Author: Li Xiaotian
Lin Yibin, the director of "Fast and Furious 9", is definitely a sentient and righteous person.
In Fast and Furious 9, within his ability, he let the old departments he had worked with him return, and basically all the people who could return.
The return of "Han" (Jiang Sung-hsun) is reasonable and unexpected. It is unexpected that the dead can be resurrected, this character is very popular in the previous game, then come back to continue to circle fans, which has become reasonable again. After all, capitalists are not profitable and do not rise early.
In addition to "Han", the return of the "Tokyo Duo" in "Fast and Furious 3" is an additional surprise. Han's return has market considerations, and the "Tokyo duo" is purely a tribute to the feelings of "quick-shock fans".
You must know that in the evil capitalism, in the cruel Hollywood, unless you are a big bull like Xiao Lizi, the vast majority of actors do not have so many opportunities. Robert Downey Jr., as "Iron Man", is calling the wind and rain in the "Marvel Cinematic Universe", and the film "Avengers 4" has made him get $500 million in salary and commission alone, which is unimaginable. However, he immediately messed up "Dorit's Fantasy Adventure", only to fold a heel, and immediately fell from the clouds halfway down the mountain, if he messed up another film, he would immediately become an ordinary first-line actor, and no one dared to use him to support A-level big productions. Another example is "Law Shark" Michael Fassbinder, around 2014-2015, has successively owned several masterpieces of "X-Men: Reverse Future" and "Steve Jobs" and "Twelve Years of Slavery", which have broken through in both the market and literary and art films, becoming one of the brightest big names in Hollywood. But then Assassin's Creed, with him at its absolute core, went to a screeching halt, and Alien: Covenant failed to save the box office, so there was no follow-up. The current "Law Shark" has not had a work for several years.
"Fast and Furious 3" was released in 2006, and Lucas Black, who played the male protagonist "Shane", and the black supporting actor Baowa, who performed well, have never picked a beam after this film, nor have they been able to have other eye-catching roles on the big screen. Supposedly, the cruel market will not give you another chance, after all, you have successfully proved your failure.
In Fast and Furious 7, the "Tokyo Duo" of Lucas Black and Baby has returned once, but only played a soy sauce, and the role is negligible.
Unexpectedly, in "Fast and Furious 9", the "Tokyo Duo" returned again, and there were still many scenes, successfully supporting the "flying car to space" drama. The car in which the "hip-hop duo" Romain (Teres Gibson) and Tedge (Luda Chris) in the "Rush Family" flew into space was built by the "Tokyo Duo".
No, in Fast & Furious 9, the person who built that space car was obviously a three-person team. In addition to the "Tokyo duo" that came back from "Fast and Furious 3", there is also a Chinese face, and it is the three of them who work together to invent the space car, a high-tech gadget.
The Chinese face that looks vicissitudes, the actor's name is Du Junwei.
The question is who is Du Junwei? It's still a strange face.
In fact, Du Junwei has already played soy sauce in "Fast and Furious 3". This time in "Fast and Furious 9" can also be regarded as a return, together with the "Tokyo Duo", it is completely compatible, and it can even be directly called "Tokyo Trio".
The most important work in Du Junwei's career is the American drama "Warrior". If Lin Yibin is one of the directors of the first season of "Warrior", then you should understand that Du Junwei and Lin Yibin must have a relationship.
This is not the end, Lin Yibin's first independent film in his career, "Hot Ma Ji", Du Junwei happens to be one of the main actors. At this point, it should be understood that Du Junwei is Lin Yibin's senior partner, saying that it is a royal actor.
By the way, another star in "Hot Ma Ji" is Kang Sung-ho.
Now, it is time to understand why Lin Yibin likes Jiang Chenghao so much. In public and private, Jiang Sung-ho will return to "Fast and Furious 9". As for letting the humble Du Junwei join "Fast and Furious 9", it is Lin Yibin's personal selfishness.
Of course, to say that it is better to listen to it is to emphasize righteousness, talk about love, and not forget the original intention. This, in snobbish Hollywood, is a very rare quality.
Therefore, Lin Yibin is a good person.
Lin Yibin, born on October 11, 1971 in Taipei, Taiwan, immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of 8. When he was young, he dreamed of playing in the NBA, but he studied film at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), which is closer to Hollywood, and earned a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree.
