I’m not a huge fan of the Fast and the
Furious movie series. In fact, I only saw the first three installments prior to
watching their sixth last summer.
All I know is that Brian O’Conner was part
of that film alongside Ludacris and Vin Diesel. He was the
detective-turned-agent (later, based on the articles about his character
development on a man’s best friend called Wikipedia) who always chasing Dominic
Torretto, aside from Hobbs. And I am also excited about how the seventh motion
picture of the action-packed F&F franchise will roll. Supposedly it will
roll in the silver screens by summer (US time zone) next year.
Until that Saturday afternoon in America (Sunday
morning Manila time) broke the news – and the 40 year-old Paul Walker died on
the spot, with his companion whose a race car driver. Yes, shocking as it is,
right? His car rammed into a tree and exploded.
Almost the same scenario on Han’s character during the Tokyo drift episode.
Thing is, Walker just a few minutes away
from a charity event for the victims typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (I’m
just not sure if that accident and the charitable event was before or after). I
would highly doubt if people will tell that he is another calamity’s victim or
he sacrificed himself there. Nah, I beg to disagree on those kinds of remarks. Why did I say so? ‘Cause I believe that
nobody wanted this to happen. There’s no other motive per se. It was just pure
coincidence that he was on the verge of raising funds to help out country.
The irony though is that the thing that
made him known was the same exact thing that the death spared him away from
this world. What I am talking about here? SPEED.
Most of the talks are like this: Walker’s
car was running like a bullet train prior to the car accident. Yikes, I recall
studies that even a 20 or 30 kilometer-per-hour-speed automobile can kill a man
(though I think it will be a torture-like form).
It will be a tough move for Universal
Pictures to pace Fast 7 to the finish line, considering that the production’s
shooting time for this film were already more than halfway in progress. It’s more
tough compared to situation that goes like when an artist leaves for another
station, and his latest project (which is by the way, a teleserye) would need
to find a way to finish his appearance, either by a sudden departure to abroad,
or the most tenacious-yet-so-fucking-generic resort: to kill his character.
I know Fast 7 will push through by next
year for sure. I might even foresee that it will be a hit just like their
previous flicks. And to anyone who might say that “it’s not good anymore,
because he was gone…” I know that kind of feeling, but let’s give some respect
and justice to the ones whom are still there. Again, Walker’s death was very,
very untimely. Nobody wanted that thing to occur. Not even God (in case you are
religious).
Nevertheless, I’ll give respect and
condolences to all the fans of the movie, and to the family of the late Paul
Walker, and the race car driver (of course, never forget Walker’s companion
‘cause like him, he died too in both tragic manner).
Rest in Peace. Much respect (salute). Paul
(or Brian), you may be gone, but are never forgotten in the eyes of your patrons.
Author: slickmaster | © 2013 september
twenty-eight productions
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