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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

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One of the best movies in the Fast and Furious franchise has to be The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. This movie was released in 2006, and it was directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan

Tokyo Drift is about a guy named Sean Boswell (Lucas Black), who gets in trouble frequently, and he always has to move to a new city with his mother. But he makes the mistake of racing against a man named Clay (Zachary Ty Bryan) over a girl that turns out to be Clay’s girlfriend. 

After Sean faces charges for street-racing, he assumes that he and his mother (Lynda Boyd) will have to move again, but he comes to find out that only he will be moving this time. Sean is sent to live in Tokyo, Japan with his father, Major Boswell (Brian Goodman), and he tells Sean that he can’t race cars anymore, or else he will have to call the cops. Despite this, Sean soon becomes a part of the Tokyo drift-racing scene and has many adventures. 

This movie is one of the best in the Fast and Furious series, because it’s just about cars and building your life from the bottom up. It shows that making mistakes is all right, but you must be able to fix them, and you should never stop trying or give up. Everyone should continue to do what they love and improve on it. 

This movie is also one of my favorites because of the amazing racing scenes. Cars are one of my favorite interests, and I love to watch them go top-speed while drifting on the street. I also really enjoy hearing the sound of cars reaching their very limits. 

Tokyo Drift is really terrific, because of the way that they build the movie out, and all of the music included on the soundtrack just gives you fun vibes. The fast-paced action, with all the adrenaline-pumping races… oh man, it’s so cool to watch! 

All of the car stunts are excellent, and the movie has such an awesome blend of cool and thrilling racing scenes and a story set in the vibrant city of Tokyo. It’s like an awesome adventure, mixed with culture and personal growth, and the songs perfectly match and complement each racing scene. 

But the reason I think that this movie is better than the other ones in the series is because it includes the unique setting of Tokyo, which adds a fresh and exciting vibe to the story. The drift-racing scenes are also absolutely mind-blowing, and they bring a whole new level of intensity to the film.

Plus, the character development in Tokyo Drift is pretty solid, with the main character learning about honor, respect, and finding his own path. Overall, I just find the combination of thrilling races, along with the Tokyo backdrop, and the personal growth of the characters, to be a winning formula that sets it apart from the other movies in the series.

Overall, Tokyo Drift is an amazing movie that captures the difficulties of learning and improving, and you should be prepared for the ending and how awesome and surprising it is. If you love fast and well-designed cars and exciting races, you should definitely check out this movie, because it is so awesome and has an amazing storyline. 

And if you enjoy this movie, you might love the other movies in the Fast and Furious franchise, as well.

Live your life one quarter mile at a time, Nitros!

About the Contributor
Andrew Peralta
Andrew Peralta, Staff Writer
Andrew is a sophomore at Glendale High School, and he is a member of the soccer team. He enjoys playing soccer and watching movies, and his favorite superhero is Spider-Man. He also loves to hang out with his girlfriend, friends, and family.
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