In 1997, Lin Yibin and his college classmate Li Mengxi co-directed their debut film "Renhai Qihua", which has nothing to say, it is a college student study, but the starring actor is John Zhao. Later, John Zhao became one of the well-known actors in Hollywood, starring in a large number of works, starring in "Network Mystery Trail" quite good.
In 2002, Lin Yibin began to direct independently, which is the above-mentioned "Hot Maji". This film does not have much to say, but it has also been nominated for a drama film at the 18th Sundance Film Festival Jury Prize, and the first independent directing has such an achievement, which is already quite good. Moreover, Lin Yibin formed a solid friendship with Jiang Chenghao and Du Junwei.
In 2006, Lin Yibin's second independent directing work was "Conquering the Furious Sea". Looking at it now, this film has nothing to say. However, the film stars James Franco of "Fu Lanlan", which is nothing, but the two supporting characters are Teres Gibson and Jordana Brewster, who are "Romain" and "Mia" in the "Quick"series, which is commendable. "Mia" Jordana Brewster formally we are going to say the right thing about in this article.
Back to Lin Yibin, after the less successful "Conquer the Fury Sea", he finally got rid of independent production and got a film contract from a big factory, which is also released in 2006's "Fast and Furious 3", and he also quickly pulled up his friends Jiang Chenghao and Du Junwei.
And then the next thing is that everyone is familiar with it. The reputation of "Fast and Furious 3" is very poor, but the budget of 85 million US dollars in exchange for nearly 160 million US dollars of global box office still allows Universal to see the potential of Lin Yibin. Then, they started making Fast & Furious 4, and then the IP was officially established and became a cash cow for Universal.
Kang Sung-ho, Du Junwei, Teres Gibson, and Jordana Brewster all shined under his guide and became indispensable members of the "Quick-Shock Family".
Jordana Brewster, in the first part of Fast and Furious, is just a simple vase, responsible for being pretty, and being responsible for fascinating Brian (Paul Walker) is enough. In this film, Jordana Brewster played by "Mia" is beautiful and pure, delicate, and a well-behaved little cute look, which is very impressive.
In Fast & Furious 2, neither "Mia" nor "Dom" starred, and there was nothing to say. In "Fast and Furious 3", "Dom" only played soy sauce in the Easter egg, and "Mia" did not appear to be understandable. The biggest gimmick of "Fast and Furious 4" is the reunion of the original team of "Fast and Furious", and the return of "Mia" is natural.
Jordana Brewster has finally cooperated with Lin Yibin again since "Conquering the Fury Sea". This time, "Mia" is no longer a simple vase, but has become a big show of the beating woman, the action scene is not to mention more, let people shine. At the 11th Teen Choice Awards, Jordana Brewster even overpowered the film's "Letty" (Michelle Rodriguez) and "Giselle" (Gayle Gadot), receiving nominations for "Best Actress in An Action-Adventure Film".
In the following "Fast and Furious 5" and "Fast and Furious 7", Jordana Brewster was nominated for "Best Actress in an Action-Adventure Film" at that year's Teen Choice Awards. Only "Fast and Furious 6" gave Michelle Rodriguez the same nomination.
In the public perception, it seems that "Dom's" girlfriend/wife "Letty" has a more eye-catching performance, but in the award nomination, "Mia" was chosen, which is enough to prove that Jordana Brewster is not a useless vase, but has a good performance. If it's a win, it's luck, and a succession of wins is more than just luck.
Unfortunately, in "Fast and Furious 7", with the unexpected death of "Brian" Paul Walker, "Mia" must not fade out of the "Rapid Family" with it. In Fast & Furious 8, "Brian" retires with "Mia".
However, the choreographer of the "Quick Shock" series did not go the usual way, did not choose to let "Brian" die in the story, but continued to live. It is only because of having a family, having children, and choosing responsibility that the "Rapid Radical Family" was launched.
In this way, it is said that the "Brian" and "Mia" families in "Fast and Furious 9" should continue to be in retreat, and Jordana Brewster has no chance to continue to star.
But Lin Yibin has a way.
The main villain of Fast and Furious 9 is "Dom"'s brother "Jacob", so this means that he is also the brother of "Mia". In this way, "Mia" has a reason to re-emerge.
