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The Big Picture It’s hard to fathom that the Fast and Furious franchise has been racing through cinemas for over two decades. Ten movies and a spinoff later, Vin Diesel and his NOS-fueled franchise continue to raise the bar for action movies and what can be achieved with cars.
Vin Diesel treats his Fast franchise as seriously as William Shakespeare treated his tragedies. Yet the great playwright knew how to treat death in his work as seriously as the plague. Instead of allowing characters to stay dead in the Fast and Furious movies, the franchise has given the audience no reason to expect fallen characters to stay dead. This in turn cheapens the quality of a movie franchise that rests its laurels on cars and the power of family.
Close Cut to F9. With the return of Justin Lin as director for the ninth installment, after having departed from the franchise after Fast & Furious 6. Fans thought they would not only get Han’s return, but also there would finally be justice for this murder. Keep in mind, after Shaw saved Dom’s son in The Fate of the Furious, Dom accepts Shaw into the family. This man seemingly murdered a beloved member of Dom’s team, and he gets an invitation to the family barbecue.
If you recall, Gisele hasn’t been seen since her death towards the end of Fast & Furious 6. During the final showdown against Owen and his team on the Antonov An-124, Gisele seemingly sacrifices herself to save Han’s life. She and Han had been in a relationship since Fast Five, and it’s her death in Fast & Furious 6 that caused Han to return to Tokyo for the events of Tokyo Drift. Losing Gisele gave Han emotional stakes and mourning her had an impact.
What makes Letty’s return work here is the emotional stakes it added to Fast & Furious 6 and the movies moving forward. Even though Letty chooses to be with Dom at the end of Fast & Furious 6, she’s seen in Furious 7 struggling to remember her life with Dom before her accident and making new memories with him.
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