The Fast and the Furious is without doubt one of the most remarkable film franchises of this century. What began with a little too obvious to Point Break modeled but deserving film about street racing in the past fourteen years become a highly lucrative series now covers all seven films. Where normally the stretch is there after a few parts and little effort is being made more yet to introduce any innovation, this series has after several mediocre films from the fifth very little precedent. Equally unusual is that the primary cast of the first film which initially disappeared quickly returned to the fourth and final lingered, and also several supporting roles performers from previous parts were given a permanent place.
One of those players supporting actor Sung Kang, whose character Han first appeared in the third part, titled Tokyo Drift. Who died this character in the film, kept the makers do not like to let him back in the fourth, fifth and sixth, which has created an unusual chronology that you would not expect in an unpretentious action movie series like this. Tokyo Drift was designed to steer the franchise in a new direction after protagonists of the first hour, Paul Walker and Vin Diesel had sought refuge elsewhere. When the two men returned and the series could return to the base, the Japanese trip was left for what it was. However, it was never completely ignored; several times it was hinted that Han would sooner or later go to Tokyo and by the end of section six was done at last.
The epilogue of that movie again showed his fatal accident, but this time with some additional images. Hans seemed dead even before the result of an out of control car chase, as it appeared to be a deliberate crash by none other than Jason Statham. Bald Brit plays Deckard Shaw, the older brother of the villain who was eliminated in the previous film by Dominic Toretto ?? s team (where Han belonged). Hans death is part of Shaw's revenge plan that the safety of the rest of the family ?? ?? threatening. Unfortunately, this means that the always enjoyable Dwayne Johnson already quite early in the film disappears towards the hospital. The public is therefore most of the time given over to an actor ensemble that is substantially less proficient in the tongue-in-cheek humor that has an unbelievable today drowning film if necessary.
Fortunately, there is a nice bright spot in the form of Kurt Russell as to Belgian beer addict government agent Toretto offers a helping hand. Something in (and in this series is a film apparently still not complete without noodgedwongen collaboration with overheidsinstantie), so must the team of former straatracers to jail for a hacker to deliver a supersonic cameratoezichtsysteem has developed that allows anyone ( Shaw also) can be detected within a few hours. About the moral side of this mission is no mention and an empty-headed franchise if you do it not to be expected, though makes it at a time when the Orwellian practices by the NSA becoming yet more come to light for a nasty spiciness when a bunch of rebellious heroes handing the US government a seeing eye without any contradiction.
Where the fifth left it street racing left to develop into a kind of Ocean's Eleven with ?? car ?? s, one turns in this film up a notch further to a Mission: Impossible-style movie. Especially when the team halfway through the film to the United Arab Emirates travels there to perform an infiltration mission at high altitude, the association is impossible to ignore. Ethan Hunt adventures have never get caught on realistic action scenes, but compared to that of Fast & Furious 7 let them see themselves almost as a documentary. From the moment the first big action scene presents itself, take on all natural laws of the window. The ridiculous stunt of 2 Fast 2 Furious which was pounced on a boat with a car, would not look out of place in this film and have been one of the most credible.
In this respect, changing Hans cause of death exemplifies the change that has gone through the series. Characters were four films ago killed in a car accident, there is now apparently no longer an option. Even when two cars ?? s at full speed frontal run into each other, it implies there is no more than about a scratch on. It is also a great boost that the action is so spectacular and skilful being imaged, really exciting because it will never be. What helps Nor is that Shaw is put down in the first hour as a dangerous individual (a fist fight between Statham and Johnson is a true highlight) and then he shows up constantly from nowhere and barely manages to make a dent in a packet of butter.
Fast & Furious 7 as production firmly overshadowed by the death of Paul Walker. Reportedly was the actor at the time of death until halfway through shooting, so they take refuge saw forced to creative solutions, ranging from body doubles to CGI. These methods have worked, because when watching the film is hardly noticeable that dropped one of the main characters. If you did not know better, you'd think Walker is still alive. Almost. Because unfortunately the makers hit the shelf quite wrong with a syrupy finale which obviously created after Walker's death. It is a well-intentioned homage, but in the context of the film it is quite out of place. The loss of a main character is always regrettable, but the film should always go for.
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