Four Tankmen and a Magnet – review of the movie “Fast and Furious 9”

Family complete?

After years of living on the borderline of the law and several dangerous missions, Dominic (Vin Diesel) decided to flee to the provinces to live a quiet life with Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) and his son Brian, away from people and potential threats. The demons of the past, however, are on the lookout, and the unexpected visit of Roman (Tyreese Gibson) and Teja (Ludacris) only reminds him of this. Another top secret mission awaits the family. This time, a worthy opponent will stand on the other side of the barricade – a super spy, blood from Dom’s blood, Jakob Toretto (John Cena). Of course, the fate of the planet is at stake, and the ominous plan of world domination is streaked with the personal twists of the brothers who have been arguing years ago. The captured by Jakob Cypher (Charlize Theron) will also add his three cents. The stakes have never been higher, so the funds will also turn out to be… not from this Earth.

The reactor will hold

For exactly two decades, the series (now also known as the saga) Fast and Furious has managed to build a permanent audience, actively involved in the adventures of automotive enthusiasts. The entry threshold for new viewers may not be too high (exposition dialogues referring to past events and occasional prints with fragments of earlier parts are to provide the layman with the necessary minimum of context), the level of suspension of disbelief – on the contrary. The latest version of the cash-based franchise demands a complete rejection of everything that teachers and lecturers at subsequent levels of education have tried to impress upon us. The laws of physics? Fake news. Logic? What’s this? Psychology? Black and white, limited to two, maximum three emotions. “We just have to trust science and everything will be git!” The Mark’s court egghead, Ludacris Tej, wearing an old diving suit, had the audacity to salute the Earthlings from the floating Pontiac Fiero. Yeah man, if you say so …

The level of absurdity, even in comparison with the previous installments of the series, definitely goes beyond any scale. Justin Lin, who signed both the direction and the script of the film, this time went towards the metahumor – Roman will play the role of “awake”, consciously scoring the next absurd events. And these can be found in bunches – from miraculous gadgets, through revealed resurrections, to a cosmic odyssey and breaking concrete structures with the strength of muscles (and love, I think). And all this so that after an express trip around the world, diversified by countless stunts and causing damage reaching at least seven-digit sums (Georgians, freshly remembered by the Russian military invasion from several years ago,

Critic, you’re at your place!

Autoparistic smartness is also a kind of power move , a weapon aimed at potential critics and rational malcontents. After all, it is clear that since we laugh at ourselves and point out our stupidities, no one else can do it anymore, without exposing ourselves to the label of sadness without distance *. All nonsense, logical holes and inconsistencies can also be translated then as further elements of the metatextual puzzle. It is a cynical and calculated self-awareness that closes the door to any dialogue. The team settled comfortably in the chair of scientific ignorance, covered them with a blanket made of clichés, picked up the pilot and turned up the nonsense to the max. Relax, the weight will stand.

The family saga has finally turned towards spy-superhero cinema (Roman in one of the scenes stroking the fourth wall with a hammer wonders if their motoclub consists only of indestructible and immortal elements), completely abandoning the original identity, which for some time was a distinctive trick it against dozens of other action movies. In its current form, it is only the next clone written from the ruler, meticulously ticking off the next clichéd sequences from the conventional list. So again we get more or less the same movie, looking only for bigger and bigger sharks to jump – by car, of course. The exchange offered by the creators seems quite fair – for the price of the ticket we get a high-budget crowdpleaser, a few hours of pure, uninterrupted entertainment. Writing these words, it is completely unconvinced, but judging by the financial results of the series, she is rather in the minority. A small request – since they have already managed to send a man into space, let someone else explain to them how magnets work.

Honor round

The family saga is to be crowned by the tenth and final edition, in line with the modern ethos of sucking the last penny from the brand – divided into two parts. So let them have fun – after all, they will be protected by the armored body and story armor. The invitation to the great farewell barbecue at the Toretta’s remains open to all interested parties, probably extended to include the sloppy returns of a few long unseen faces. After all, consistency and consistency do not count, the most important thing is family.

* Writing these words, the patch is not scary.

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