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The Fast and the Furious: Explained


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videos the NOS injected fast and furious
universe who continue to find themselves
in a variety of death-defying situations
relying on insane driving skills in
order to make it out alive the series
has become one of the top grossing movie
franchises of all time spawning video
games rides and even a live stunt show
but how did a puppy action movie about
street racing evolved into a blockbuster
franchise well it all began with a
magazine article after film director Rob
Cohen read a 1998 vibe magazine article
reporting on the experiences of
underground racer Raphael Estevez he was
inspired to begin working on a script
that took place within the world of
underground street racing producer Neel
Moritz tapped relative unknowns Paul
Walker and Vin Diesel to star in the
project with the cast and script
greenlit Coen acquired the rights to use
the title The Fast and the Furious which
was previously associated with a 1955
Roger Corman B movie The Fast and
Furious opened with a brilliantly
choreographed truck robbery sequence in
order to catch the thieves LAPD officer
Brian O’Conner goes undercover to
infiltrate the criminal crew led by
Dominic Toretto after racing from the
law and against each other
Brian decides to let him go free while
the plot shares similarities with the
classic 90s action movie Point Break The
Fast and the Furious boasts elements
that make it unique
the ensemble has fantastic chemistry
yeah well I thought if I got in your
good graces you might let me keep my car
you are my good graces but Jane keeping
your car you drive like you’ve done this
before what are you a wheelman no the
no never done time a couple of
overnighters no big deal from the failed
truck heist to Dom and Brian’s climactic
race are thrilling and whether you
prefer Dom’s iconic dodge charger or
Brian’s Mitsubishi Eclipse viewers are
guaranteed to eye at least one car
they’d love to park in their garage my
dad built a 900 horse is a Detroit
muscle it’s a beast
know what you ran in Palmdale know what
you know 90 seconds flat critical
reviews may have been mixed but bold box
office numbers signified that audiences
craved even more 200 mile an hour action
unfortunately diesel wasn’t a fan of the
sequel script and chose to star in xxx
instead of returning to the series for
the super-sized budget the questionably
named too fast too furious went into
production too fast too furious up the
ante with more characters and bigger
stunts however critics and audiences
alike were disappointed with the plots
lack of originality and the charismatic
diesels absence despite negative
reception the film’s 236 million dollar
box office haul was enough to keep gas
in the series tank after Walker and
diesel declined to return for a third
entry production studio Universal
decided to redirect the franchise a
script that originally featured on
travelling to Tokyo was altered to focus
on a new character an American high
school student named Sean played by
Lucas black
however Diesel’s dumb does make a small
cameo I got nothing but time
in preparing for the production of The Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift
Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift director Justin Lin immersed himself
director Justin Lin immersed himself within the world of Japanese drift
within the world of Japanese drift racing
racing despite universals best efforts the
despite universals best efforts the third film wasn’t well-received while
third film wasn’t well-received while the idea of a high schooler learning to
the idea of a high schooler learning to master drifting to take on the nephew of
master drifting to take on the nephew of a Yakuza boss sounds cool
a Yakuza boss sounds cool Lucas blacks bland performance as Shawn
Lucas blacks bland performance as Shawn fell short
fell short you know what DK stands for don’t become
you know what DK stands for don’t become drift King
drift King drew
drew what do you mean dream with a
what do you mean dream with a disappointing critical and box office
disappointing critical and box office reception the franchise urgently needed
reception the franchise urgently needed to improve or was destined to be sold
to improve or was destined to be sold for parts
for parts in 2009 the confusingly titled fast and
in 2009 the confusingly titled fast and furious hit theaters marking a turning
furious hit theaters marking a turning point in the franchise Fast and Furious
point in the franchise Fast and Furious chose to emphasize high-stakes action
chose to emphasize high-stakes action over street racing tipping its cap to
over street racing tipping its cap to the original the film opened with an
the original the film opened with an exciting mountaintop gas truck heist
exciting mountaintop gas truck heist featured Walker’s Brian going back
featured Walker’s Brian going back undercover for the FBI and saw Diesel’s
undercover for the FBI and saw Diesel’s Dom himself once again in the driver’s
Dom himself once again in the driver’s seat while the critical reception
seat while the critical reception dropped to a franchise low the box
dropped to a franchise low the box office hit new heights later that year
office hit new heights later that year diesel directed and starred in the short
diesel directed and starred in the short franchise film los bandoleros the story
franchise film los bandoleros the story focuses on Dominus crews lives before
focuses on Dominus crews lives before the mountain heist while it doesn’t
the mountain heist while it doesn’t contain much action it did provide fans
contain much action it did provide fans with insight into each character’s
with insight into each character’s motivations have I arrived just
motivations have I arrived just whether you always get into sometimes
whether you always get into sometimes fast five employed franchise all-stars
fast five employed franchise all-stars and big-name new recruits in order to
and big-name new recruits in order to maximize the action as DOM and Brian
maximize the action as DOM and Brian assemble a crew in order to steal from a
assemble a crew in order to steal from a criminal kingpin the rocks Luke Hobbs
criminal kingpin the rocks Luke Hobbs attempts to capture them I don’t think
attempts to capture them I don’t think so mistake is thinking you’ve got a
so mistake is thinking you’ve got a goddamn choice boy your mistake thinking
goddamn choice boy your mistake thinking you’re in America
you’re in America featuring awesome fights shootouts
featuring awesome fights shootouts intense chases the movie kicked the
intense chases the movie kicked the series into high gear filled with
series into high gear filled with jaw-dropping stunts the film’s most
jaw-dropping stunts the film’s most notable action set piece features DOM
notable action set piece features DOM and Brian towing a safe through Rio
and Brian towing a safe through Rio proving ridiculously entertaining from a
