Today I would like to share with you the story of the old driver.
Friends, don't be crooked, they are just fake drivers, and this car has been driven for 18 years, so the title of "old driver" is well deserved.
Yes, this is the series "Fast and Furious" that we are very familiar with and "longevity".
From the first "Fast and Furious", which was a competitive B-level film in 2001, to "The Fast and the Furious: Special Action", the first spinoff of the series in 2019, the "Fast and Furious" series has developed a total of 9 films. , which lasted 18 years.
Because of this, time flies, what is called "things are right and wrong" is also vividly reflected in the "Fast and Furious" series. Looking all the way, we can find two obvious changes in these films:
The driver's hair is getting less and less, and the way of driving is getting wilder.
That's right, the "Fast and Furious" series is like an old driver racing a car. The speed is too fast to stop. Who knows how bumpy the road ahead is, and it is easy to deviate from the right track. So "going off track" is the theme of this film. The changes in the past 18 years are due to the change of directors and the reasons for advancing with the times. After all, the current image is that of "doesn't even know my mother".
But the only constant is the "ancestral virtue" of the series - the bald head.
Take this "Special Action" as an example, the three bald heads, two of them, Dwayne Johnson and "Guo Da" Jason Statham, "abandoned" the founder Vin Diesel's "logging tired" and established their own business. , making the film the first spinoff film in the series. Why did you do this? You can clearly understand the development of the series of stories with Uncle Goose.
It all started from that rainy night in the summer of 18 years ago. Fasten your seat belts and we will drive right away.
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In 2001, the first film of "Fast and the Furious" was released. This medium-sized production without big stars was the number one dark horse in the summer of 2001, and it scored 360 million box office worldwide. A movie with a high-end sports car and a beautiful girl driving to the audience.
The two protagonists Vin Diesel and Paul Walker are from different camps, but they cherish each other, and the combination of sports themes and police and bandits is also full of passion.
With the success of the first film, the sequel naturally launched. In 2003, "Fast and Furious 2" followed suit, which is almost a remake of the first episode. Since the director is John Singleton, who likes to make black gangster movies, the film shows A lot of black culture, the street features are stronger, and the funny style is integrated.
The so-called gain and loss, the sense of speed is not as pure and hearty as before, but it highlights the danger of drag racing, the technical level is high, and the word "passion" can be more reflected in extreme environments. So the speed of the film slows down and the passion rises.
Although the box office and reputation of the film are not as good as the previous work, it can be considered a success in extracting the residual value of the first film.
In 2006, probably because the filmmakers planned to change the mode, "Fast and Furious 3" broke the shackles of the first two films. Not only did the protagonists change, but it was no longer a battle of good and evil on the road, and became a pure competitive racing movie. The sense of speed of the movie is not to be mentioned, the drifting skills, the rampage in the downtown area of Tokyo, these are displayed vividly and vividly. It is a pity that the pursuit of "dazzling skills" and "speed" has made a leap, but there is no passion. Compared with today's "Special Action", "Fast and Furious 3" is more like a rumor.
Sure enough, the film failed miserably at the box office. At that time, the public opinion unanimously believed that this film based on the "dark horse" would basically have no drama after the trilogy.
Variations of Baldness
Looking at the first three episodes, the movie points to a "subculture" feature, street racing and dark night culture, with colorful vindicators, beauties in incense cars, and the city at night, which is deeply loved by young audiences.
And the elements of police and bandits are at best a movie vest.
Because the story and plot of the film all serve the subculture, the subject matter is also limited to the basis of petty troubles. The first three are roughly a group of guys who like underground racing secretly do something illegal, and the role of the police is to track down some stolen goods and fight against the speculative gang. The main energy of the movie is still racing, even the PK of the good and the evil also rely on the racing to complete.
But what I never expected was that the fourth episode appeared, and this film directly reversed the fortunes of the "Fast and Furious" series.
First, "Fast and Furious 4" recalled the two protagonists Paul Walker and Vin Diesel, which contributed greatly to the film, and secondly, director Justin Lin directed again, although Lin broke away from the overall story system in the third episode, but His ability to control action scenes is worthy of recognition.
In the end, the story of the movie began to go out of the poor streets, reaching out to senior figures such as international terrorists and drug tycoons, which also sublimated the story characteristics of this series. From the beginning of this film, the pure sports scene of the film has become less and less, and replaced by the road battle between the good and the evil of the action film, breaking away from the shackles of competition also makes the violent speed more unscrupulous.
2011's "Fast and Furious 5" is more like a 10th anniversary edition of this series. All the main characters in the first four episodes have returned, and Dwayne Johnson has joined the team.
Compared with pure racing-themed movies, this film has more crashed vehicles and more powerful destruction scenes. So the biggest advantage of leaving the competitive route is that it can show violence to the greatest extent and return to the action movie route.
So when "Fast and the Furious" came to its 10th year, the original competition + police and bandit model completely changed the world, the color of competition became less and less, and the action police and bandits became the mainstream. Fortunately, everyone is a brother with feelings. No matter what the movie becomes, at least one underground racing scene will be arranged for each film, which is considered to retain the competitive color of the original series.
The dream of balding left and right is bigger
In 2013, "Fast and Furious 6" followed the same pattern, and the action effects continued to be popular, and the scene became bigger and bigger.
