Le Mans 66 : exhilarating piece of Automobile History & thrilling rivalry.

                Ford motor company which is struggling to compete in market. As a means to boost their car sale in market Lee Iacocca (VP Ford) suggest Henry Ford II to purchase crash-trapped Ferrari to participate in ‘24hr Le Mans race’ as Ferrari has existing presence. But Scuderia Ferrari joins hands with Fiat, rejecting Fords deal also intentionally insult both Ford Motor Co. & Henry Ford II. In response Henry Ford II ordered his development division to design a race car to defeat Ferrari at Le Mans which is existing champion. And to do this nearly impossible job Ford hire  Former Le Mans champion Carroll Shellby (Owner of Shellby American) & Shellby enlist Ken Miles a hot head british racer. And that’s  how Ford vs Ferrari rivalry begins. As I mentioned nearly impossible because, It’s impossible to design a race car in time of few months, also to defeat ongoing champion in Track as well as Technology with that car.This thrilling story is been pictured it the film Ford Vs Ferrari also called Le Mans 66 in Europe.

                                “Ford versus Ferrari is exhilarating high-speed drama and this true story have enough torque to blow you away. Its based on a real-life story about the Ford Motor Company to create a car fast enough to beat the Italian car maker Ferrari who's dominated the 24-hour LeMans race he also recruits a hard-nosed driver to give his racing team the advantage to finally take down Ferrari and how they do it, well that’s what gonna blow your mind." 

                      Ford vs Ferrari (Titled Le Mans'66 in Europe) starring Matt Damon, Christian Bale, and Tracy Letts, and was directed by James Mangold. It tells the real-life story of the Ford team led by Carroll Shelby  played by Matt Damon, and driver Ken Miles  played by  Christian Bale, as they try to design and build a Ford  race car capable of beating Ferrari at the 1966 ‘24 Hours of Le Mans race’. Competitions and especially underdog stories are just so much more exciting when you don’t already know how they are gonna end. So although the events of the 1966 Le Mans have been known to people in car circles for more than 50 years, but I doubt that in our country hardly few people know about 1966 or even what's ‘Le Mans’ is . But, I will say though that that mystery alone isn’t enough to make a good racing movie or any kind of sports movie for that matter. It needs to be about more than just the climatic final race and Ford v Ferrari has that, so this is a film that will still work even if you already known the story.

                         A big factor that really contributes to movie is the quality of performances, especially from Matt Damon and Christian Bale. These characters felt so real. They felt lived in if you had a little sense of history, otherwise just google the names and you won’t regreat it. Damon as the smooth-talking legend struggling to find a middle-ground between two very different approaches to racing and Bale as the hot-headed, but  incredibly skilled mechanic and racer. But, it is when these two characters are together that they are at their best. They are so different, but complement each other extremely well and the history and friendship between the two really shines through. Having a believable set of characters to provide the  backbone of a story like this is important.

                          Well, let me tell you this movie does not disappoint. When it comes to sporting events, I really can’t think of anything that ís more magnificient than watching cars drive around in circles and the thrilling roar. Car races in movies are obviously a bit more exciting than what we see on tv, but still  there is only so much you can do with it. Seriously, if they had filmed all 24 hoursof the Le Man in this style, I would have enjoyed watching it. This movie doesn’t use the same two or three camera angles of the cars that you see in almost every other racing movie. There are shots during these racing sequences Live never seen before. More often than not, you are right in the car with them and it makes for some incredibly exciting sequences. The visuals and cinematography during the racing portions of this film are fantastic.

                       Ford v Ferrari is a period piece, so it’s got that 60s aesthetic we have come to expect from a movie like this, but it’s also full of these wonderful, but subtle shots that I think might go under people’s radar, especially when compared to the action-intensive racing scenes. Things like perfectly framed reflections in a character’s  sunglasses. “There was one shot that really stood out to me as exceptionally well done. It comes about halfway through the movie and Miles is working on a car alone at night. He is in a hangar at an airstrip and he ís surrounded by other cars  & works in progress. And as he works, he ís listening to a race on the radio. We hear the announcers and the sounds of cars speeding around a track and at that moment a plane turns out of another hangar, casting a lot of light into the hangar that Miles is working in which puts all these shadows on the wall from the cars around him. And, as it turns, it gives the illusion that these shadows are moving like the cars in the race he ís listening to are. It ís a really quick moment, but this movie is full of little things like that really help to raise this one a bit higher  than other similar movies. I was engrossed and really invested in the story.”

Scenes to notice :

1. It has definitely gotta be the racing sequences. Ford v Ferrari is distinctively different when it comes to filming and editing these racing sequences. It also has a ton of shots from within the car. This gives us unique angles of the driver and a view of everything that goes on inside during a race, but I think more importantly, it physically puts us inside the car.  

2.The performances,most notably Matt Damon and Christian Bale as Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles, respectively. These are both high-caliber actors, so we expect good performances from them. And that is what we get : good performances.They just feel like regular guys. Regular guys who built and drove cars that could go 200 miles per hour.

3. I especially liked performance of Christian Bale where he struggles with faulty door in First Lap and Trying to make lead. He acted with such a conviction as you could feel his dilemma, to which car drivers definitely gonna connect with. Also couple of scenes where he makes you feel thrill of controlling brake failed/faulty car.

     Although movie is like a blessing gives chance to live Le Man 66 thrill. Film succeeds in giving viewers their lifetime racing moment. Anyway you like the movie or not, you interested in story/ rivalry or not still the movie gives you drop of tear in corner of eyes at the end, with huge respect at bottom of heart for Miles.