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While the debate is likely to continue in the coming months, a resolution will more than likely be reached. After all, despite the volatility of the entertainment industry, Fast & Furious movies still find a way to at least break even. However, what both parties seem to overlook is that the franchise has already reached a natural conclusion if viewed from a certain perspective.
Fast X‘s Ending Sets Up the Franchise’s Biggest Story Yet
Fast X starts like most of the recent movies in the series. Instead of racing cars, Dom Toretto and his crew are acting as spies for a mysterious organization. Dom is tired of the rat race, though, so he relaxes at home until a major problem arrives at his door. Cipher, the villain from The Fate of the Furious and F9, shows up at his doorstep and warns him about a new player, Dante, who seems to have an axe to grind with him. At first, Dante seems like any other bad guy the family has gone up against, but he soon reveals the lengths he’s willing to go to win, and they Dom to his core. Dante gets his hands on Dom’s son, Brian, and kills his brother, Jakob, confirming that no punches are being pulled.
The rest of the crew is dealing with its own problem overseas, and it takes them a while to get to Dom. However, when their plane arrives within view of Dom, it feels like the good guys are going to win again. Surely, Tej, Roman, Han, and everyone else will land, save Dom, and give their leader the opportunity to dish out some pain. Fast X decides to flip the script, having Dante crash the plane and blow up a dam, sending what looks like an ocean’s worth of water toward Dom and his son. The fates of all the leading players are up in the air at the end of Fast X, which means a sequel is necessary. But what’s easy to forget is that this is the Fast & Furious franchise, where just about anything goes.
