Movie Trailer:
Fate of the Furious (Fast and Furious 8)
Genres: Action,
Crime,
Thriller
Directed
by: F. Gary Gary
Release
Date: 14 April 2017 (USA)
Production
Company: Universal Pictures
Runtime: 136 min
Cast: Vin Diesel (Dom), Jason Statham (Deckard), Dwayne
Johnson (Hobbs), Michelle Rodriguez (Letty), Tyrese Gibson (Roman) Ludacris (Tej
Parker), Charlize Theron (Cipher).
Reviewer: Desmond Okon
When Fast and Furious is mentioned anywhere, the mind of
those who have been following the movie quickly drifts to fast cars, copious
action, destruction, and this time, high tech calculated to take you through a
world of excitement. Fast and Furious 8, tagged Fate of the Furious did not disappoint as the trailer shows.
On the plot: Just as Dom and Letty are beginning to relish
their honeymoon; and Brian and Mia retire from the game; while the rest of the
crew are exonerated. The “Wonder Team” reaches what seems like having a normal
life. But all that changed when a mysterious woman steps in and ruins the
team’s peace in its bud stage. Described as the “very definition of high tech
terrorism”, this mysterious woman, Cipher (Charlize Theron), seduces and
entraps Dom into a world of crime and betrayal of those closest to him, and the
team now has to face an unprecedented test of their lives.
From the land of Cuba and the streets of New York, to the
cold plains off the arctic Barents Sea, the formidable force embarks on a death
mission, touring the globe to stop an ardent criminal from unleashing chaos on
the world’s stage and as well bring home the man who made them a family. To do
this successfully, they need the help of a notorious enemy, Deckard (Jason
Statham).
Taglines help audience understand the plot of a movie, and
this movie trailer makes use of taglines such as “the rules have changed” to
inform the audience that it’s no longer business as usual. While the “on April
14” tagline points to the release date of the movie.
However, the trailer is a huge success. It does well in
narrating the story of the film with carefully selected clips intended to give
viewers a glimpse of the challenges the team faces in trying to bring home
their friend and an invaluable member of the crew.
It opens with a scene showing a touch of sadness on the faces
of the team members, with Hobbs’ (Dwayne Johnson) voice telling viewers that
“Dom has gone rogue”, and immediately follows another scene of Dom attacking
his once precious team… his wife being worst hit. Through statements such as “you
gonna turn your back on family?”, “I know it looks bad, don’t give up on him so
easily”, “we’ve only got one chance to make this family whole again”, the
audience are clued into the storyline.
Although the film is classified under many genre –action,
crime, and thriller, the dominant genre of the film is action and this is not
hard to see as the trailer presents action clips that will make you take your
pack of pop-corn home untouched. These clips hint one to expect all round
action. Again, action isn’t the only thing you get from this movie as the trailer
promises, there is also destruction as never seen in any movie before…#F8 in
itself is destruction personified!
From the cuts, soundtrack, and shot dialogue employed in the trailer,
the Fate of the Furious poses as a
fast-paced film. The soundtrack (hard rap) blends well with genre of the movie
in all aspects, as the trailer picks pace in tandem with the music.
Like many trailers, Fate
of the Furious, leaves you expectant, and anticipating answers to questions
already boggling your mind. It succeeds here using clips of Dwayne attempting
to catch a missile, Dom driving over a sub-marine ship as he tries to dodge a missile
fired at him, and his (Dom) blatant affirmation that he has no choice than to
betray his family. These scenes create a certain eagerness that will drive you
to the cinema. Creating questions is a fantastic way of forcing viewers to the
cinema…lovely!
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