Fast & Furious’ Worst Change Wasn’t The Action – It Was Dom Toretto
Fast and Furious’ unrealistic action sequences are often pointed to as the franchise’s worst change compared to the first few installments, but it was the switch in Dom Toretto that really affected the Fast and Furious movies in a negative way the most. While Fast and Furious’ success can be attributed to a lot of factors, including an always-growing cast of up-and-coming actors and established action stars like The Rock and Jason Statham, it is undeniable that Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto is the face of the franchise. As such, any changes in how Dom is written reflect on how the Fast and Furious movies play out.
Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto has been the main character in seven out of the nine main Fast and Furious movies. The only two exceptions are 2 Fast 2 Furious, to which Vin Diesel decided not to return, and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, in which Don only appears as a cameo after Han’s seemly death. Diesel reunited with The Fast and the Furious co-star Paul Walker for the first time since the original movie in Fast & Furious (2009) and then went on to have a bigger role behind the scenes in the Fast and Furious movies. Currently, Vin Diesel is an executive producer for the franchise and, as such, the Dom Toretto actor has a saying in creative decisions.
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When audiences are first introduced to Toretto through Brian’s perspective in The Fast and the Furious he is a very flawed character. Not only was he the thief behind a string of major heists, but he also was reluctant to trust people outside of his team and was not keen on leaving his life of crime. Toretto also had anger issues, as Brian learns upon hearing the story of how Dom was
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