With Vin Diesel’s tease of the upcomingFast and Furious 11movie returning to theFast and Furiousfranchise’s roots, there has been a lot of discussion about the practicalities of his statement. With eachFast and Furiousmovie, the stakes get bigger, and the plots have become more far-fetched, moving the franchise increasingly further away from its street-racing origins. WithFast and Furious 11slated to be the final moviein the franchise, it makes sense that the last installment will be even bigger than before. Therefore, Vin Diesel’s suggestion of a street-level story causes problems.
Even ifFast and Furious 11changes its formula, another issue comes in the form ofDominic Toretto. Having been front and center for the majority of theFast and Furiousmovies, Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto character is a central part of the franchise. That being said,Vin Diesel’s character has gone through some big changes over the years, with one of the main being Dom seemingly adapting to the extreme action around him by becoming almost superhuman. This, of course, creates another problem for the proposed street-level stakes ofFast and Furious 11.
Fast & Furious 11 Can’t Be A Street-Level Movie If Dom Toretto Is Still A Superhero
Dominic Toretto Needs To Be Humanized For Fast & Furious 11
Vin Diesel’s evolving character makes itdifficult forFast and Furious 11to return to the street-level rootsof the franchise because Dominic Toretto has practically become a superhero-like character. Over the years,Dom has been put through a lot of action-packed stunts and fights that should have killed him, yet his character has come out of it all mostly unscathed. This untouchable type of character works well for the over-the-top action movies theFast Sagahas become. However, it could spell trouble when trying to develop a lower-stakes street-levelFast and Furious 11movie when the main character has proved himself to basically be a superhero.
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Yet it is not just the physicality ofDominic Toretto that has changed throughout theFast and Furiousmovies, as he also became more stoic and traditionally “good,” following his return in the fourth film. Since then,Toretto has evolved to fit the far-fetched reality of the franchise, becoming a hero, and showing a marked change to the morally ambiguous personality seen in 2001’sThe Fast and the Furious. Therefore, ifFast and Furious 11really wants to get back to street-level stakes, they should focus on making Dom more human again by allowing faults in his character.
Fixing Dominic Toretto Is The Key To Bring Fast & Furious Back To Its Roots
Dominic Toretto And His Family Kept The Fast & Furious Franchise Alive
Fixing Dominic Toretto’s character is a crucial step in bringingFast and Furious 11back to its roots because he is the figurehead of the franchise. From the very beginning,Dominic Toretto and his familyhave been an important part ofFast and Furious, and it is their connections and bond that has allowed the franchise to last as long as it has.
It’ll still be difficult forFast and Furious 11to return to the franchise’s origins afterFast X.
Therefore,simply reducing the stakes will not be enough for the film, and there needs to be a focus on Dom’s characterizationto bringFast and Furious 11back its street-level origins. However, even ifFast 11addressed its far-fetched plots and nerfed Dominic Toretto into a more human character, it’ll still be difficult forFast and Furious 11toreturn to the franchise’s origins afterFast X.
Having ended on such a huge, action-packed cliffhanger,Fast and Furious 11will struggle to tone down the stakes because it needs to resolveFast X’sending first. Unfortunately, it appears the final installment faces many problems in delivering Vin Diesel’s promise, but we can hope thatFast and Furious 11keeps the franchise’s tone when it finally concludes the long-lasting action franchise.
