It was perhaps the most difficult project of his career. For his return behind the camera after a romantic comedy gentle bar, Ben Affleck has decided to tell the story of the birth of the Air Jordan, a sneaker custom made by Nike for one Michael Jordan. Revealed this weekend at South By Southwest, the film is simply titled Air. And it marks an on-screen reunion between the actor-director and his great friend Matt Damon two years later. Last duel from Ridley Scott.
We live in 1984 and Nike’s turnover is at its lowest point. Phil Knight, symbolic brand boss, embodied by Ben Affleck myself, asks Sonny Vaccaro, his CMO, played by Matt Damon, to come up with a brilliant idea to revive the business. Incredible gamble: the latter will offer to bet on a “newcomer” without a club, a certain Michael Jordan, and make him a pair of tennis shoes, the sale of which will follow his rise. We know the rest.
Produced by Amazon Studios, Air has already shown itself in the first trailer posted online at the beginning of the month. The 1980s recreation looks pretty good, from the vintage clothing to the hairstyles. But there is one detail that quickly gets in the way. If we see Sonny Vaccaro/Matt Damon going to meet the parents of Michael Jordan, played by Julius Tennon and Viola Davis, then the athlete never appears on screen. A way not to spoil the audience? Not even !
IN Hollywood Reporter, Ben Affleck reveals he decided not to feature Michael Jordan… from the entire movie. “Jordan is too big“, he explains.It exists outside and around history, but if you materialize it by saying Here comes Michael Jordanwe’ll say no right away. It will look fakeWhich did not stop him from meeting the champion and even discussing the casting of other characters while playing golf.
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At a time when major studios are making biopics of famous people, this purely artistic choice thus depends on the imagination of the public, not on acting. Bloated? “I told myself that if the audience enters the room with whatever they think (Michael Jordan – ed.), everything they remember, everything he means to them, and projected it all, after watching the movie, it will work better” says Ben Affleck.
And the first reviews confirm his correctness. HollywoodReporter considers it a tributeloving” AND “respectful“to the legend yet diversity highlights the concern given to the racial issue, Michael Jordan’s contract was a game-changer for African-American athletes. For IndieWire it’s straight”slam dunk, one of the best sports movies ever made“In France, we can form an opinion from April 5, when the film will appear on Prime Video.
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