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Download Rush Movie) The top-notch screenplay by Peter Morgan invests these two characters with multiple idiosyncracies — Hunt throws up before each race, and Lauda alienates fellow drivers with his arrogance. But both are driven by an unflagging passion for the sport. The performances by Daniel Bruhl and Chris Hemsworth are a wonder to behold, vital and emotionally complex. The relationship between Hunt and Lauda begins in deep hatred and ends up at a place that neither one of them would have, or could have, guessed.
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Download Rush Movie) There's a spiritual lesson embedded in this character-driven action drama. His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a holy man who has suffered mightily at the hands of his enemies, puts it well:
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Download Rush Movie) "When we are faced with an enemy, a person or group of people wishing us harm, we can view this as an opportunity to develop patience and tolerance. We need these qualities; they are useful to us. And the only occasion we have to develop them is when we are challenged by an enemy. So, from this point of view, our enemy is our guru, our teacher. Irrespective of motivation, from our point of view enemies are very beneficial, a blessing."