The story of the monumental life and tragic death of legendary Brazilian motorracing Champion Ayrton Senna. Spanning the decade from his arrival in Formula One in the mid 80s the film follows Sennas struggles both on track against his nemesis French World Champion Alain Prost and off it against the politics which infest the sport. Sublime spiritual yet on occasion ruthless Senna conquers and transcends Formula One to become a global superstar. Privately he is humble almost shy and fiercely patriotic donating millions to his native Brasil and contemplating a life beyond motorracing. Yet he is struck down in his prime on the blackest weekend in the history of the sport watched live on television by 300 million people. Years on he is revered in Formula One as the greatest motor racing driver of all time and in Brasil as a Saint.
Review
First off I have to say I'm an F1 fan so take whatever You want from that. Senna has to be the best documentary ever made It simply tells the story of the great man trough Mostly. old TV footage. This brings back memory s of late night highlight shows of a race that happened hours before. Its Shocking to see the total unfairness of the sport at that time Its trilling to see the racing. Its so sad to see senna's Last lap at Imola. Overall It's a peek into the life of one of the worlds greatest sportsmen a wort's and all account of a good but sometimes flawed man. If for no other reason than seeing how well the old footage is spliced back together Go and see Senna You will not be disappointed.
