A link between the past and the next

"Are you a good guy pretending to be a bad guy, or a bad guy pretending to be a good guy?" This was the question Mia asked Brian, and it was also what many people wanted to ask Dom. But in my opinion, for a perfect man or a perfect race car driver Dom, that definition doesn't make sense at all. We misread racing movies, we are more concerned with the sense of speed, but it is the effect of force, not the increase in speed, that really triggers our adrenaline. A racing movie is nothing more than three elements: car, motorist, road. Among these three elements, people are the center. Because of the variety of racing cars, hot modifications, and the complexity and difficulty of the track, the drivers are still the same. In addition, more importantly, it requires the will and mental strength of the driver. From this, I think of the relationship between racing cars and images, so as to analyze why racing movies are so popular. The pleasure of friction I am a blind person, and I have little idea about the feel of the steering wheel. But what is certain is that in the process of driving the car, for the driver, in addition to eye observation and ear recognition, only the steering wheel can bring the driver a real sense of control, which is why the use of force in racing games The reason why feedback to the steering wheel is more enjoyable. The steering wheel is manipulated to generate torques of different sizes through different axles, thereby controlling the direction of the tires. Through a simple schematic diagram, we can understand that the reaction force we feel when operating the steering wheel of the car is actually derived from the friction between the car tire and the road surface. It is indeed difficult to reflect such a wonderful feeling on the screen. What often embodies the racing scene is the sense of speed, such as the driver's shifting, stepping on the accelerator, and switching between fast and slow shots. But for me, the tire marks on the ground and the driver's effort to steer the wheel and try to get back on track due to the abnormal rotation of the body is often a driver's endgame. This is why speed is not the first priority in racing, and the beauty of friction is the key to racing movies. We next critique the misreading of speed. Cars are special in that their primary driving force is the rolling friction of the tires against the ground, whereas technologies like drifting rely on another sliding friction. Friction is the source of the car's speed. Some people will definitely be very disdainful. They say that racing is not just to be fast. If he thinks so, he must be unaware that the time when his adrenaline is pumped the most is not when the car reaches maximum speed, but when the car is cornering, which requires the driver to use extreme skill with other controls. Instead of simply shifting gears, slamming on the gas pedal or squirting while you're behind the wheel. I don't have the proper scientific measurements to test this point, I'm just basing it from my recent experience watching four Fast and Furious series. For movies, the creation of a sense of speed is mainly related to the improvement of the relative speed of the external reference object. This is the most direct and effective and the least creative method, so that in "Speed ​​Racer", the surrounding reference objects have become horizontal lines of different colors. In addition, such a sense of speed is no different from the creation of the sense of speed of other means of transportation. The flight of the aircraft can be based on the scenery outside the fuselage, such as the ground, white clouds, and even stars. Once the speed reaches the extreme, such as the so-called so-called The speed of light, like interstellar travel in a sci-fi movie, the spacecraft jumped into the warp, and the surrounding light and shadow are all monotonous images that are close to a kind of parallel-line thick lines. As a viewer, I don't actually realize this, but it can be seen from its reaction that speed is important, but it is definitely not the primary form of expression in racing movies. This is also a misunderstanding by many film critics. Let's look back at "Tokyo Drift". Several protagonists were desperately running in the urban area of ​​Tokyo. When they passed a T-shaped intersection, it happened to be a red light. Hundreds of passersby were passing the red light. The protagonists used drift to slide out a beautiful line The trajectory just passed by the panicked people. The director used slow motion and soothing music to express this tense scene, which is completely inconsistent with the way of expressing the sense of speed, but the shock is unparalleled. It is such a ninety-degree turn, a drift, a slide The combined action of friction and rolling friction creates the most beautiful racing car. The beauty of the car is not in the straight lines, but in the turns that occur due to changes in the track and its surroundings. In racing movies, especially in the Fast and Furious series, the most enjoyable thing is that life is in danger at any time, which is also different from ordinary racing movies. A more perverted and intuitive example is "Death Racing", which is to use props to kill opponents in the game. The Fast and Furious series does not have so many missiles or nails. It is often based on local materials, using the changes in space and track to put the opponent in an inescapable death trap in an instant. For example, in the opening of the fourth part, the competition between the two male protagonists , The final winner was not as fast as the opponent, but when the opponent passed his body, he twisted the steering wheel sharply and hit the left rear of the opponent's body with the right front side of the body, causing the opponent's car to lose balance. This kind of method is not uncommon in this series, and it has been tried and tested, and many drivers have been eliminated because of this. The violent pleasure brought by death was fully released in the extreme speed. In fact, this time, the speed is not the most important, the important thing is the collision, that is, the action force and the reaction force. I've repeatedly emphasized that force is also derived from our experience of driving collisions. When most people drive on the road, they don't think about hitting other people's cars. However, in special circumstances, such as queue jumpers walking on shoulders during long queues on highways, more collisions can occur. The more tragic crash or crash scene in the fourth part made the violence index of the series skyrocket, which induced the secretion of adrenaline. This also explains why bumper cars are always so popular in amusement parks, and they are an event for all ages. A kind of misunderstanding will always spread for many years. Everyone always pays attention to the speed at the surface level, ignoring the inner force, and even ignoring the reasons why the racers race. This may be the key to the racing movie's ability to enter the canon.
