Movie Review: Fast and Furious 7

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Samson Yang, Beat Writer

Buckle up your seat belt because the Furious 7 have arrived. As of April 3rd, the latest Fast and Furious released with a few changes to the traditional recipe. Due to the death of the main character, Paul walker, the movie had to be delayed during production. The movie producers decided to use his brothers Caleb and Cody as stand-ins to complete the remaining scenes.

Furious 7 was directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan. The story line follows Dominic Toretto (Diesel), Brian O’Conner (Walker) and the rest of their street-racing, adventurous crew, who have returned to the United States to live normal lives after their shenanigans in Fast & Furious 6 (2013).

All seems well until Deckard Shaw (Statham) shows up.  Shaw is a special forces assassin, seeking to avenge his crippled younger brother, and he intents to hunt down Dom and his crew. This movie was planned to be one of the most action-packed movies ever, and it’s no surprise they used $250 million just for cars.

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In the first three days of its release, the film made $392.2 million worldwide. The hype was unreal; people of all ages were excited for the final release. The hype was triggered by the new and custom vehicles in the movie. From muscle cars to exotic super cars, the movie would attract fans with all types of interests

Muscle cars like the 1970 Dodge Charger R/T or the updated 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT-8 were also featured, proving that these types of muscle vehicles have speed as well. On the other hand, super cars like the very popular Ferarri 458 Italia or the 2011 Bugatti Veyron did excite the spectators who don’t know much about cars. Who wouldn’t want to see a $4 million dollar car go past 100 mph? I’m sure I would, I mean how many times in your life would you see cars going that fast through building to building in mid air?

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Furious 7 featured a cast of characters that kept you on the edge of your seat and helped the film live up to the hype. The constant number of attacks from Statham’s Deckard Shaw kept the movie rolling.

Also, sadly, the death of Paul Walker brought more attention to the movie. Paul Walker has acted as the main character of all the Fast and Furious, and without him, the series wouldn’t be the same. Who would want to see the main character of a series go? The answer is nobody, and that is why the tribute to Paul Walker at the end was a tear dropping moment for some loyal spectators.