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A Letter to Drive

Dear Drive, 
   I was walking to the Pantry in Los Angeles on a cold September night. I just so happened to look up, and towering above me on a huge billboard was the coolest movie poster I had ever seen. Ryan Gosling wearing those classic biker gloves. The rear view mirror expertly positioned to fit in the shot. The smokey pink writing scrawled across the entire billboard...Drive. I knew I had to see it. Fast forward two weeks, and peoples lives were changed forever. Ryan Goslings ability to give off so many emotions despite the few lines he spoke throughout the film is remarkable. When Kavinskys "Nightcall" blared through those movie speakers,you brought on the beginning of a new genre of kick-ass car movies for a lot of cinephiles.
   My favorite part is when the Driver, Irene and Benicio are cruising through the L.A. riverbeds. The sunlight brings about a warm tone, and mixes perfectly with the use of Colleges "A Real Hero" playing in the background. It was such a moving scene because you had these three people who needed a family, and its like they all came together to just get away from life, even if it was just for that small moment. Don't forget 
    I'd like to thank your director Nicolas Winding Refn for creating you and sharing you with us all. 
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