In this last scene, the two protagonists are no longer DOM and O'Connor, but Vin Diesel and Paul. Personally, I feel that the performance in this section is beyond the performance. This section is for Paul and also for Paul. It's for Vin Diesel, and it's also for all the old viewers who have followed from Fast and Furious 1 all the way.
At the end of the opening, DOM was driving away alone, and his face showed a kind of sadness and helplessness that did not belong to the role of DOM. Obviously the expression at this time belonged to Vin Diesel, and then the main melody of the background music "SEE YOU AGAIN" sounded, and "O'Connor" drove a pure white sports car from the side of the DOM.
"Thought you gonna leave without saying goodbye?" O'Connor asked, a big smile on his face.
The CG synthesis of Paul's face is almost completely invisible, and he smiles brightly, pulling me back from my sadness for losing Paul back to "O'Connor" who was watching the movie. On the silver screen, O'Connor did not die in a car accident, but from then on, he washed his hands in a golden pot, shared his family with his wife and children, and was able to drive alongside his brother. O'Connor at the moment is the happiest O'Connor.
DOM, who had just been gloomy, also smiled after seeing O'Connor, and I don't think Vin Diesel's smile at this time is a performance. There is still sadness in his eyes when he laughs, but his smile is not fake at all. This smile may be Vin Diesel's mood at the time, he should be really happy and relieved.
Paul and Vin Diesel are brothers on and off screen. In the play, DOM is happy for O'Connor as a brother. Outside of the play, Vin Diesel probably should have felt Paul's heartfelt smile to him in heaven. This is the one last ride, brother.
Then the two started the "one-on-one racing" that must be found at the end of every movie, but this time, the two of them did not have the rushing speed of the past, and the stance of chasing each other. land, peacefully side by side,
At this time, the picture starts to flash back to the pictures of DOM and O'Connor in Speedy 1-6, from young to mature, and the background music becomes more and more exciting.
When the flashback ended and the camera returned to the two, a fork in the west appeared, O'Connor slowly drove west, and the DOM continued to move forward. The two did not say goodbye or look back. The two cars drove steadily and firmly in their respective directions.
The aerial shot gradually rises, following O'Connor's white sports car toward the distant sunlight, the picture is very warm, and the background music also reaches the climax of the harmony part. O'Connor and Paul sailed to the sun, O'Connor returned to a warm home, and Paul went to a better place.
The last scene is not a performance, it is not something that ordinary people can perform. The emotion of this scene is too sincere. No matter when I think about it, it makes me extremely shocked and moved
. Finally, let me quote DOM to Paul's last line to end
."I used to say I live my life a quarter mile at a time and I think that's why we were brothers- because you did, too. No matter where you are, whether it's a quarter mile away or half way across the world. The most important thing in life, will always be the people in this room. Salute mi familia. You'll always be with me... And you'll always be my brother."
For Paul
reprinted with the consent of the original author, reprinted from Zhihu , Prince Shepherd.
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