Backbencher

I recently watched the movie titled The Worlds Fastest Indian. This film was set in 1967 during the Vietnam War. Burt Munro, a likeable New Zealander whos insaciable thirst for speed brings him to Bonneville, Utah to finally see how fast his bike can really go. He has dedicated his life to speed and making his 1927 Indian Motorcycle go fast. Although his body especially his heart isnt what it used to be he still can compete with the big boys. Burt shows up to America ready to beat the worlds fastest bike record completely unprepared. On his journey he touches everyone he meets and makes many new friends. The ending is quite nice becasue burt ends up setting the record at over 200 mph. I really enjoyed this film I thought Sir Anthony Hopkins did an amazing job playing Burt Munro and really made this magical true story come to life. Also to make it more interesting there was lots of New Zealand references hidden throughout the movie. You can really tell that he is proud to be a kiwi, and that he still is not a big fan of Britain because everytime someone asks him if he is from there he gets very angry and tells them off. In all I thought this movie was awesome and the story of Burt Munro is something I would like to research some more.