Review: Possible Academy Award Nominations for Rush
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As a relatively new Formula 1 fan (thanks to the documentary Senna, and of course to Sue Denim), 2013 is my first real season. My only regret is that I didn't become a petrolhead earlier.
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| When crashes and deaths were part of an ordinary day in the office. |
Rush may not score big in box office returns, but will very likely be nominated for more than one Academy Award. And these nominations are:
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Daniel Brühl as Niki Lauda
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| "Yes, I look a bit like a young Christopher Reeve. So what?" |
Apparently, the real Niki Lauda loved Daniel Brühl's performance so much, even praising the effort Brühl took to perfect the Austrian accent. To have the person you're playing compliment your performance─that's the highest compliment an actor can ever receive.
Best Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle
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| Beautiful. Just... beautiful. |
The best trick that the Director of Photography pulled here was making digitally-shot footage look like film. The grainy images and rainbow lens flares actually add a lot to the visual texture, and we can thank Dod Mantle's use of camera lenses made in the 1960s.
Best Original Screenplay
Peter Morgan
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| Because real life is better than fiction. |
This is the first time I've appreciated the work of screenwriter Peter Morgan, whose previous works include Frost/Nixon and The Last King of Scotland. Character development here is superb, the Lauda-Hunt tension very authentic, and the rivalry, albeit a bit exaggerated, was captured spot-on that even the real Formula 1 community loved it.
Hopefully, existing petrolheads will be proud of Rush. Conversely, we also hope non-F1 fans will realise what they're missing by not following the fastest motor race in the world.
Rush. USA/Germany/UK. 2013.
Original rating: 8.2 / 10
Cinematography: + 0.05
Character development: + 0.05
Ron Howard's directing: + 0.05
Olivia Wilde: + 0.025
Chris Hemsworth's alpha male-ness: + 0.025
Final rating: 8.40 / 10
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2 comments :
Special thanks to me alone, coz I was the one who made you watch _Senna_, too. Hahaha!
No thanks to your failed italics, though. Hehe.
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