March Recommendation: Ford v. Ferrari

                     





                       I know I'm late on this latest review even though this movie has came out on Blu-Ray and DVD, and despite the fact that we're all under house arrest due to the Coronavirus. But for the sake of wanting to talk about good movies I figured I want to talk about this latest great racing movie. James Mangold famous for films like Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma and Logan comes a movie about one of the biggest rivalries in auto racing, Ford v. Ferrari staring both Matt Damon and Christian Bale as two great friends with different views but come together in one of the highest endurance races of all time. The 24 hours of Le Mans is the Super Bowl of auto racing where you must drive a French country road way for a whole day. But during the mid-sixties Enzo Ferrari was the king of Le Man until Henry Ford II decided to challenge him for the title. This brings us to this incredible story of friendship and beating the odds at both sides of the race.
                      During the mid-sixties Ferrari was the top sports car that everyone wants to have, but Ferrari was during going bankrupt during his chase of perfection. Henry Ford II decides to make him an offer in buying him out but with no one agreeing to each other's terms. Ford decides to challenge Ferrari himself at the 24 hrs. of Le Mans. Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) the only American whoever raced at Le Mans and one in 1959, becomes Ford's number one recruit in making this challenge happen. Shelby enlists the help of his closest friend Ken Miles (Christian Bale), the ill-tempered British Driver who has a must for the perfect car. With time coming short both friends must break all the odds furthermore the laws of physics in order to beat the unstoppable Ferrari at his own game while holding off the annoying corporation that is Ford Motor. And along the way both Ken and Carroll find out that friendship always win int the end no matter how different you are.
                      I know that it’s a nightmare despite the fact that we're all trapped in our own homes and can't go out to get some fresh air. But for the last day of March, I figured I pick a film of last year so you can have a chance to watch and have a great time, since all of our movie theaters are gone. To be honest what really makes this film great is the fact that they used very less of CGI in this movie and that they used more of the driver in the film then they do with the cars. And thank god High School and College history didn't teach me anything because I would not of been intrigued with this movie although I would despite the fact that it has Matt Damon and Batman aka Christian Bale two of the best actors on the planet. James Mangold director of the film does a great job of bringing this history to life moreover showing a epic side to the racing world at the time to an emotional conclusion to the end of the race. Also he does a great job of showing these character both the emotional side and the excitement side when it comes to racing in these cars and why they continue to do it despite the fact that their likely to die. Furthermore if you haven't seen any of Mangold earlier films like Logan and 3:10 to Yuma, then I would start your movie watching soon and fast. Both Damon and Bale does an excellent job of embodying these legendary racers also provide some great chemistry between them. So since we're all know what if feels like to be in a World War II POW camp by now. And if you’re into a movie to watch in this darkest time in our lives I'd say you need to check out Ford v. Ferrari because hands down I rank this as one of the best movies about auto racing in years.