When the story of "The Fast and the Furious" continues to this one, we obviously see that Diesel is old and has a little more vicissitudes on his cheeks, which also makes him mature in his emotional interpretation of Letty. On the deep side, his eyes can add a layer of joy and sadness, and his tone can enhance thinking and anger. These also confirmed in front of the audience that since the legend of the stars, the brave father after Disai Another performance upgrade. Dom loses his beloved Letty in this episode, and it's all the more tragic that Letty's death is cursed and tied back to his father's racing car. Whether it's a refusal to give up on his beliefs or a sense of revenge for his lover, Dom has chosen another ill-defined line, but this time he and Brian are on the same front. In the story, we can still find classic lines from time to time, in addition to the good and bad questions that Mia asked Brian, and Dom's description of Letty - "two parts of an angel, eight parts of a devil". The passion and perseverance of love and ideals, as well as the rapidity of thinking and action, have created the speed and passion of Dom. The principle of a life can be thoughtless, but it can never be lost. This is the philosophy that a man who cannot define good and bad tells us through stories.
It starts with Dom and Letty stealing a tanker on the road. The first 10 minutes were really more thrilling than what was required in the textbook, especially when I saw the narrow road with a 60-degree downhill, I couldn't help but change my seat. Bonus points, although the CGI footage of the later shot of the exploding fuel tanker passing under it was too obvious. I have always liked girls like Letty, so handsome. Although he succeeded in stealing the tanker, Dom was still wanted by the FBI, so he left Letty and went to Panama City. At this time, Detective O'Conner was chasing a fugitive in downtown LA. Looking at his hurdle ability, I didn't even understand. From this photo, he couldn't jump over it. At this point O'Conner was still struggling with a question, whether he was a good guy pretending to be a bad guy or a bad guy pretending to be a good guy. One day Dom got a call from his sister Mia and Letty was killed . Dom is back in America. Two old friends, in order to investigate the same gang leader, meet again at an illegal racing rally. This part of the drag racing in downtown LA is the signature scene of the Fast And Furious series. This filming was really thrilling, and I was so nervous watching it. I give the director extra points. The Thirteenth Lang of the 2nd Ring in Beijing will probably read this part as a textbook. . . Jon Dom still drives the black Dodge from the first episode, and O'Conner drives the blue Nissan, both of which are modified versions of antique models. The two used the results of this match to break into the gang and were arranged to smuggle stolen goods through the US-Mexico border tunnel. It turned out that the racing competition was only to select the fast drivers to pass through this tunnel within a limited time, and then all the drivers on the Mexican side would be killed. That's how Letty was killed by the gang. Naturally, the two joined forces again. O'Conner negotiated terms with the police, caught the gang leader, and set Dom free. O'Conner and Mia also reconciled. As a result, when the gang leader was arrested, the leader ran away because of the stupidity of the police colleagues. O' Conner was removed from the case, but Dom was found, and the two traveled through a tunnel in Mexico to bring the ringleader back to the United States. This chase scene from Mexico all the way back to the United States is very thrilling and ingenious. kick ass awesome. In the end, the two brought the gang leader back to the United States, and the brothers killed Letty's enemy. Only this time Dom did not escape, but went to court. Although he was responsible for catching the gang leader, Dom was sentenced to 25 years in prison. The prison van bound for the prison was on the road, followed by three 10-second cars. Leading out of the formation were O'Conner, Mia, and Dom's friends. Dom in the van and O'Conner in the speeding car laughed at the same time, yes yes yesO'Conner, you know the answer, you're the 'bad' guy in a cop's uniform.
