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ArtsNFashion
By James Colt Harrison
‘Rush’ from director Ron Howard and Imagine
Entertainment, is aptly named for those of you who are race car fans. A shot of
adrenalin in your heart comes right off the screen, with Formula One cars
twisting, turning, spinning, flying through the air like projectiles, and
finally bursting into an orange-flamed conflagration. Because it’s on the big
screen in vibrant colors as shot by Cinematographer Anthony Dot Mantle, the
feeling of being right in the picture is enhanced by these factors.
Director Howard has directed various types of
films throughout his career, but he did start out with Grand Theft Auto, a sort
of road-company version of Rush. We’re now many years after Grand Theft, and
Rush shows what can be done with more money in the budget and greater filming
techniques. It’s a wow of a movie and sure to please both males and females,
with the heavier weighting on the boys side.
However, female fans may be persuaded to attend
a screening of the film because of Chris Hemsworth. He’s looking fantastic in
the film with his flowing blond hair, tanned face and a smile that would light
up a stadium. You can almost hear the knees creaking on fainting damsels when
they look into his blue eyes.
What makes this one of the best sports films is
that it has a good story. It’s a true story of driver British James Hunt as
played by newcomer from Australian Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and his rivalry with
Austrian driver Niki Lauda, played by German star Daniel Bruhl. It’s an international
cast to be sure, but both guys are good performers. Screenwriter Peter Morgan
slants the film so that the audience can sympathize with both men and their
problems. More time is spent by director Howard on the development of the rivalry
between Hunt and Lauda than is spent whirling around the tracks on two wheels.
But, the action the track is interspersed by dramatic scenes of the two bitter
rivals.
Lauda experienced a horrendous and firey crash
which took him off the tracks for a time. He was determined to come back and
show Hunt that he was still a force that Hunt would have to beat. And then the
action speeds up with exciting scenes of cars whipping around the track,
crashing into the sidewalls, and cars simply exploding into flames when they
collide into each other. There is no scarcity of exciting racing scenes for the
Formula One fans.
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