" I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure."
Directed by Hugh Hudson
1981
Date Viewed: Sunday May 16, 2010
This movie was so boring!!!!!!!!! There was one really exciting race where Eric Liddell fell (or was pushed?) and then got up and ran as fast as he could. But other than that this movie was so slow. My mom pointed out that it took her more than one viewing to really catch everything that was going on and to really enjoy it. So maybe that's what I need too. But I'm not going to watch it again for a very long time. I decided not to grade it because if I give this movie a bad grade people will kill me! And I realize that it's probably a very good movie, I just didn't pay very good attention...
I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, even putting aside the stuff I was doing so I could pay closer attention, even though I've seen it a half dozen times! I think it is the characters that interest me, how they pursue their goals, and how their beliefs underlie their actions.
ReplyDeleteI went on IMDB and found out that some of my favorite moments in the movie were fabricated for the sake of the story. But the race where Eric fell really happened. He came from 20 meters behind to win the race. We were also wondering whose funeral brackets the movie, and it was Harold Abraham's, who converted to Christianity later in life.