Sonny Vaccaro, vendeur de chaussures, et la façon dont il a mené Nike à la poursuite du plus grand athlète de l'histoire du basket-ball : Michael Jordan.Sonny Vaccaro, vendeur de chaussures, et la façon dont il a mené Nike à la poursuite du plus grand athlète de l'histoire du basket-ball : Michael Jordan.Sonny Vaccaro, vendeur de chaussures, et la façon dont il a mené Nike à la poursuite du plus grand athlète de l'histoire du basket-ball : Michael Jordan.
- Réalisation
- Scénario
- Casting principal
- Récompenses
- 5 victoires et 48 nominations au total
- Michael Jordan
- (as Damian Young)
Résumé
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Of course most people know Michael Jordan and how he arguably is the best basketball player of all time and potentially best athlete of all time. But I bet a fair few people don't know the behind the doors story of how the most popular sneaker came into creation. This is where Air comes in.
Right from the very start, the movie brings you along for the journey, engaging at every possible moment instead of just telling it to your face. The script was really well written to achieve this.
The acting was too notch, particularly from Damon and Davis. At times you forget they are portraying real people.
It was surprisingly funny at times and whilst you know the end of the story, the movie still gets you routing for everything to work out.
For me, this is the first Oscar worthy film of the year (primarily for acting and screenplay) but credit should also be given to Afflecks direction. Just like Argo, he's got another directorial hit and his hands.
I've missed Ben Affleck as a director so much. I've liked every movie he's directed so far (even Live By Night) and this movie shows just how capable he is behind the camera. His directing is a big part of the reason why this film is as captivating as it is. He never just reverts to simple shot/reverse shot between actors during these long dialogue scenes but instead keeps the characters moving and energetic and it keeps the scenes visually interesting. Its also extremely well edited with the film being kept at a brisk pace with a runtime that feels just right for this story.
But the dialogue here is unbelievable. It's consistently sharp and witty throughout and it keeps the conversations engaging without ever being showy or overwritten. As much as I love Aaron Sorkin dialogue his scenes can often come across as words written by a professional screenwriter rather than genuine interactions between characters but that's not the case here at all. But Air does what Sorkin scripts like the Social Network and Moneyball do extremely successfully and take very non-cinematic subject matters and makes them riveting, captivating watches.
I was a bit mixed on Affleck's choice to never directly show Michael Jordan on screen. I understand the creative choice but the attempts to hide Jordan on screen often came across as more distracting than I think it would've been had Jordan just been portrayed as an actual character by an actor giving a performance.
But overall this was a great watch. I'm so glad Amazon are giving this a full theatrical release because it deserves to be seen on the big screen and I sincerely hope this is a sign of things to come not just from Amazon but streamers as a whole.
So, I am absolutely NOT a sports fan and I don't wear Air Jordan shoes. HOWEVER, it was fun to see that Peter Moore, the original creator of the shoe, did, indeed, make them a work of art from the very beginning - once he was given free reign. That made me the happiest!! I DO love looking at Air Jordan's and they are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!
This movie about sports and sport clothes was brilliantly done due to the fact that everyone in it felt free to be very natural.
Some reviewers don't like that we never see Michael Jordan's face. I did like it. He is FAR too well-known to be played by an actor. AND this movie really wan't about him, per se. It was very much about his mother and what she did not only for him, but for everyone in sports.
This is a movie for everyone. ENJOY!!
Big Cars, Big Dreams With the 'Air' Cast
Big Cars, Big Dreams With the 'Air' Cast
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- AnecdotesThough Michael Jordan was not directly involved in the film, Ben Affleck consulted him numerous times to get details on how to accurately portray the story. Jordan's only three requests were that Viola Davis play his mother, and that Howard White and George Raveling be included in the film.
- GaffesThe "Just Do It" slogan didn't come out until 1987. It was created in 1987 by Wieden + Kennedy to accompany Nike's first major television campaign, which included commercials for running, walking, cross-training, basketball and women's fitness.
- Citations
Sonny Vaccaro: [to Michael Jordan] Forget about the shoes, forget about the money. You're going to make enough money, it's not going to matter. Money can buy you almost anything, it can't buy you immortality. That, you have to earn. I'm going to look you in the eyes and I'm gonna tell you the future. You were cut from your high school basketball team. You willed your way to the NBA. You're gonna win championships. It's an American story, and that's why Americans are gonna love it. People are going to build you up, and God are they going to, because when you're great and new, we love you. Man, we'll build you up into something that doesn't even exist. You're going to change the fucking world. But you know what? Once they've built you as high as they possibly can, they're gonna tear you back down - it's the most predictable pattern. We build you into something that doesn't exist, and that means you have to try to be that thing all day, every day. That's how it works. And we do it again, and again, and again. And I'm going to tell you the truth. You're going to be attacked, betrayed, exposed and humiliated. And you'd survive that. A lot of people can climb that mountain. It's the way down that breaks them, 'cause that's the moment when you are truly alone. And what would you do then? Can you summon the will to fight on, through all the pain, and rise again? Who are you Michael? That will be the defining question of your life. And I think you already know the answer, and that's why we're all here. A shoe is just a shoe until somebody steps into it. Then it has meaning. The rest of us just want a chance to touch that greatness. We need you in these shoes not so you have meaning in your life, but so that we have meaning in ours. Everyone at this table will be forgotten as soon as our time here is up - except for you. You're gonna be remembered forever, because some things are eternal. You're Michael Jordan, and your story is gonna make us want to fly.
- Crédits fousThe end credits are immediately preceded by captions explaining the outcome of much of the actions in the film. They are also accompanied by scenes of Michael Jordan in various activities, including his 2009 Basketball Hall of Fame induction and Medal of Freedom award from President Obama.
- ConnexionsFeatured in CBS News Sunday Morning: Épisode #45.26 (2023)
- Bandes originalesMoney for Nothing
Written by Mark Knopfler and Sting (as Gordon Matthew Sumner)
Performed by Dire Straits
Courtesy of Warner Records
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
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Détails
Box-office
- Budget
- 90 000 000 $US (estimé)
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 52 460 106 $US
- Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 14 456 279 $US
- 9 avr. 2023
- Montant brut mondial
- 90 060 106 $US
- Durée1 heure 51 minutes
- Couleur
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 1.85 : 1