"Senna"-The movie

If any of you haven't seen this yet it will be showing on NBCSports network at 8:00 PM today.

Thanks for the heads up. It is worth watching.

reminder. It can also be streamed through netflix
http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/70170051?fcld=true

Whew, this is a movie about Ayrton right? I first thought it was about meds to help you poop!

Yes, this is about the race car "pilot." If you wanted to talk about pooping, that thread is over here

The movie is VERY good, however, I think the directors portrayed Alain Prost to be much more of an ass than he probably was......He and Aryton were quite close those last few years.

There's a longer version that had more info in it. The theatrical version had to be distilled a bit.

Prost was an ass when you had to compete against him. Plus the FIA's politics didn't help since it seemed they took Prost's side due to the French connection.

Not to say Senna was perfect, deliberately crashing people is never good or appropriate. Dale Sr. Did this which is why some called him, "Hammerhead". The thing about those two is that they were both brilliant behind the wheel, but the addition if their controversial driving styles made them front page news.

"Senna" the movie. The ending really sucks.

Watching it now, for the second time. So good, so sad.

Dude, the Blackhawks were on.....

The who? I'm not from the Midwest, and could care less about hockey than just about anything else.

Caught most of it. The interesting thing for me was the impact he had on Brazilian culture. We had an exchange student from Brazil living with us when Senna was killed. I was seriously concerned he might hurt himself he was so despondent. After watching the movie, I can't say I necessary "get it" (truthfully, I don't get the "Dale Sr." thing either), but it was clear from the movie the Brazilian people idolized the guy.

I don't get the cult of personality, either. That applies to ANY sport.....

TAParker wrote: The movie is VERY good, however, I think the directors portrayed Alain Prost to be much more of an ass than he probably was......He and Aryton were quite close those last few years.

....and I think they portrayed Senna to be less of an ass than he actually was too.

Nevertheless, loved the movie. Saw it on the big screen when it first came out. Excellent job done by all.

Anyone so inclined, there is a book available called "Memories of Senna" by Christopher Hilton. I learned more about Ayrton from this one book than everything else I've seen or read. Highly recommend it.