my thoughts on the f1 movie!
watched it with @sleepdeprivedline hahsajsh ily bae
i'll go through what i think is important and the.. um... interesting parts :)
. the plot overall is... okay.. but unrealistic. more on that later.
. it's about an f1 team (expensify apex gp f1 team) who haven't scored points for the past 2.5 years and they will get 'removed' off the grid if they don't score points by the end of the year
. the movie starts of with sonny hayes (brad pitt) who takes part in daytona and brings his team from 7th to victory
. he then gets invited to drive for the shitty f1 team by its team principal and agrees
. he and his teammate (joshua pearce) have intense fights but eventually he wins a race with the team in the last race of the season (predictably)
. the movie ends with him joining the baja 1000
. i genuinely don't know what to think of this plot... its quite predictable and i already knew what would happen at the end the moment the main plot was established
part 2: characters (the important ones)
. sonny hayes played by brad pitt: a cocky character who is a 'trust the process' type of guy. wasn't a big fan of his character, or the actor. he was kind of funny though
. joshua pearce played by damson idris: again, a cocky character who wants to do his best for the team or else he'll get replaced by someone else
. kerry condon played by kate mckenna: works in aerodynamics for apex gp f1 team and erm.. falls in love with sonny hayes?? the love plot in this movie is so rushed, also more on that later.
. ruben cervantes played by javier bardem: a failing team principal who asks sonny to drive for his team (apex gp). he's alright i guess. isn't as relevant as other characters
. and of course, the drivers, played by themselves: 10/10 acting, loved it, awesome, spiffing, gripping, best part of the film
part 3: the bits and bobs i liked:
. the adrenaline in this movie is incredible. even though i knew most of the time what was going to happen, i felt gripped and looking forward to seeing what happens anyway!
. the music is great too. just a shame they had to play messy by ROSÉ while sonny and kerry were making out. just keep watching is the perfect song for this kind of movie!
. the drivers. i loved seeing them in the movie and it was a great touch. i wish they'd included them a bit more!
. there are some genuinely really good things about this movie, but i won't spoil any more of it!
. it overall has a great meaning and allows you to enjoy the adrenaline of f1 while learning important lessons, such as patience and resilience!
part 4: the bits and bobs i didn't like:
. the plot is so unrealistic. it became hilarious after a while, actually. some of the strategies (that i won't spoil) are so awfully unrealistic that it made me question what i really knew about this sport
. the CRINGE. the whole 'plan c for chaos' shebang was so cringeworthy i was squirming in my seat whenever they spoke about it. i get that they wanted to show determination, but that was not the way to show it. next!
. the joshua pearce crash. let's just say he touches a kerb in the rain at monza and he flies at a height that is so high it probably went higher then my house. see what i mean by unrealistic? and the worse thing is that pearce only gets burnt in his hands and recovers in 3 weeks. other than that, not a scratch. this was jaw-clenchingly hand-grippingly confusing and funny, even.
. the love plot. oh my god this was so rushed it was like watching the worst romance show ever, on 10x speed. it goes from them being g awkward friends to making out and sleeping together and then making out, with no context or warning or anything. it felt... uncomfortable.
. when sonny is testing for the f1 team, he crashes the car across the line and completely destroys it but is 0.005 seconds quicker than pearce. this made me physically roll my eyes.
. there is probably more that i could say, but i don't want to spoil the entire movie for y'all.
. this movie is a 6 or 7 out of 10. just because something is bad, doesn't mean i don't like it. but there is so much in this love that was unnecessary and so much that they could've done.
. if you really want to watch it, then depending on you're taste, you can see if you like it or not. i think it's an okay movie, with good or cringe scenes every now and then, but what movie doesn't have any of that now, in the big '25?
. don't feel bad for going to watch it, just enjoy the movie and the sport you love!
remember, this is just an opinion <3
