It is said that the film was inspired by a 1998 magazine report about a mysterious underground racing party.
As dusk approaches, a group of noisy young people with different skin colors and accents gather together, usually surrounded by a car spray-painted with colorful and gaudy patterns. It's easy to participate in a drag racing competition. If you have money, you can deposit it. If you don't have money, you can deposit your car owner's certificate or even your own car. Colorful banknotes and hot girls in cool clothes may be the spoils of war.
△ "The Fast and the Furious" (2001)
The "Fast and the Furious" released in 2001 showed another Los Angeles after nightfall in the exciting hip-hop music, and The real world has completely different rules. Here, car culture is as sacred as religion, and no one cares who you are or where you come from. As long as you have lightning speed, you are the big shot here.
A mere US$38 million investment is only a fraction of the hundreds of millions of US dollars spent on action film production in Hollywood. The actors are all new faces. Vin Diesel is a big guy with a stupid face, and Paul Walker looks green when he smiles. However, this film actually grossed 200 million U.S. dollars at the global box office, which shocked the producer Universal Pictures.
△ "Fast and Furious 1" (2001)
The first part of "Fast and Furious" has since set the tone for this series: exciting action and car chase scenes, A clichéd yet intriguing plot and dynamic character relationships.
The film first warms up the audience with the thrilling scene of a group of snitches driving and stealing goods, and then adds a strong dose of excitement with the boiling underground drag racing competition, where Brian jumps between speeding trucks and cars. The audience's nerves have been aroused, and at the end, the two of them rushed side by side towards the passing locomotive, which made people sweat again.
△ "Fast and Furious 1" (2001)
The "dual male protagonist" setting makes the film filled with sparkling Bromance. Brian and Dominic's positions are completely different. Different, but sympathetic. They don't need to make eye contact, nor do they need to talk for a long time. As long as they sit in the car and race for a round, all the love, hatred and resentment can be resolved. This is the realm of the driver.
In this movie, the bond between people and cars is perfectly reflected. When you are in this steel machine, fasten your seat belt and hold the steering wheel tightly, this is your whole world. The car is not only an armor for self-defense and life-saving, but also a weapon for subduing the enemy. It can carry you to crime, wealth, and adoration, or it can carry you to redemption in a fatal crash and roll.
The popularity of this series may be second only to Star Wars and the Marvel Universe. In 16 years, 8 movies have been released. Not only did the two leading actors become first-line stars, but also big-name actors continued to join them. . The production cost 16 years ago was 38 million, and 16 years later the producer generously threw out a budget of 250 million U.S. dollars; 16 years ago, the protagonist worked hard just to catch the thief who stole the DVD player, instead of working as an employee in an auto repair shop. He was bullied in Chinatown; 16 years later he had to fight against the all-powerful international hacker organization, seize secret weapons in Berlin, and provoke fighting nations at the Russian military base.
△ "Fast and Furious 8" (2017)
The audience has an unusual tolerance for this series, even if the plot starts to act like a melodrama, cheating death , amnesia, rebellion, whitewashing, and occasionally there are ridiculous action scenes that are surprising, but its vitality is as strong as ever.
Today's "Fast and Furious" is no longer the youth crime film that used car chases and street culture as its selling points. It has begun to approach mainstream action films since the fourth film dealing with South American drug lords. Part 5 is considered to be the pinnacle of the series. The plot has become a cash robbery scene similar to "Ocean's Eleven" and contributed a classic action scene: Brian jumped off the train before it hit the bridge and was killed. Dominique's flying catch. And the only car chase scene in the entire film and the most exciting in the series: Dominic and Brian both drove a huge vault to the street. Starting from the 6th film, which formed a conflict with the mercenary group, the film has been developing towards the great vision of fighting terrorists and saving the world.
△ "Fast and Furious 5": Over the Bridge
△ "Fast and Furious 5": Robbery of the Vault
The director of the first part, Rob. Cohen is the hero who started this series, and it survived for 16 years. After that, the two Chinese directors played a major role. Without exception, they made this series survive the most difficult days.
