Ford v Ferrari #1

In January 2020, I watched the movie Ford v Ferrari at Movix Kameari. I do not drive a car, so I did not know most of the car terms in the movie but I could enjoy it more than enough. Car maniacs must get addicted to it. I was quite moved. 

I was really impressed with the acting of Matt Damon as Carroll Shelby who struggles to win car races as the leader of the Ford team and suffers from getting caught between the Ford executives and an eccentric driver of his team. Christian Bale surely gave a wonderful performance as Ken Miles who is an auto technician and a racer who follows his heart. I, however, felt that the role of the race driver with free spirit seemed easier than the one of the leader of the race team who often gets in the difficult situation where he has to resist the snobbish Ford executives and conciliate the stubborn driver at the same time. 

I was most impressed when the racer played by Christian Bale exchanged greetings with the president of Ferrari after the last race. Although the distance prevented them from exchanging words, they seemed to appreciate the way they live each other, which thrilled me. Cool are men who will stick to their own principles. I also felt that the Ferrari president was the coolest gentleman among the characters in suit. 

I was most moved when the race driver acted by the Englishman hesitated but finally made a decision as to whether he follows a direction from the vice-president of Ford. I almost cried then. 

Although I want to praise Matt Damon on the whole, yet it seems that I was more touched by the acting of Christian Bale in the end.