When I look back at the first episode of "Fast and the Furious" in 2001, Vin Diesel had just finished the well-received low-budget sci-fi film "It's Dark", at most a newcomer, and Paul Walker before. Few people know it, and they didn't expect that this car chase action drama has made a group of newcomers including them. What's interesting is that the two seem to have negotiated well. The former is absent from the second episode and the latter is absent from the third episode. Although the reasons are different, they objectively have paved the way for the fourth episode. The most attractive thing in the fourth episode is indeed a few dazzling and harsh car chase scenes, which are indeed creatively shot. Whether it is the robbery of the oil tanker at the beginning or the tunnel chase across the border, they are all wonderful and hot enough. In terms of action scenes, from the opening scene of Paul Walker chasing the suspect, he can clearly feel the influence of the "Bourne Bourne" series and the 007 movie, moving closer to the speed and stern style, which can be considered to keep pace with the times. Then add the classic combination of muscular men and beautiful women, which is enough for the audience to watch the film and listen to it. Young Chinese director Justin Lin, a low-cost film "Good Luck Tomorrow" in 2002 is impressive. This film about the absurd lives of several Chinese young people in Los Angeles was the most influential film in Hollywood that year. An independent film mainly created by powerful Chinese, this film also allowed director Justin Lin to truly step into the ranks of Hollywood directors. Although he has been playing at a high level for the next few years, and "Fast and Furious 3" is not a big success, this time "Car Racing" believes that he can gain a firm foothold. Sharp-eyed moviegoers will find that in "Car Racing", the director still placed a few "royal staff" from "Good Luck Tomorrow", such as one of the drivers who participated in the robbery of the tanker in the title, and the other buddy simply directly In the form of a photo, it flashed through a pile of suspect profiles. Seeing this makes people think that this silly car chase action series has a history of several years, and it actually makes people feel a little nostalgic.
"Fast and Furious 4" is really a link between the previous and the next, and it is very important for the entire series. In the first three parts, its trend was all the way down. In the fourth part, it is both a reorganization and a restart. The resources are reintegrated, the soul characters are gathered again, and the scenes and stories have been upgraded. The setting of suspense is also More attractive, the car's motor roars again and accelerates, and the muscle confrontation has also been upgraded, even more so. "Speed" and "Passion" have been upgraded in an all-round way, out of the rut of the previous ones. Speaking of the story, in order to get Dominic back, the screenwriter really made a huge sacrifice to let the sexy girl Letty die. So much so that in "Fast and Furious 6", it was suddenly resurrected again inexplicably, just like in "S.H.I.E.L.D.", the long-dead Agent Coulson returned inexplicably. It is estimated that when I created "Fast and Furious 4", I didn't think that I could shoot the 6th film. I only thought about how to make Dominic return. In fact, such a return to the design, is also quite good. For the righteous and affectionate Dominic, only emotional setbacks may stimulate him to complete his revenge even if he shows up. And Brian (Paul Walker) will continue to be an undercover dick as a detective. So the two good buddies who had their own thoughts and sympathy for each other reunited again and joined forces for a common purpose to deal with the big drug lord from Mexico. And Letty's death is the better lubricant that binds the two together. Once, Dominic chose to leave for Letty's freedom and exiled himself; Letty went to Brian in order to free Dominic, and wanted to exchange Dominic's freedom by being a tainted witness. Unfortunately, Letty died because of it. As a man, Brian, who is also very affectionate, also fought for Dominic's freedom to the greatest extent possible. In the end, Brian captured the Mexican drug lord, and Dominic chose to stay on trial. As a result, Dominic was sentenced to 25 years without parole. This made Brian, who was completely disappointed with the law, choose to take the risk, turn himself into a criminal, choose love, choose to stand on Dominic's side, and let him go again. The two also truly became friends of life and death and formed an alliance. This kind of cooperation also made the group battles in the fifth and sixth episodes logical, and also left room for Dwayne Johnson to join in. The reason for Brian's identity transformation was for the sake of his brother and morality. He made a choice between the identity of a good person and a bad person, and finally chose to obey his heart. And Dominic's clue is relatively simple, it is to take revenge for love, whoever treats me well, I will treat whoever is good to me, and whoever offends me, I will enterComplete revenge, single line, simple and pure, is also a character that everyone likes.
In other words, if there is no later "Fast and Furious 5" and "Fast and Furious 6", this "Fast and Furious 4" actually looks quite satisfactory. , as the plot of the closed-loop story, this is the opening work of the restart of the "Fast and Furious" series, which cannot be ignored at all. Even in the story, it is the 1st, 4th, 5th, and 6th that constitute the real closed loop. The 2nd and 3rd can only be regarded as side stories, just to supplement the number of teams in the 5th and 6th. But even so, in the 6th, he responded to the 4th and 3rd, and made the story cycle as much as possible. Moreover, the seventh part will better unravel the suspense left in the third part. Not only the death of Han, but also the return of Lucas Black, the protagonist in Part 3, and the good drama is yet to come.

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