When Justin Lin took over the third film, the male and female protagonists changed drastically. Without Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, could it still be called "Fast and Furious"? The box office of this one fell to 150 million US dollars, and this series almost reduced to only releasing DVD. However, there are two highlights in Part 3 that cannot be ignored. The first is the new character Han. This mysterious man with a cold face but a warm heart and a philosophical language is very popular; secondly, the car chase scene on the streets of Shibuya, Tokyo. The protagonist The car rushed into the dense crowd, and the onlookers screamed and dispersed. The car drifted gracefully and passed safely on the empty road.
△ "Fast and Furious 3": Tokyo Street Drift
Lin Yibin single-handedly brought "Fast and Furious" to the top of the Hollywood film series, and also put himself on the top of the list Action movie director position. His subsequent works include the critically acclaimed "Star Trek Beyond" and the American TV series "True Detective."
When the guide tube of Part 7 was handed over to James Wan, it was like handing over a gold mine with abundant resources. But no one expected that Paul Walker, who played the male protagonist Brian, died unexpectedly during filming, and the crew encountered the biggest challenge in its history. Paul's remaining scenes were completed by stand-ins and CGI under extremely difficult circumstances. Although the global box office of this film reached an eye-popping 1.5 billion US dollars, Paul's departure became a huge irreparable loss for the series.
△ "Fast and Furious 7" (2015)
The reason why this series is so popular may also be the creator's perseverance to overcome all difficulties, and every director is dedicated to the film Bring freshness and breakthrough. Rob Cohen made the story and characters extremely dramatic in the first part. The multiple plot reversals and the confusing identity of the protagonist are closer to the type of crime drama; Lin Yibin brought "Eastern aesthetics" into Western action The movie, both the characters and the cars, are light and flexible, and even have a kind of unrestrained poetry; James Wan, who has a background in horror films, is good at controlling the rhythm of the story and creating a tense atmosphere. The latest one was directed by F. Gary Gray, and the scene suddenly became particularly wild, and the car accident scene became even more messy.
Part 8 gave birth to the first female villain in this series - the top hacker Seve played by Charles Theron. Whether the villain is ruthless or not depends on his appearance. Sever's dense light blond braids make trypophobic patients like me inexplicably nervous and uneasy.
△ "Fast and Furious 8" (2017)
Some of the most interesting action scenes include: a wonderful prison escape fight scene, a generous zombie car chase scene , an escape scene on a plane. The last highlight is the submarine chase that was highly publicized in the trailer. The most popular vehicle in this series after luxury cars, yachts, airplanes, and tanks makes a grand appearance (it is classified as a vehicle for the time being).
△ "Fast and Furious 8" (2017)
In Part 1, Dominic was described as having his blood filled with combustion-supporting nitrogen and his brain filled with gasoline. He could steal, rob, and beat people, and later became the most wanted criminal. In Part 8, Dominic was forced to rebel and became an assistant to the villain Seve. During the confrontation between Seve and Dominic, there was an intriguing remark: "The most important thing to you is not your family, but the ten seconds when the car starts, because you are free only in those ten seconds."
This line has appeared twice in "The Fast and the Furious" Part 1, and is Dominic's self-narration. However, Dominic hung up the cross necklace that had been with him for many years and said to Seve: "Do you want to see me before?" The reckless young man who regarded racing as his life in Seve's mouth was no longer what he used to be. Can he change back? The only outlaw he once had was his "family" that he cherished most now.
△ "Fast and Furious 8" (2017)
The film ends in a relaxing barbecue party, and a new member is added, who is known for his unique Way to remember our lost Brian. In the first part, Brian was officially accepted as a member, which also started at a barbecue party.
Those street gangsters who spend their days playing with imported parts from Japan, showing off their newly installed superchargers, and desperately using nitrous oxide as fuel are now cooperating with the FBI and Interpol to combat transnational crime and terrorism. Activity. And when they sit around a table and pass the food around with smiles on their faces, you know that some things never change.
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