In the "Rapid Shock Universe", "Brian" and the child continue to live in seclusion, and "Mia", as the mother of the child, is single and continues to work. After all, the opponent is the child's uncle.
In "Fast and Furious 9", "Mia" is not simply showing her face and continuing to make vases, but once again showing that in addition to her good skills, the action scene performance is quite beautiful. I really can't see that Jordana Brewster, who was born on April 26, 1980, is 41 years old, and this figure, this hand, is really not covered.
Already 41 years old? True heart has become a little brides, can still have such a performance, very good, very difficult, very praised.
That's how success piqued my interest in Jordana Brewster. Want to see how she can actually ask Lin Yibin to come back and rejoin the "Quick Radical Family"?
As mentioned above, after an actor has passed a film fire, there will be many film appointments coming to the door, hoping to take advantage of the situation to also catch fire. This tests the actor's ability to take the scene, whether to pick up the film when he sees it, or to think twice and take the film carefully.
If you continue to fire in other films after one film is on fire, then it is no longer luck but strength. In fact, many people who cannot withstand this test can only be on fire for a while, not a lifetime of fire.
Jordana Brewster is one of those who is on fire in Fast and Furious, but is basically not hot in other films. As a result, no one looked for her to make a film. Only the "Quick Shock" series can be used as a long-term meal ticket.
But in fact, Jordana Brewster is not a brainless actress with a face. This beautiful-looking actress, who looks like a vase, is actually a proper bully, graduated from Yale University, and has both good character and excellent learning. Her family background is also quite good, her father is a banker, her mother is a well-known model, and her grandfather is said to have been the president of Yale University.
Such a chick, with brains and strength, should have a better resume. Unfortunately, no. Although she received more nominations than "Sister-in-law Letty" in the series, "Sister-in-law" Michel Rodriguez was actually much more famous than her. "Sister-in-law" has starred in a lot of well-known films such as "Avatar", "Men in Black 3", "Battle of Los Angeles", "Resident Evil 5", "Machete", "Alita: Battle Angel" and so on. "Mia" is far worse than that.
But in any case, thanks to Fast and Furious 9, success piqued my interest in Jordana Brewster. So, I decided to look for the movie she starred in.
Looking around, quite disappointed. Basically, it's all bad.
The only thing worth watching is "Texas Chainsaw Killer Prequel".
As a magical series, "Texas Chainsaw" has been filmed in the sequel "Texas Chainsaw Killer 4" since the first work was released in 1974. Then there was the 2003 remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Later, there was the 2013 edition of Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D. There is also a prequel to the 2017 edition of "Human Skin Face". But there is a saying that none of these sequels and remakes and even prequels surpass the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and all of them are bad movies. So far, in the "Texas Chainsaw" series, the highest score of Douban is still the original version of the 1974 version, with a score of 7.2 points.
Then, the only thing that is said in the past is the 2003 version of "Texas Chainsaw Killer", with a Douban score of 6.9 points. In 2006, Jordana Brewster starred in the remake of the prequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. This prequel is also the third highest-scoring work in the "Texas Chainsaw" series, with a score of 6.8 points. The rest are below 6.2.
Jordana Brewster starred in "Texas Chainsaw Killer Prequel", which is also her only film award nomination since the "Rush" series, that is, the nomination for Best Horror/Suspense Film Actress at the Teen Choice Awards that year.
Then, if you want to pay attention to Jordana Brewster, only this work can be seen.
In "Texas Chainsaw Killer Prequel", Jordana Brewster is an absolute female number one, and she is also partnered by Matt Pomo, who was not yet famous at that time. However, their performance is difficult to meet.
For "Peacock" Matt Pomo, his talent and fame will only begin to show in the subsequent American dramas "Supermarket Agent" and "Magic Police Thief Detective". The charm on the big screen was not revealed until "Magic Mike" released in 2012.
For Jordana Brewster, the Texas Chainsaw Killer Prequel is already the pinnacle of the Rush series. What a pity!
So, what exactly is "Texas Chainsaw Massacre Prequel" about?
As a prequel to the 2003 edition of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", it is necessary to first understand what this canon is about.
