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RUSH: A 2013 Biographical Sports Drama Film



“Everybody has got that one thing which makes them happy and for me it’s terrifying terrifying speed” (movie source: Turbo)

I was just browsing through the Highest Rated IMDb "Top 250" Titles. At#167, I saw Chris Hemsworth in a poster (Thor in the American superhero movie Thor). The rating of the movie is 8.2 and the movie is RUSH, so I decided to give it a definite watch. The movie was released in 2013.
The movie is based on the real life rivalry between Formula 1 drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula One motor-racing season (honestly, I came to know about Jame and Niki only after watching this movie)

Both James and Niki are highly Passionate and Skilled drivers and both of them have something in them which makes them a champion of their own kind. James is Formula three racer but he is a speedy driver and races at high speed to reach Formula one.



Niki’s family believes that the wealthy Lauda family is to be associated with politics and business and not the playboy kind of stuff which Formula One racers are known for, his father threats to disown him. Niki goes on to pursue his dream of becoming a racing driver despite his family's disapproval.   

James is aggressiveness, and Niki, he is cool & precise. He is good guy and believes that one should put more into practice after off the racing rather than just partying and horsing around which James is famous for. Niki also advices James that he should not keep on partying, if he, wants to be a champion.

The 1976 German Grand Prix is the race which changes the world around Niki and James. Niki is involved in an accident where his Ferrari swerved off the track and he is trapped in the wreckage. Before being pulled up out of this car, he suffered severe burns to his head and inhaled hot toxic gases that damaged his lungs. He is very disappointed and in the hospital he watches James building points and nearing to be a champion. This pain forces him to stand up on his feet and despite of his injuries he returns to race only six weeks (three races) later.

James apologizes to Niki and holds himself responsible for his accident. Niki responds to him saying that though James is responsible for his current condition but he is equally responsible for him return as it was painful for him to just lie in the hospital bed watching James winning in his absence. This is what raised his spirits to return to racing is such short span of time.

During the climax race Niki pulls out of the race and James takes chances and even risks his life for winning. He risks it all to become the champion.  


I once heard that "there comes in every race when the driver is forced to make a split second decision". Watch this movie and you will experience it. Overall its a very good movie to go for and if, in case, you are sports enthusiast,  it’s a Must Watch Movie. 
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