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Chapter 452 The Art of Compromise

It shows that Ford is not suitable for racing at all. He only thinks about how to control the driver and how to make the driver obey orders, which runs counter to the spirit of sports.

A typical group of amateurs go to command professionals, they require Ken not to exceed 6000 RPM, this rule severely limits Ken's performance.

Fortunately, Shelby violated the order and allowed to step on 7000 rpm, so that he won the championship.

Leo did it again at Le Mans, Ken broke the lap record, everyone was happy, including Henry Ford, only Leo was disappointed.

Even saying it can't be driven that fast is not in the plan.

Seeing that Ken was about to win the championship, Leo actually asked him to slow down, and even threatened him that if he didn't obey, he would never be able to participate in SCCA and FIA competitions.

The most insidious thing is that he already knew that if three cars reached the finish line at the same time, the championship would go to McLaren, so he deceived Shelby and Ken with words like team spirit.

When making movies, many directors like to make the protagonist look grand and upright, make the opponent sinister, cunning, mean and shameless, and praise themselves by belittling the opponent.

And this work does not praise Ford by belittling Ferrari. On the contrary, Ferrari in the film is a very respectable company, but Ford's top management is selfish, hypocritical, and sophisticated.

When Le Mans was announced to be McLaren, everyone went to cheer for McLaren, only Enzo Ferrari took off his hat to Ken.

In Ding Cheng's view, from the funny chase in the silent film era to "The Fast and the Furious", need for speed has always been one of the themes that best embodies the characteristics of film motion images.

The plot is full of the ultimate restoration of speed and the meticulous depiction of the car-making process, the factory assembly line in Detroit and the workshop in Modena, the foggy track and country roads at Le Mans, wrenches and steering wheels, acceleration, cornering, impact and combustion. ...

The director uses a steady narrative and dazzling editing to bring the audience into the first perspective behind the windshield, and drill into the chassis of the car to listen to the roar of the engine.

You don't even need to be a racing enthusiast, let alone know about cars, but you can also gain a rare theater experience in Hollywood today.

This movie about confrontation and compromise is not just a confrontation between two drivers and two parallel cars on the Le Mans track. The game, the opposition between purity and impurity, dignity and compromise.

Because the story is set against the background of the baby boom in the 60s after World War II, the younger generation of Americans who pursue novelty and flaunt individuality no longer like the domestic Ford produced by the assembly line. Sports car brands from foreign countries with more craftsmanship seem cooler, and they continue to be popular in Le Ferrari, which won the Mans Endurance race, became synonymous with speed and adventurous spirit.

Dignity is an important issue that keeps coming up, and it is a very clever dramatic treatment to use the damage of dignity as the direct trigger of the war.Hearing his competitors mocking him for being fat and Ford's factory being ugly, Ford II dismissed it with a joking expression.

But the last sentence of sarcasm that challenged his dignity made his expression change drastically, and he directly announced that he would start a war against Ferrari at Le Mans that year, and that he would use a Ford-made sports car to defeat Ferrari.

To be precise, the word used here is not to defeat, but to bury.Henry Ford II, the second-generation ancestor who inherited the name of the founder's grandfather Henry Ford, and his lack of self-confidence in his identity and the heavy pressure he bears are fully established, making the balance of Ford V Ferrari in the hearts of the audience quietly tilted.

What's more interesting is that the images of the two companies in the title, Ford and Ferrari, are constantly changing and swaying throughout the story.

The Ferrari side is portrayed as cunning villains in the opening chapters, as if the eye-catching red sports car carefully crafted in their workshop is just a meaningless posturing.

When Le Mans starts, the Ferrari driver is like a silent villain with a smirk, and every time the old Ferrari man in the stands is out of breath, and every time the protagonist makes trouble, the audience feels comfortable.

Ford II in the front and middle stage is the opposite. The audience will support his desire for revenge after his dignity is damaged. In addition, he seems to have a great sense of the overall situation and business acumen, and he also respects the protagonist team.

Crying after a wild ride is the funniest part of the film, and it also makes the auto giant look a little cute.However, this unexpected comedy passage is foreshadowing Henry Ford's alienation from speed and driving, and the fact that Ford does not understand racing at all.

When the end comes, the audience will gradually see that there will never be only one villain who sullies the purity of speed. All sportsmanship, competitive ethics, and all romantic fantasies about speed are nothing but doomsday in the business world. Promotional materials and marketing words converted into sales.

This collaboration has made Ding Cheng and Bell become close friends. Just like the relationship between the two characters, there is no tendency to compete for screen time or drama, and they are just relaxed and natural without any trace of acting.

Bell completely transformed himself into the team leader holding his watch while on the track, with restrained and delicate emotions.As for Ken, whom he plays, his superb Birmingham accent and his handling of the character's different state transformations once again prove his acting skills and strength.

In the words of the director: no one will not love Ken created by Ding Cheng...

Even if the character has absolutely no reason to like anyone!
When the final three Fords cross the finish line, viewers may find themselves deceived: This race isn't about winning, ultimately it's about compromise.

Damon gave in to his condition and began absentmindedly taking his medication after quitting the game.And when he received the opportunity provided by Ford to lead the team back to the track, even though he exhausted his efforts and fought in every possible way, in the end he had to put down his dignity in the face of capital and power.

Ken seems to be the embodiment of purity and freedom, but he still has financial pressures and family responsibilities to contend with before stepping into the cabin of a GT40.His first major compromise as a Ford driver came when Ford executives banned him from racing at Le Mans the previous year.

With a fiery temper, he unexpectedly did not leave. He got under the car in the empty garage and listened to the latest news of his teammates at Le Mans on the radio, while making serious comments.

The ones who really control those cool racing cars are not the drivers at the steering wheel. The sponsors gathered in the stands are the ones who really step on the accelerator and brake and control these toys that they have spent a lot of money on.

He couldn't afford to lose this opportunity, so he could only lie in the shadow cast by the sports car and continue playing this wrestling game that had no right to speak.

(End of this chapter)