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| Nelson_Mandela 05/23/19 3:18:02 PM #147: | #202. The Fast and the Furious https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/54/Fast_and_the_furious_poster.jpg Dir: Rob Cohen Genre: Action, Crime Year: 2001 I assume I am going to catch a lot of flak for this. I am making a list of what I genuinely consider to be the greatest films ever made. Classics directed by Billy Wilder and Alfred Hitchcock. Groundbreaking artistic achievements from David Lynch and Stanley Kubrick. And The Fast and the Furious by the guy who directed xXx. That's right: I fucking love this movie. The sequels may have turned into really fun summer blockbuster schlock, but the original F&F has a special place in my heart. I know it's a ripoff of Point Break, but this film is more to me. The first entrant in these series is the only one (besides Toyko Drift, seriously) that's more of an exploration of a subculture. The street racing scenes feel like they're really happening somewhere. Vin Diesel and his buddies feel like real people. My favorite parts of this movie is when Vin waxes poetic about the zen of car racing. It helps remind you that a subject this esoteric can actually mean a lot more to certain people. And to me, that's what makes The Fast and the Furious more than just a racing movie. It's a film about a small group of people living in a world different from mine. And that's fascinating. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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