It's always been about family for Dom. But a lot of other things have changed. One of the hardest things for writers and directors is not just following a character across one movie, but taking them across several films. Not only does your arc have to be consistent with everything we've learned, but we have to see characters continue to grow. Sometimes, with someone like Michael Corleone, it works out well, and there are a lot of stories to tell. Other times, with someone like James Bond, you have to keep reinventing the character or just never acknowledging there's anything for them to learn, just more adventures for them to go on. What if I told you that one of the greatest continual character arcs of all time was actually rooted in the Fast and Furious movies? Yes, the opus of Vin Diesel is Dom Toretto, a character who has changed across nine individual movies. Someone forced to deal with the past, present, and future over and over again. Every movie takes Dom to a new place, and every movie tests him until he grows. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 25 June, 2021