Is Fast and Furious 9 a semi-dystopian Film?

Before writing a long paragraph, I just want to make a disclaimer that I am not a loyal follower of the Fast & Furious saga. I have to admit that I did not watch the 1st-8th film. You can say that I am a novice watcher, so to speak.

I personally am not a big fan of action films. However, FF9 intrigued me. Mainly because I saw a review saying “it is a film, it does not have to make sense”. This brings me to my question; is there any specific message, or notion — if you will — that is indirectly embedded in the film? Or maybe even if the filmmakers were not intending to, I am curious as to what my interpretation would be of the plot.

I am not going to write a synopsis of the film. All that I have to say is, the film’s great, though I did not watch the first 8 films (which was, well, a lot). What I wanted to point out, in particular, is the space scene, and Roman’s line regarding how they are not normal, since they got way too much luck.

That is super interesting to me.

I never really look at FF as a dystopian film, mainly because it is not marketed that way. It is more perceived (by me, at least) as an action film. Cars. Race. Nothing too dystopian. However, that made me think. Is there any ideology of posthumanism? I mean, come onnnn! Men in space. In a car? With rocket taped?

Some might say it does not make sense.

What if — it does make sense, in a dystopian way? In a posthumanism-like way? Maybe I am thinking too much, but it does help me to kind of make sense of the whole space situation. Especially when it relates back to Roman’s thought of how they might be superhuman, after all.

Posthumanism, dystopian, films are always emphasizing on how people survived the world by using their power and skills. By all means. Maybe travelling to space. in a car. IS possible, for people who have… superpowers?

Which made this film a semi-dystopian film… ish? I said semi-dystopian because it did not feel like a full-on dystopian movie, but some aspects certainly feels the same.

I mean, this is only my view of the film after all. Might not be true, but it is my interpretation of the film, which is interesting.

All that aside, film’s super good. Would definitely recommend you to watch it. The rate from me would be a solid 9/10.

Additional note: the rhythm of the diegetic and non-diegetic sound are SUPER in sync and consistent throughout the film, major kudos to the filmmakers. The narrative is also good, I cried a lot while watching the film.

Again,

My interpretation of the film is not final. While my interpretation might not be correct, it still is, something to think about.