I’ve noticed that most racing movies I come across (whether it’s “Cars,” “Rush,” “Days of Thunder,” or anything in that spectrum) tend to invoke some kind of spiritual dimension to racing. It’s this idea that there’s something transcendent about the experience, something almost sacred. I’ve never really bought into that narrative with other films, and honestly, I’m skeptical of it with “Le Mans” too. But I’d say “Le Mans” came closer to convincing me than most. There’s something about it that actually gestured toward that sense of deeper meaning that other people see in racing, even if I wasn’t entirely sold.

I’ve noticed that most racing movies I come across (whether it’s “Cars,” “Rush,” “Days of Thunder,” or anything in that spectrum) tend to invoke some kind of spiritual dimension to racing. It’s this idea that there’s something transcendent about the experience, something almost sacred. I’ve never really bought into that narrative with other films, and honestly, I’m skeptical of it with “Le Mans” too. But I’d say “Le Mans” came closer to convincing me than most. There’s something about it that actually gestured toward that sense of deeper meaning that other people see in racing, even if I wasn’t entirely sold.

Nothing wrong with some good ol car porno

Nothing wrong with some good ol car porno

Time capsule of a film that

Time capsule of a film that

All the overtaking in this film is giving me horrible premonitions of walking around during the fringe in Edinburgh.
"And he's making his way down prince's streat and ohhhh look at that, an elderly couple with suitcases have just moved ahead of him taking up the whole path, what's he going to do now, he's contemplating the slide tackle but luckily some american tourist has crashed in to them leaving an opening to get past."
But genuinely can we just get ride of the fringe, I know the tourism is basically keeping all of Scotland afloat, but like, I really can't be bothered with the people stopping in the middle of the street to take a selfie. Last year there was quite literally a family getting there photo taken infront of a primark, mabey I missed the announcement that primark is now the tourist capital of the world though. Anyway, I vote we move the fringe festival to Hull so we don't have to bother with all the tourists.

All the overtaking in this film is giving me horrible premonitions of walking around during the fringe in Edinburgh.
"And he's making his way down prince's streat and ohhhh look at that, an elderly couple with suitcases have just moved ahead of him taking up the whole path, what's he going to do now, he's contemplating the slide tackle but luckily some american tourist has crashed in to them leaving an opening to get past."
But genuinely can we just get ride of the fringe, I know the tourism is basically keeping all of Scotland afloat, but like, I really can't be bothered with the people stopping in the middle of the street to take a selfie. Last year there was quite literally a family getting there photo taken infront of a primark, mabey I missed the announcement that primark is now the tourist capital of the world though. Anyway, I vote we move the fringe festival to Hull so we don't have to bother with all the tourists.

What a wildly interesting filmmaking experiment. Such a small amount of dialogue, and yet it works because of great footage, excellent action editing and pure star power. This film has a silent heart, I think uncovering it is half the fun.

What a wildly interesting filmmaking experiment. Such a small amount of dialogue, and yet it works because of great footage, excellent action editing and pure star power. This film has a silent heart, I think uncovering it is half the fun.