almost every scene in the movie where he speaks, his black belly image feels a little ridiculous.
If the film hadn't been so focused on appealing to a wider audience, perhaps Bibi's villain image could have become more vivid and interesting, but unfortunately in the film, his villain performance is limited to blowing his nose and glaring and seeing Miles encounter difficulties when he is schadenfreude.
1. The ending is a bit rushed
The Le Mans 66 endurance race at the climax of the ending is fascinating, but the final few shots feel a bit rushed, and ultimately make the film lose some emotional impact.
The infamous outcome of the race was quickly revealed, so much so that spectators who were less familiar with the car might be a little confused.
The next scene is the most lamentable, this scene should have been very moving, but ended too quickly, leading to the feeling that director James Mangold did not make full use of the dramatic tools at his disposal.
While some might argue that Mangold's unpretentious use of these scenes to stir up emotions is commendable, it might have been better if emotions had been allowed to simmer a little longer.
These questions aside, Speed King is still a very good racing movie, definitely worth your time to watch...