Karry Best movie of this year hands down!
Kidskycom It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.
Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
im_jones Some documentaries are like teachers; they can take something you might not be interested in and find a way to captivate you with it. My wife would never sit through a car race but she was crying by the end. It isn't just a matter of the film being well made. Senna was a genuinely fascinating person. From a purist racing point of view, things were arranged to tell a story of a battle between men and the lengths they go to for the pursuit of international recognition, so the two sides of every story weren't evenly covered. Proust fans may have some opinions about it. Still, it is worth it just for the gorgeous footage of the cars from that period including onboard footage.
grantss Superb documentary on the racing career of Formula 1 legend, Ayrton Senna. Contains rare footage, racing, behind-the-scenes and personal life, all woven together to give us a great portrayal of the man. There is no narration - the entire story is told through archive footage, yet it fits together and works perfectly. The editing makes the movie.The build-up to the inevitable conclusion (if you know Senna's history) is very effective, chilling and moving.Only negatives is that it possibly isn't entirely objective, or balanced. Alain Prost is cast as a villain. Also, the Prost-Senna rivalry receives too much focus, at the expense of other rivalries (eg Mansell-Senna in 1992).
william-harnett Formula 1 is a edgy and compelling sport and films about Formula 1 or Motoracing for that matter are heavily scrutinised for their lack of content and unrealism.So formula 1 fans worldwide rush the cinema to see this, we want Senna to be a brilliant film after him being such an iconic figure.The film is brilliant. It is so well documented that you will forget that it is a documentary you are watching and will be cheering and weeping at the film from start to finish.It is hard to believe that so much footage was captured in the late 80's early 90's and tells the story brilliantly. What it also does well is that it balances what to think of Senna from start to finish with his battles with Alain Prost being highlighted throughout but the director still makes us back Senna.The film digs deep in his family life, from holidays on the beaches of Brazil to his funeral which brings the audience closer than ever to the action.To conclude, personally I believe Senna is one of the best Motorsport films ever. If any Formula 1 fans are reading this then maybe we could join together in trying to get a Senna film like Rush which will be an epic.
rogerdarlington This brilliant, award-winning documentary by British director Asif Kapadia tells the story of the amazing life and unexplained death of Brazilian racing car driver Ayrton Senna. Driving for four different teams, Senna managed to win the Formula One World Championship three times, along the way having a bitter rivalry with the French driver Alain Prost and a variety of incidents and controversies. All this - plus aspects of his personal life including his devout Catholism and support for poor children - is told through a skillful stitching together of clips from interviews, races and commentaries with no narrator so, although it is not always clear exactly what is happening, the tale unfolds like the heroics and then the tragedy of a Greek drama.
