blogger 9: Initial D----Jay's show

     Last weekend, I watched a famous film called Initial D, which tells a story about car racing and the development of a genius car racer. In fact, as a fan of Jay Chow, it was a pity for me to not see the film entirely before, although I have listened to the theme song. The name of the film may sound strange at first. The Initial D refers to the word Drift, which means a kind of driving technique---passing the turning without the revolving of the back wheels. This can help racers drive at a fast speed, even at turnings without lowering speed.
      When it refers to "car racing", people tend to think of the charm and excitement as well as danger. The main character in the film is a school student who helped his father send tofu early in the morning in his adorable car---AE86. Somehow like Jay, the character was a shy and humble boy. He never boasted how great he could drive although his talent was excellent, and even when he faced the girl he loved, he was too nervous to say a word. He led an ordinary life before he digged out his potential, and he was often beaten by his drunk father who was also once a promising car racer but he gave up his career and started selling tofu.
      The fisrt time Jay drove  his car sending tofu was when he was only a secondary student. He had to drive across a mountain which had a lot of sharp turnings. Gradually, he could master one of the hardest driving technique---Drift and spent less time finishing his task. When some part-time car racers came and  competed with him, he won by his outstanding driving talent. However, his fame spelt some professional racers who had much better cars. Jay was so anxious as he could not catch up with them that he drove his car breaking down. His strict father taught him that the most important thing for a racer is never to mind competing with others but yourself. If you want to win, the first and the last one the beat is yourself. This may sound contradict but it quite true, as if one always focus on winning other, he may be distracted by the results.
      After enlighted by his father and learning some professional knowledge, Jay managed to win those arrogent all-time racers. However, he found that his girlfriend was not perfact and even committed something that was not so graceful, he was so frustrated. Maybe this is the true feeling of youth, full of happiness and sadness, excitement and disappointment.
       When watching the film, I could still see the unmature big boy--Jay, who now is a 33-year-old super star. Recently, in the film---Green Hornet, Jay showed his talent in music and performing to Americans. Likely, in Initial D, I want to taste the authentic feeling of youth---challenging the extreme of myself.