Fast 5 movie review - Essay Example

This paper analyzes the film’s plot, the observed character personalities, the mood and emotions identified, and the outstanding thematic issues, among other film elements. The film begins with Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) being moved to Lompoc penitentiary in a prison bus. Mia (Jordana Brewster), that is, Dom’s sister, with the help of his friend Brian (Paul Walker) attacks the bus and free Dom. Following the prison break, the authorities in the US begin an intensive search for Dom, Mia and Brian prompting the fugitives to seek refuge in Brazil’s capital of Rio de Janeiro.

The three collaborate with Vince (Matt Schulze) an ally of theirs and formulate a plan to steal cars from a moving train. Even though they successfully steal the cars, they engage in an altercation with DEA agents in the train since they previously did not know that the train was transporting seized cars. The death of DEA agents in the train heist instigates the dispatch of a U.S. Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) team led by agent Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) to Rio with the principal aim of capturing Dom’s team and extraditing them to face murder charges in the US.

Hobbs’ team successfully tracks Dom and his accomplices in the former’s safe house, but they manage to escape since the place is under attack by Reyes’ (a drug lord) men (Fast Five). After realizing that they are running not just from gangsters, but the law as well, and when Mia tells Brian that she is pregnant with his child, Dom’s team decides to stay united and plan a final heist to start a comfortable new life. They decide to steal from Reyes, having acquired proof of where his money was in the prior train heist.

The assembled heist team comprises of Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson), Tej Parker (Ludacris), Han Lue (Sung Kang), and Vince (Matt Schulze) among others. However, before their plans materialize, Dom,