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Fast & Furious
It had been eight years since the original film. Some minor damage had
been done by Tokyo Drift, and apologies to anyone who loved that one but it
just annoyed me some. The original cast had experienced their own slew of hits
and misses, so why not go back to what made them all stars in the first place?
That was the plan, and “The Second Trilogy” (as Vin Diesel now calls it) of the
Fast & Furious franchise kicked things off, aptly just calling itself “Fast
& Furious.” I suppose The Fourst and The Fourious didn’t sound as
good..?
WARNING – this next part
is a spoiler, so if you’d rather not find out and watch the film first if
you’ve not seen it, go ahead. Because this reveal plays a central part in the
events to a lesser extent in FF5 but mainly FF6.
After Letty is murdered by a criminal known as Fenix (Laz Alonso), Dom comes out of hiding to attend his long-time girlfriends funeral. It’s here that he is spotted by Brian O’Connor, now working with the FBI. But Dom slips away, determined to find out who killed his woman. It turns out Dom and Brian are both looking for the same guy, and cross paths once again. The two work together once more to bust the same guy; Brian wants to put him away, but Dom wants revenge.
In a subplot
involving heroin trafficking across the US-Mexico border, Brian and Dom get in
deeper than they can control, fighting for their lives on the road. Brian and
Mia also rekindle their romance that began all those years ago in LA.
FF4 was a very welcome addition to the franchise, completely
re-energizing it and proving there was still fuel left in this vehicle after
the letdown of Tokyo Drift – okay I promise that’s the last time I diss part 3.
It proved so successful indeed, that a fifth film was approved, which was
already re-planned based on the ending of this one. Instead of going on the run
again, Dom hands himself in with Brian trying to get him off due to his
assistance bringing down the drug ring. However, Dom’s life of crime is seen to
be too substantial by the judge, and he’s sentenced to 25 years in prison.
No prison-specific
bus could contain Dom Toretto, and with the help of his crew (including Brian)
they race after the bus in super-fast cars, where we the audience imagine they
will bust him out. But it’s there that the film ends, perfectly setting up a
sequel. And two years later that sequel would arrive, doing what many thought
was impossible… go on to become the best film in the franchise to date and
probably one of the best action films of the past ten years.
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