Cinema and motorsport have not often mixed well, the few times they have had to. Films that have dealt with motor racing without having sunk into caricature or pathetic ridicule can be counted on the fingers of one hand.
In the lead comes undoubtedly, in the opinion of most petrolheads, "Le Mans" and "Grand Prix". But since the last of these two films, a lot of time has passed, and too few attempts have been made. Only "Days of Thunder" managed to get its head a little out of the water while remaining faithful to the Hollywood codes and the film genre, thanks to an efficient Tony Scott, who avoided falling too much into the trap of clichés.
Then came Ron Howrd, another Hollywood star that decided to tackle the subject, but this time, and for the first time, through a biopic, a true story, but not any story. The one that lends itself most to cinematographic dramatization, the epic rivalry between Niki Lauda and James Hunt, and the incredible return of the miraculous Austrian champion after his terrible accident at the Nürburgring, all during the heroic age of Formula 1 when an average of one or two racing drivers were lost per year.
The level of authenticity of "RUSH" compared to reality was praised by the 1st concerned, Lauda himself (James Hunt not being there for a long time to be able to give us his opinion), and the cinematic quality, the acting, notably Daniel Brühl performance, who played the role of the Austrian champion, the music ... in fact a whole bunch of qualities allowed RUSH to be nominated for the Oscars.
On the motorsport movies podium, RUSH certainly occupies a 3rd place which has remained vacant for too long.
Two legends, Niki Lauda and James Hunt
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