Fast and Furious 6 Spoiler Review

I chose to do a spoiler review on Fast and Furious 6 as it is not a film in which would instantly come to mind as a thriller genre. The film is based on 5 other fast and furious films which are all based on 6 cereal criminals. However, in Fast and Furious 6, all five of these ex-criminals are living the high life and avoiding any involvement with the police or crimes. Despite this, cop Hobbs, played by Dwayn Johnson, requests for their help to capture a group of villain's led by Shaw, in order to save the country from being destroyed. Throughout all of this, leader of the ex criminals, Dominic Torreto, is trying to find his ex-girlfriend, who was thought to have been killed, Letty. It is discovered she is part of Shaw's team after coming out of a comer and not remembering who she was.

Although this film isn't seen as a typical thriller, I think it does fit the iconography of a thriller. For example, the film involves guns which is a stereotypical iconography to the genre as it suggests that there is some danger between both sides.This brings us to another typical iconography of the bad guys. They are used in thrillers as it creates tension in the audience as it makes the wonder whether or not the good guys will be able to stop any damage to the country/settings. The beginning of the film, when showing the whereabouts of Torreto, the lighting and scene suggests that there is no danger or tension around the area, which therefore creates a calming atmosphere for the audience whilst also creating suspension as to what will happen next. There is also calming sounds such as the ocean in the beginning of the film which therefore expands on the calming environment that the director and actors have created for the audience. However, as the film continues the scenery becomes closer to home which creates a realistic film to the danger of the scene. This is continued by the fast paced music added to the cop chase scenes as is suggests that something could go terribly wrong. There is also a change in the lighting during the fight scenes as the lighting is dimmer and light  which creates tension and fear within the audience which therefore makes the audience wish to continue watching the film in order to find out if the villain is captured. As well as these stereotypical genres, this film also includes the idea of in-closed spaces. This is shown in the fight scene between Hobbs' team and Shaw's team as they are running through an in-closed subway which suggests that there is no way out of the danger which therefore creates a fright and tension in the audience. I find that this film although not usual seen as a thriller film, fits the iconography very well and therefore I overall rate it 3/5.