Feel the olympic spirit...

Rating: 7/10 (14 June 2009)

I've watched this movie yesterday. It has been a long time since i saw it for the first time, and i must say it made an impression on me like it never did before. "Chariots of fire" is your usual sports-achievement type movie, with some of the usual clichés. But you have to be able to see the big picture and understand that in the year this movie was made (1981), the genre was not a common place in Hollywood history yet. This picture set the mark for all of those who would come in the later years, and in fact the industry tried very hard to explore it as much as it could.
The story is set in the time gap that preceded the 1924 olympic games, and focus on two running athletes from the British team that competed in the games. It is a period movie, with good production and costumes design that really sets you in the first quarter of the last century. The editing and music score by Vangelis (especially) helps in conveying the heroic achievement feel to the movie.
Time hasn't wore down this movie!