Like the internet and bird flu, the Fast and the Furious franchise seems to me like something that’s just always been around. It’s been more than a decade since the first film came out, and the latest installment — Furious 7 – hit Australian cinemas last week, bringing with it a different emotional gravitas: it is the last film of the series to feature the late Paul Walker. Also, Vin Diesel thinks it should win an Oscar.
Despite being in my early teens when the first one came out in 2001, until this weekend I had never seen a Fast and the Furious film. (Although I did tear out a poster of the gang from TV Hits and put it on one of my school books, but mostly because I was a fan of edginess and low-rise jeans.) And here’s another admission: I don’t know or care that much about cars. I don’t even own a car. I’m basically coming at this franchise with the level of relatability akin to, ‘Hey, I’m a human too!’.
With so much buzz around Furious 7, I decided to watch all seven in a row so I could experience the emotional arc in real time. I would watch six of them over one day, and the seventh the day after that.
My friends were totally on board.
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