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#FordvsFerrari A review without spoilers:
Yesterday I went with hubby to watch "Cait's movie" . Even though I haven't seen so much promo on tv about, I knew I could expect a "full house" because germans are crazy about cars and Le Mans is just here in the neighbor country , that's meaning they grow up hearing about this race.
I confess that the one thing who motivated me to see the movie was to know that Caitriona was in it. As a fan I think it's very important to support her and Sam's works inside or outside Outlander.
I was expecting a movie about racing, but # LeMans66 is more than that.
The race is there in the background, but the film is about people's stories, not just in the context of the race, but how their decisions impact their lives and the life of others.
Caitriona plays Mollie, wife of the lead pilot - the legend Ken Milles - at a time when many women were just "someone's wife or someone's mother." But the side of Mollie showed by Cait is far from a shadow of the husband, she is essentially partner.
If you had or have a "stay at home mom" surely you will remember her, especially if you are someone like me who always hated when someone said "but your mom doesn't work". because I knew without my mother my dad and our house would fall apart. My parents had this kind of partnership (and I think they still have this in heaven)
Caitriona portrays the active, loving, demanding woman who understands cars more than expected.
Her acting is perfect, as always, and the proof that I wasn't being "blind just because I'm a super fan" is my husband (who also watches Outlander) he said he didn't recognize her.
She really had a background studying this character, the accent, mannerisms, facial expressions, all very different from how we're used to seeing in Outlander.
Of course she does not appear in every scene of the film, but where she is, she steals the scene, because Mollie brings humor, humanity and reality amidst a story full of ambition, dreams and tension.
I heard a lot of whispers "who is this actress?" Sign. I think only my husband and me were Outlander people there.
I'm also sure that I was the only there without a driver's license, unaware of car brands and that was never overly excited when the husband arrives with Formula 1 tickets.
It's fair to say I watched Formula 1 just for two reasons : Senna and Alonso.
But after yesterday I saw a side of racing that piqued my interest, the historical side, a time when a driver's skill was a keystone, when it took more hands than technology to put a good car on the track.
After the movie I turned my husband on Wikipedia and found out what everyone obvious already know about (but understand, I am / was completely unaware of the topic):
-The Le Mans race still exists, lasts 24 hours with driver changes.
-The cars are very different from formula 1.
-The winning car, driven by Ken was a Ford GT 40.
Watching a movie next to people who like speed was like seeing children in front of the slot car toy: they didn't even blink! So the fact that Cait aroused their curiosity "simply" because of her acting counts a lot.
A few weeks ago, a "fan" on twitter classified Cait's movie as a "men's" movie (and interestingly received support from one of the brazilian Cait's fanpage). It is necessary to break this taboo that women cannot be interested in this theme. I know many women that, in addition to interest in the subject, drive with passion, participate in championships and are excellent "day by day" drivers. The fact that I knew nothing about the subject is not because I am a woman, but because of a lack of interest, I am not interested in various things that society classifies as "feminine themes" as well. We must break this idea - if not because of us- at least because of the girls and boys who have the right to grow up without just having to like the "traditionally determined things" one.
So...I just want to say: watch FordvsFerrari, even if you're someone like me, who is slow to find the family car in the parking lot of the Mail.
And if you're like my daughter and my husband who "feels the cars," then be prepared because you will not take your eyes off the screen.
And yes, I stayed for the movie credits just to take a picture of her name. 💙
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Ford vs Ferrari
“Ford v Ferrari” is an acting showcase for Bale and Damon, who are admittedly magic together. But while Balfe does her best with the material she’s given, anyone who’s seen a single episode of her Starz series will walk away disappointed that she wasn’t trusted with more. “
Sage Young: NBC Think column
Well I promised myself I would see this film and I did enjoy it, really I did. Driving a Ford GT 40 looks way more exciting than driving my Volvo station-wagon; Bale and Damon were great, and Bale’s is an oscar winning performance. I loved the way Cait played her role; and so pleased for her that the film has been a success and raised her profile. Best moment is when Mollie loses her rag with her husband and drives their station wagon like fury. Her adopted accent I couldn’t place, but it was SO GREAT to see Caitriona Balfe doing something completely different, and doing it so well; just NOT ENOUGH SCREEN TIME.
“The salt in the wound comes at the conclusion of the film, however. Ken, as in real life, dies in an accident mere months after his record-breaking performance at Le Mans. Though her entire role in the drama has been to stand by her man, Mollie isn’t even given the space to mourn. Carroll goes to see her but decides to speak to her son about his father’s legacy instead. Mollie spends much of “Ford v Ferrari” humanizing Ken, and yet, there’s a limit to that interest as well. Peter is the one who is expected to carry Ken’s passion forward, even though Mollie shared it too.” Sage Young NBC Think Column
Unfortunately, it was the son Peter (superbly played by Noah Jupe) who gets the best supporting role in the film. But then, the son was their main source of info, apparently, so in a way he was bound to get the final scene. Poor Mollie. Poor Cait.
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