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The biggest debate for me about this movie is regarding Dom's decision to go rogue. I'm trying to figure out the timeline for the baby and then I'm trying to figure out what Dom saw on the phone. He's willing to go through all this just for her? I ask this because he is surprised to see that he has a son. I would understand him doing this for his son, but not really just for her.
F8 wants you to ignore that past and embrace the future. Statham killed Han, but everything is good by the end of this film. Does this series have a confusing sense of good guys and bad guys? Is Theron going to be on their side in the next film? Maybe "familia" isn't as important to them as they claim. The film ends with a BBQ and Dom introducing his son to his "familia"...but where is Brian and his sister? Yes, I get it, Paul Walker is no longer with us, but for the sake of the story here it doesn't make sense. They don't want to include him in the dangerous missions because he has a family now. Okay, that makes sense, but what about random BBQ's? Brian is still alive in this world so naming his son after him is a little random too. Why not Paul? I thin that would have made it a bit more sentimental.
I forgot to mention how Kurt Russell is in these films now. He does nothing but looks good in a suit and makes quips. Im fine with that, I can always use more Kurt Russell in my movies. Helen Mirren makes a small cameo as well. Have they decided to up the "classy" factor here and have two Oscar winners in this series?
The writer's room was probably them brainstorming how to up the ante and someone yelled out "They out race a submarine!!!" Then they decided to try and write a script around that one basic idea. Cue Tyrese yelling more one-liners, Ludacris being more tech-savy and The Rock being more muscular. F8 does more of the same as the other films, but maybe the magic is wearing thin a little bit? It's still one of the better entries and I eagerly await the film where they drive in outer space.
The Fate of the Furious
The biggest debate for me about this movie is regarding Dom's decision to go rogue. I'm trying to figure out the timeline for the baby and then I'm trying to figure out what Dom saw on the phone. He's willing to go through all this just for her? I ask this because he is surprised to see that he has a son. I would understand him doing this for his son, but not really just for her.
F8 wants you to ignore that past and embrace the future. Statham killed Han, but everything is good by the end of this film. Does this series have a confusing sense of good guys and bad guys? Is Theron going to be on their side in the next film? Maybe "familia" isn't as important to them as they claim. The film ends with a BBQ and Dom introducing his son to his "familia"...but where is Brian and his sister? Yes, I get it, Paul Walker is no longer with us, but for the sake of the story here it doesn't make sense. They don't want to include him in the dangerous missions because he has a family now. Okay, that makes sense, but what about random BBQ's? Brian is still alive in this world so naming his son after him is a little random too. Why not Paul? I thin that would have made it a bit more sentimental.
I forgot to mention how Kurt Russell is in these films now. He does nothing but looks good in a suit and makes quips. Im fine with that, I can always use more Kurt Russell in my movies. Helen Mirren makes a small cameo as well. Have they decided to up the "classy" factor here and have two Oscar winners in this series?
The writer's room was probably them brainstorming how to up the ante and someone yelled out "They out race a submarine!!!" Then they decided to try and write a script around that one basic idea. Cue Tyrese yelling more one-liners, Ludacris being more tech-savy and The Rock being more muscular. F8 does more of the same as the other films, but maybe the magic is wearing thin a little bit? It's still one of the better entries and I eagerly await the film where they drive in outer space.