I personally felt extremely let down by this, feeling no sense of excitement, and being a 130-minute film, it began to drag fairly quickly.
Each race plays out more like a live-television event, but if that it what they were going for, job well-done. On the other hand, the racing throughout this film hardly ever embraces the use of fast or slow motion, leaving out any opportunity to feel what each character is feeling in the moment. While Race is not a fantastic film that I think should have been seen by everyone, its story is definitely worth the price of admission. We live in a time where audience members demand superhero battles every 30 seconds in order to be entertained, forgetting about the fact that there are some truly great dramas out there every year that go under the radar. That being said, although the core story in Race is compelling, the pacing and lack of excitement is sorely absent. The fact that this man was able to sound out the chatter being thrown at him on a daily basis and just focus on his dream, was absolutely inspiring to say the least. That is by far the most compelling aspect about this film. Taking place in the mid 1930's and dealing with racism and rights, Race has many more meanings to its title. Here is why I believe Race is better than the average true story about an athlete, while still following the same tired formula.Īgainst all odds, Jesse Owens (Stephan James) goes from living in a lower-class home with a fairly large family, to very quickly becoming globally known as one of the most talent olympians in history, at the time. While I do not believe Race is the film to win over any new viewers of this particular genre, it is definitely a heartfelt depiction of its main focus in Jesse Owens. It is has almost become a custom for films of this type, so it all comes down to whether or not the writing does anything new and clever to draw a crowd. An unlikely man becomes the champion in a sport that nobody believed he could. True stories about athletes have been the same for decades.
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