An amazing film

Rating: 10/10 (5 October 2006)

I've seen this movie over 20 times. When I was a child, I couldn't appreciate it's true beauty, and would often get very bored. But over the years, every time I've watched it, I've seen new layers and greater insights. It's one of the reasons that I love movies. There are moments of such depth, so moving and exhilarating. The lives of 2 runners are compared. One is Jewish, the other Christian. One runs for pride, the other for the glory of God. One is never content, the other is filled completely with joy every time he runs. Both are very human characters, whose lives and families would never be the same after the 1924 Olympics.