Review of Race (2016) by Carfan1999 — 11 Aug 2016
The best part about Race is that it showed all aspects of the 1936 Olympics. Owens preparing for it, the US politics at the time, Nazi Germany wanting to look good in front of the world, and the racial injustice suffered by blacks in the U.
S. and Jews in Germany. The games are shown from all viewpoints. All the racing scenes have suspense and the story becomes enthralling in the second half. This is helped by decently good acting. Unlike other recent biopics, Owens is shown as a real person instead of a perfect character.
His coach is also shown as an imperfect character; making us care for everyone to succeed. In addition, the era is shown in an uncensored way; giving us a great view of the 1930's. On the other hand, there are a few issues.
First, because of the various plots and subplots; Owens life is only shown on the surface. The film never goes deep inside his mind or his history. Second, some of the dialogue felt unrealistically simple and paltry.
In addition, the editing is a bit choppy and some set pieces seemed rather fake. Overall, while Race only covered the basics of Owens life; it is suspenseful, interesting, and showed all aspects of the time / event in good detail.
Race is as intelligently good as the double meaning of the title implies.
This review of Race (2016) was written by Carfan1999 on 11 Aug 2016.
Race has generally received positive reviews.
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