Fast and Furious 7
Fast and Furious 7 begins at Dominic Torretto’s (Vin Diesel)
house which has been part of the franchise since the very start. Brian O’Connor
(Paul Walker) is visiting Dom with his son and girlfriend, Mia. Dom receives a
package from Japan which he assumes is from Han, however a few moments later
the package blows up. We later learn that the package was sent by the brother
of a criminal who was killed in the pervious film. Dom and his crew then go
onto seek revenge. During the filming of Fast and Furious 7 one of the main
actors, Paul Walker passed away, this meant that in the film they would somehow
have to give his character a way of leaving.
If you’ve watched any of the other Fast and Furious films
then you will love the seventh installment. Fast and Furious 7 is full of action
from the start and it definitely will not make you feel disappointed. The film is packed with awesome fights scenes that will get your adrenaline pumping even though you are not the one fighting! Fast and Furious 7 has one great 'superpower' in which the characters don't seem able to die, this allows the film to include a lot of insane stunts and seemingly unrealistic driving, however this does not ruin the film, it makes it a lot better because the characters can survive pretty much anything and therefore leads to some of the most epic driving, fighting and parkour sequences you may ever see in any film.
Fast and Furious has always had an eye for detail and whilst it may have been lost slightly as the franchise expands, it is definitely still there. For instance when Brian and Dom first see the Lykan Hypersport (which they later go on to jump between two buildings!) Brian runs through the performance data of the car as well as the price, accurate to real life, this also means Fast and Furious 7 appeals to a very large audience, from petrol-heads to your average cinema go-er.
The Fast and Furious franchise has been known for its completely unrealistic stunts and lack of physics for a while now, Fast and Furious 7 definitely maintains that reputation. We see the very apparent lack of physics first when Dom and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) have a head on collision at probably 70 miles per hour, both characters then get out of their ruined cars unharmed and then begin to fight, showing that the writers of Fast and Furious 7 obviously never learnt about momentum in school. The main stunt in the film when Dom and Brian jump a car between buildings, twice, is definitely awesome but is also very clearly unrealistic, a lot of people do not seek realism in a film, however I still think they could at least make stunts seem slightly realistic as it can greatly improve the feel of the film.
However the lack of physics and unrealistic feel of the film do not necessarily ruin the film for me. After all, you do have to remember that during the filming of Fast and Furious 7 the main actor, Paul Walker, passed away. This meant that somebody had to come up with a respectful and realistic way to say goodbye to Paul Walker as well as taking his character out of the franchise. This was done very well in my opinion. Brian O'Connor was taken out of the franchise by having to take care of his family and their new arrival, meaning that he would no longer be seen in any future films due to him being a 'family man' rather than a criminal like he used to be.
Overall Fast and Furious 7 is a very good film and should be seen by anybody who liked previous Fast and Furious films. Even though it is still very unrealistic, the film still feels great and is also a very fitting send off for Paul Walker.
Fast and Furious 7: 9/10
Fast and Furious has always had an eye for detail and whilst it may have been lost slightly as the franchise expands, it is definitely still there. For instance when Brian and Dom first see the Lykan Hypersport (which they later go on to jump between two buildings!) Brian runs through the performance data of the car as well as the price, accurate to real life, this also means Fast and Furious 7 appeals to a very large audience, from petrol-heads to your average cinema go-er.
The Fast and Furious franchise has been known for its completely unrealistic stunts and lack of physics for a while now, Fast and Furious 7 definitely maintains that reputation. We see the very apparent lack of physics first when Dom and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) have a head on collision at probably 70 miles per hour, both characters then get out of their ruined cars unharmed and then begin to fight, showing that the writers of Fast and Furious 7 obviously never learnt about momentum in school. The main stunt in the film when Dom and Brian jump a car between buildings, twice, is definitely awesome but is also very clearly unrealistic, a lot of people do not seek realism in a film, however I still think they could at least make stunts seem slightly realistic as it can greatly improve the feel of the film.
However the lack of physics and unrealistic feel of the film do not necessarily ruin the film for me. After all, you do have to remember that during the filming of Fast and Furious 7 the main actor, Paul Walker, passed away. This meant that somebody had to come up with a respectful and realistic way to say goodbye to Paul Walker as well as taking his character out of the franchise. This was done very well in my opinion. Brian O'Connor was taken out of the franchise by having to take care of his family and their new arrival, meaning that he would no longer be seen in any future films due to him being a 'family man' rather than a criminal like he used to be.
Overall Fast and Furious 7 is a very good film and should be seen by anybody who liked previous Fast and Furious films. Even though it is still very unrealistic, the film still feels great and is also a very fitting send off for Paul Walker.
Fast and Furious 7: 9/10
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