Call it a bomb. Call it a mess. But watch it on a 4K screen with the sound up, and you’ll see the truth: Speed Racer was never the wrong turn. It was the finish line we hadn’t learned to see yet.
This is the Wachowskis’ thesis: in a world of fixed games and corporate lies, the most radical act is to do the thing you love, with the people you love, for no reason other than because it is true. speed racer 2009
In an era obsessed with tortured antiheroes and grimdark reboots, Speed Racer dared to be sincere. It wore its heart on its holographic sleeve. Call it a bomb