Matthew McConaughey and American Ferrera star in the 2018 heroic rescue story in California. The film is even more “bubbly” than the real news footage.
News video of California wildfires shows jaw-dropping destruction in recent years. But, horrifyingly, these reports are less visceral than experience seeing lost buses. Paul Greengrass’ fascinating film – Matthew McConaughey tries to make children safe as a school bus driver, as fire flames around them, and American Ferrera as an onboard teacher American Ferrera is based on a true story of its rescue during the 2018 camp fire, and was not confused with the fire earlier this year, causing much of the Pacific Parisian and Altadena neighborhoods to be destroyed. Greengrass is immersed in fire in all the noise, heat and obviously inevitable danger.
With real stories known, we can approach films that ensure that everyone is alive. The film is ultimately about heroic actions. The day looks like night as the burning wooden limbs fall into the bus route and the sky is darkened with smoke. The Lost Bus shows how powerfully the drama can illuminate the story we might have thought we knew.
The main character’s name remains unchanged as the film remains so close to reality. McConaughey plays Kevin McKay. Kevin McKay responds to urgent calls from dispatchers to buses near schools in the fire evacuation zone. Ferrera is Mary Ludwig. Mary Ludwig is a teacher whose purpose is to take 22 small children on a bus to places where parents are waiting in designated areas. However, as the fire is already out of control, this journey is more miserable than anyone would expect. As the film depicts in some surprising early scenes, a false power line caused a fire, and a fierce wind spread it so quickly that it couldn’t contain it by the firefighters. (Throughout the whole, production set up a gas fire safely and was sometimes enhanced by CGI and actual fire footage to create a dramatic fire scene.)
Known for his three Jason Bourne films and fact-based storylines, Greengrass brings all of his expertise here, creating the character’s emotional response to suspense and danger from unstable behavior. Fire noise is a loud, unfortunate roaring, and is a particularly effective way to share their experiences. Kevin has to drive along the winding behind road. There, the smoke is sometimes very thick and hardly visible. Telephone services and bus radios go down, blocking communication with the outside world. Kevin and Mary are alone.
Source: BBC Culture – www.bbc.com