The simple road madness has soared into an all-round military-oriented, high-tech air-to-ground battle, and it continues to crash around, the car parts are flying all over the sky, and the roaring motor sound is simply wonderful music, witty plots, and three-dimensional characters. It will definitely satisfy those who like action movies. Friends, that's what this series is all about, you can completely leave your brain at home and enjoy the super hot on the big screen.
With the debut of "Fast and Furious 7" in 2015, this series has developed three works according to the Juyi mode of the fifth episode, which are roughly similar in content and rhythm. Although such a routine has long lost its original freshness, as a movie fan, I certainly do not want this Paul Walker legacy to become the end of the series.
Because as a series, there are still very few works that can maintain such a popular style and the stories are easy and the characters are vivid. It is a blessing for movie fans to go to the big screen to enjoy the top-level and increasingly fierce blockbusters that represent the Hollywood industry once a year. After all, to dream is to be bigger.
Therefore, driven by the internal reasons of fans' pursuit of blockbuster excitement and the external reasons of cherishing Paul Walker's memory, Wen Ziren replaced Justin Lin to direct this "Fast and Furious 7", which won a global box office of 1.5 billion US dollars and became a series box office. The highest, so far unbroken.
So, in 2017, "Speed and Passion 8" was launched as usual, the entire team returned as usual, and the box office was still hot, but fans at this time seemed to notice a strange feeling out of place in the movie.
Tanks appeared in the sixth, drones against missiles in the seventh, and in the eighth step, submarines, torpedoes, electromagnetic guns, and nuclear bombs had everything. It can be seen that these three films have risen from the confrontation between police and bandits to the level of homeland security and even world peace.
But recall that the protagonists of this film, except for Dwayne Johnson who killed halfway, the rest, their identities, are all drivers! It is a very nonsensical thing to let the driver save the world. Fortunately, the screenwriter of the US Emperor has two strokes, such a very outrageous two, and the grafting was successful, and three films were filmed abruptly.
I still remember that in episodes 5 and 6, the team of Tang Boss and Johnson's team, the task of robbing safes and intercepting tanks, can only be completed by the team.
The seventh road rescue scene also needs to rely on the team, which makes this group of racing fans have a lot of use.
But when it comes to "Fast 8", there is almost no part in the scene, and it must be completed by the team.
Don't look at the variety of cars in this film, and the gimmicks are more abundant, but the effect is also the lowest, because the task in the movie, the Delta Special Forces is more suitable than the team. Such a blunt graft makes the film the worst reputation after the third episode. So far, "The Fast and the Furious" has changed from a story of people and cars to a story of action and people. Then the competitive element seems redundant.
A bald guy who doesn't drive is a tough guy
Fortunately, the producers of the series are also well aware that this series has been "deviant" all the way up to now, eating dates will be badly played, so if you want to see it, you can close it. But I was reluctant to give up real money, so I had this rumored "Speed and Passion: Special Action".
The story of the movie is still about saving the world, but compared to the previous ones, this rumored movie made a bold decision: since the competitive element seems redundant in the later stage, it is better not to.
Because, more nonsensical than letting the driver save the earth, is to let the five big and three thick muscular men feel wronged to control the steering wheel in the small cockpit, which is a waste of resources.
In "Special Action", Dwayne Johnson's Interpol and Jason Statham's MI6 spy worked together, future technology VS primitive violence, guns intertwined with fists, this is what the two bald protagonists should look like.
The director of this film, David Leitch, is an action director. He has experience as an action director in "Captain America 3", "The Bourne" and "The Bourne 4". He has also directed "Deadpool 2" and "Arctic Cold" independently. City". Such a glorious resume makes the action scenes of this film super stealthy.
Whether it's racing on the streets of London, or the explosion of Chernobyl, the final scene of the body centipede not only has a strong visual impact, but also is very creative, and even the action scenes of tough guys are no longer simple and rude Playing wrestling, but with editing and environmental props, let the two tough guys have a sharp skill no less than Bourne.
By the way, there is also the heroine, also in order to match the tough guy, the female characters in this film can't be too feminine like Zeng Ge, nor can they be a drag bottle, at least they must be agile hot girls like Black Widow. So the movie chose the "White Widow" Vanessa Kirby in "Mission Impossible 6".
It can be seen that the film is no longer limited by the shackles of the original story, and is open to play in the field of action films.
The only thing to consider is to find a suitable opponent for the two bald heads. After all, these two are so good at fighting. In Part 7, the bald head can destroy a street just by PK. Now that the two are joining forces, I am afraid that they are not going to fight the Terminator.
what? The other party is really the Terminator, which makes the film change from an action movie mode to a semi-sci-fi movie like "Special Forces", with all kinds of sky and cannonball speeding.
The so-called willows and flowers are another village, "Special Action" finally found a way to let go of hands and feet for this series, completely abandoned the car culture, relying on the momentum of IP, and took the pure action film route.
In the final analysis, "Speed and Passion" can be filmed today, and the "story of people and cars" will be drained sooner or later, but as long as these people are still there in the future, they can really leave the team and become team combat + high-tech military duel The popular action movies and even sci-fi movies, after all, "going off track" and "bald head" are the constant themes of the series.
The rumor may not be the end, but a new beginning. Let's look forward to "Speed and Passion 9" together, Vin Diesel will be the team's talker again, and the biggest hero of the series, Justin Lin, will return, let's see where he can go!
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