Unlike the 1972 version of the original, the 2003 version has made a lot of changes. It's about a couple of silly, sweet young people going to Mexico to see a concert and driving through Texas. As a result, the yin and yang are wrong, and they go to an ancient mansion, and then encounter a murderous maniac armed with a chainsaw. After some tossing, they went to the police station to call the police, and it turned out that the sheriff was actually with the chainsaw killer, which was a joke, and these silly and sweet encounters could only be worse.
"Texas Chainsaw Killer" has long been an iconic fit in American culture, "Texas Chainsaw Killer Prequel" since it is to be filmed, naturally to tell how this killer demon became a killer, including why he put on a human skin mask, why he wanted to kill people with a chainsaw, etc.
In this way, the killer should be the protagonist. But it didn't.
Why do killers wear human skin masks? It is because he has been ugly since birth and has always been extremely inferior, so he has to take off a beautiful face to make an adult skin mask and bring it to himself so that he can cover up his ugliness.
Why is the Slayer dressed in a butcher costume? That's because he was really a butcher, and he didn't pretend to be like that on purpose, nor did he wear it for the sake of killing people. But with this outfit, plus a terrifying mask and chainsaw, the scary effect is enough.
Why would a killer kill people with a chainsaw? In fact, it was accidental, and I suddenly caught it when I was killing people, because I thought it was easier to use, so I kept using it.
Why does the killer kill people again and again? Because he was born in a slaughterhouse, the original slaughterhouse where he was located had no benefit and no existential value because of the development of the machine industrial revolution, and was cut off. The Killer family still lives there and becomes attached to the slaughterhouse. Because they are abandoned by society, they have hatred for society.
Although the answer revealed by the film is like this, the process of revealing is too sloppy. Because according to the above questions, the script will undoubtedly have a killer as the protagonist, and it will become a "Joker"-style film. But the choreographers obviously don't want to do this, they just want to follow the routine of the work that has already been successful, and it is enough to move up again, and it is enough to scare people.
So, we see that in the "Texas Chainsaw Murder Mania Prequel", the routine is very serious. It is still a few silly white sweets, accidentally breaking into a dangerous situation, and then being annihilated one by one in the trick of death, and dying very tragically. This film is not even innovative, it directly applies the framework of this story, telling a few American fools and sweets, who want to drive through Texas, and then come to the house of the Chainsaw murderer, so they inevitably encounter misfortune. And they need to confront not only the chainsaw killer, but also the crazy sheriff's family.
Then, the film does not focus on the characters, but simply tells a story, telling the details of killing and being killed. Rely on details to scare people, not rely on the tension of the story. As for the characters, the "Texas Chainsaw Killer" who should be the absolute core is not the protagonist, and even a vague person from beginning to end, you are not right.
Relatively eye-catching is the evil sheriff, and even the whole movie gives people the feeling that he is the real big bad, the anti-number one. This is a whole crooked, the real male one failed to harden up, and the details of the side branches were noisy and dominated, becoming the anti-number one.
As for the silly and sweet Jordana Brewster, there is no performance in the first half of the film, until the second half, it is like hanging, suddenly there is a protagonist light. As the only person in the Silly White Sweet Squad who is untethered and free to move. She fought like a moth to a fire, heroically went to save her friends, only to become a new prey for perverted murderers.
Finally, seeing that she was about to escape successfully, she was about to breathe a sigh of relief. As a result, he was stimulated by a sudden appearance of a chainsaw.
What a pity Jordana Brewster, at once provoked by the chainsaw that came from the back seat of the car, and the chainsaw hummed and died a terrible death. She thought she was going to escape, but she also died under the perverted chainsaw.
Jordana Brewster spends most of her time in the film looking panicked. At that time, she had just finished the first part of "Fast and Furious", and all aspects had not yet been polished, and she was still very young. The overall performance, also just so so, is difficult to say.
Therefore, I will not make too many comments. This is already Jordana Brewster's best work since leaving the "Rush" series, or in the distant year of 2006. Over the years, there really has been nothing but "rapid shock", so miserable.
In the "Rapid Universe", Jordana Brewster is still indispensable, and she has to re-emerge and continue to play in "Fast and Furious 9", which should be the same in the 10th and 11th parts after that.
If you want to see Jordana Brewster's work, just honestly watch the "Quick Shock" series. For anything else, don't ask for extravagance, ask for nothing. After watching "Texas Chainsaw Murder Mania Prequel", it is still a sigh: Alas!
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