The music from the movie Chariots of Fire is one of those easily identifiable song that almost everyone recognise unless they are totally clueless and blur. I never watched the movie because it was so boring for a teen. I was in my late teen then but my second brother adored the movie and he played the music at home. So, I sort of grew up with that.
Yet, I do not know what is the movie all about nor care to find out. It was only recently that Fr Huan showed us part of the clip where this guy who runs in the Olympic refused to run on a Sabbath day because it is against his faith. Now, I forgot why Fr Huan showed us the movie and what’s the moral behind it. LOL. I think it is about how strong we are in our faith and how far we are ready to go to uphold it. The runner, Eric Liddel refused to run but his team mate gave up his spot for him so that he can win a gold medal or something like that.
Chariots of Fire is a British film released in 1981. Written by Colin Welland and directed by Hugh Hudson, it is based on the true story of British athletes preparing for and competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won four, including Best Picture.
Anyway…I still won’t watch the movie because I still think it is awfully boring, no matter how strong the characters are. But I love the music so I am putting it here.
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