The lesson we learned at the 2019 Oscars still resonates. If a weekend desktop movie from Antena 3 like Green Book can win the award for best film of the year, the rules have been reversed; all can. Even Ford v Ferrari Le Mans 66 may.
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criticism of Ford v Ferrari Le Mans 66
Is Ford v Ferrari the cover of the Oscars 2020? they wondered at El Mundo some days ago. The question needs no answer. Already in the text itself it was stated that no. That movies like this have long since stopped being made.
In the text some interesting words of Christian Bale about "the death of mid-range adult drama" (whatever that means, though we don't get a clue). And there we are: Ford v Ferrari It is a product of another era. And not precisely because it is set in the sixties. The eldest don? from Ford v Ferrari is to make us travel in time. Literally. this movie of James Mangold (Interrupted innocence) It would have been a critical and box office hit 20 years ago. Today, there is not an aspect of her that does not present groping. All of it is a relic from minute 1 of footage.
The main stumbling block de Ford v Ferrari alludes to the most basic premise of the approach of any film: make the audience feel interested for the challenges that the protagonist has to overcome in the face of the happy outcome. In this case, the happy ending will only happen if the millionaire US corporation Ford is able to beat Ferrari in a race held in France. And all because the head of Ferrari called the grandson of Henry Ford, current president of the company, a son of a bitch. We are facing a hyperlocal and expired product.
Ford v Ferrari is too predictable
Both the structure and the rhythm and dialogues of Ford v Ferrari seem taken from a collection of fascicles of Planeta de Agostini type Learn to write a blockbuster. Matt Damon plays Matt Damon and Christian Bale (who hasn't had a single bad performance in his entire filmography) is the only one who saves the furniture. And by the hair. His character is a meh constant whose psyche is not fully understood. Padrazo and epitome of bonhomie, he just wants to run and is only good for running (and grabbing wrenches).
The most outstanding aspect is the technical one. The sensation of speed is very successful. However, it is interspersed with scenes that lack some pedagogy for the average viewer. It doesn't make much sense to get excited about a certain advance that will make the car weigh 200 grams less when later, already at work, the pit stops go on forever and then show us that to get two laps ahead of Ferrari it was only necessary to step on a a little more throttle. Interesting novelty, yes, that the American team cheats without any shame or encouragement, on the part of the script, to atone for their behavior.
Ford V Ferrari poster.
Oscar nominee for best picture?
Ford v Ferrari is nominated for an Oscar for best film. Since the number of candidate films in the honor category increased, we have found cases like these, whose explanation must be due to the payment of favors, marketing desires or who knows.
The footage, two and a half hours, seems excessive. The movie is hard to finish. The final surprise, as much as it is based on real events, is plenty. It could have been told in another way, and it only pursues the classic sensationalism of any Hollywood script: leaving the viewer satisfied with the unexpected and bittersweet extra mile.
The contemplative and responsible wife in a world of beast-men, the son who adores his father, the bastard boss, the lifelong friends who show their love to each other, and the neighborhood, by God, so sunny and impeccable, that perfect neighborhood in which a family lives that, we are told, is so ruined that the man has to give in and participate in the most prestigious race in the world.
Motor lovers will enjoy it, of course. The film exudes grease, oil and simplicity. It's not bad to hang out, because it's not very boring either. From time to time they scream and hit each other. But prizes? The only award you deserve Ford v Ferrari It is the Oscar for best seniority.