Laura, I think that analysis works really well in terms of plot.

Laura, I think that analysis works really well in terms of plot. There is that big Transition in Act Two: Part A, Miles doesn’t race. Part B, Miles does race. It’s more than just plot, it’s about his character’s embrace of who he is. As Shelby says in Act One: When driving a race car at its limit, everything else falls away and you’re left facing who you really are. Miles’ fate in my view is victory… then death. There is an inevitability to it. The fact he is at 6s and 7s with mundane issues like taxes, he just isn’t built for life in the slow lane. His authentic domain is racing. Speed. Fortunately, he has a wife and son who accept that (in a parallel universe, those characters are not supportive of him, an entirely different movie).

I’m really glad we’re discussing F v F this week because it pulls us away from a mindless addiction to what happens where per page count. Just let the story go where it needs to go, even if it’s 141 pages.

Thanks, Laura, for that take.