Fast Five, directed by Justin Lin

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Recommended: Female representation in action films

Action movies today seem to lack attractiveness and are built completely on unnecessary explosions. Fast Five changes the tempo of all the movies surrounding it by utilizing adrenaline-pumping action sequences as well sentimental scenes in which the plot of the movie is strengthened. The movie uses a slight bit of craziness alongside a Zen-like calm in order to produce a wholesome film experience. Fast Five delivers viewers with a perfect mix of fast cars and furious men that leads to an ultimate action sequence long lost in action movies. The movie overdoses its audience with testosterone mixed with soap opera drama to provide Hollywood with the optimal action movie. Fast Five is the blockbuster action movie of the year thanks to its high-octane action scenes, star-studded cast, and emotional usage of family themes. Whether watching Nascar on Sunday mornings or drag racing in the streets, racing has always been a favorite of American audiences. The movie starts off as a continuation from its predecessor with Brian O’Connor (Paul Walker) and his girlfriend, Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster), breaking out their leader and Mia’s brother, Dominic “Dom” Toretto (Vin Diesel), from his impeding jail sentence. The trio then flees America and escapes to Brazil. In Brazil, the trio formulates a plan for “one final heist” that will ensure all of them enough retirement money to live for the rest of their lives. Walker and Diesel call their allies from previous movies to help them finish off the plan that will yield the crew $11,000,000 to share. After devising an extensive plan to steal the money from the richest mobster in Rio de Janeiro, the group goes through a series of ridiculous but, nevertheless, amazing events, and finally decides tha... ... middle of paper ... ...child. With a sentimental touch, Fast Five provides its audience with a little more diversity than the average action movie. On the whole, Fast Five revitalizes the 10-year old Fast and Furious franchise with added flavor. Similar to adding nitrous to an already fast car, the introduction of Dwayne Johnson into the series has drastically increased the overall testosterone level in the movie. Fast Five proves to be the optimal movie experience with superficial items such as flashy cars, extravagant shooting locations, and a cliff-hanger that will actually leave the audience hanging. Add the sentimental touch to Fast Five and it turns out to be the complete action movie. Works Cited "Fast Five (2011) - IMDb." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Web. 17 Oct. 2011. Lin, Justin, dir. Fast Five. Universal Pictures, 2011. Film.

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