proving ridiculously entertaining from a production standpoint the fact that the
production standpoint the fact that the sequence relied heavily on practical
sequence relied heavily on practical effects makes it all the more
effects makes it all the more unbelievable
unbelievable the combo of well-crafted storytelling
the combo of well-crafted storytelling and heart pounding action helped make
and heart pounding action helped make Fast Five a critical and box-office
Fast Five a critical and box-office juggernaut so where to now I don’t know
juggernaut so where to now I don’t know never been to Madrid
never been to Madrid I thought you wanted to go to tuk here
I thought you wanted to go to tuk here we’ll get there eventually
we’ll get there eventually two years later Fast and Furious 6
two years later Fast and Furious 6 reached new franchise heights when a
reached new franchise heights when a driving crew is discovered to be
driving crew is discovered to be stealing weapon parts
stealing weapon parts Hobbs recruits dominus crew to stop them
Hobbs recruits dominus crew to stop them at one point the heroes are chased by a
at one point the heroes are chased by a tank and yes every car that was
tank and yes every car that was demolished on screen was entirely real
demolished on screen was entirely real guys we gotta come up with another plan
they gotta take I’m sorry did somebody just say a tank but this wasn’t even the
just say a tank but this wasn’t even the most inspired action in the movie the
most inspired action in the movie the most heart-pounding chase scene takes
most heart-pounding chase scene takes place on the longest airstrip in the
place on the longest airstrip in the world the film climaxes with Jason
world the film climaxes with Jason Statham making an explosive post-credits
Statham making an explosive post-credits debut Dominic Toretto you don’t know me
while the box office and critical reception were higher than ever a real
reception were higher than ever a real tragedy would put the franchise’s future
tragedy would put the franchise’s future into question on November 30th 2014 Paul
into question on November 30th 2014 Paul Walker died tragically in a car crash
Walker died tragically in a car crash passing away before completing his
passing away before completing his scenes for the seventh film the creative
scenes for the seventh film the creative team was forced to make some big
team was forced to make some big decisions when shooting resumed in April
decisions when shooting resumed in April 2015
2015 Walker’s real-life siblings volunteered
Walker’s real-life siblings volunteered to stand in for their late brother while
to stand in for their late brother while CGI was used to recreate Walker’s face
CGI was used to recreate Walker’s face onto their bodies this would be the
onto their bodies this would be the final Fast & Furious film to feature the
final Fast & Furious film to feature the iconic character Brian O’Conner and the
iconic character Brian O’Conner and the cast and crew truly came together to say
cast and crew truly came together to say goodbye and honor Walker’s memory
goodbye and honor Walker’s memory [Music]
and you’ll always be my brother furious seven marked the first film in the
seven marked the first film in the franchise since Tokyo Drift
franchise since Tokyo Drift that wasn’t helmed by Justin Lin who
that wasn’t helmed by Justin Lin who went off to direct Star Trek Beyond in
went off to direct Star Trek Beyond in his place stepped horror filmmaker James
his place stepped horror filmmaker James Wan who delivered one of the most
Wan who delivered one of the most ambitious films in the franchise the
ambitious films in the franchise the film received the highest critical and
film received the highest critical and box-office reception of any Fast &
box-office reception of any Fast & Furious film to date the movie focused
Furious film to date the movie focused on Deckard Shaw played by Statham who
on Deckard Shaw played by Statham who sought vengeance against Dom after his
sought vengeance against Dom after his brother was brutally injured in the
brother was brutally injured in the previous film while the stakes were more
previous film while the stakes were more personal than ever the action scenes
personal than ever the action scenes kept delivering Furious 7 features a
kept delivering Furious 7 features a number of amazing fight sequences but
number of amazing fight sequences but it’s an elaborate sequence in which Dom
it’s an elaborate sequence in which Dom drives a car through three skyscrapers
drives a car through three skyscrapers that truly steals the show months
that truly steals the show months following Furious 7 s release diesel
following Furious 7 s release diesel announced that the eighth film would hit
announced that the eighth film would hit theaters in 2017 although the
theaters in 2017 although the globe-hopping locations were exciting
globe-hopping locations were exciting what made fate of the Furious so
what made fate of the Furious so intriguing was the drama which focused
intriguing was the drama which focused on Dom turning on his family
as it turns out Dom was being forced by Charlize Theron’s cipher to help access
Charlize Theron’s cipher to help access nuclear weapons in order to save his
nuclear weapons in order to save his newborn son if the plot sounds
newborn son if the plot sounds ridiculous just wait till you see the
ridiculous just wait till you see the ROC redirecting a torpedo with his bare
ROC redirecting a torpedo with his bare hands farewell to the left really
hands farewell to the left really quickly
fast and furious nine and ten will be released in April 2020 and 2021
released in April 2020 and 2021 respectively while the plots are still
respectively while the plots are still unknown it has been teased that Tokyo
unknown it has been teased that Tokyo Drift Shaun will return before those
Drift Shaun will return before those installments hit theaters the very first
installments hit theaters the very first franchise spin-off Hobson Shah will
franchise spin-off Hobson Shah will debut in 2019 with Idris Elba making his
debut in 2019 with Idris Elba making his Fast and Furious debut as a
Fast and Furious debut as a yet-to-be-named villain when the 10th
yet-to-be-named villain when the 10th Fast and Furious arrives in theaters the
Fast and Furious arrives in theaters the franchise will celebrate its 20th year
franchise will celebrate its 20th year and while the series may be far from
and while the series may be far from Oscar bait it totally deserves to be
Oscar bait it totally deserves to be celebrated in the race to be one of the
celebrated in the race to be one of the best action movie series of all time The
best action movie series of all time The Fast and the Furious films should not be
Fast and the Furious films should not be counted out this video is brought to you
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