>DUDE CORONA XD PRODUCT PLACEMENT There is a big misconception among the plebs about the Fast&Familia franchise that statest it is one big commercial for the Corona. Not only this is wrong, as the director himself stated the studio doesn't get any money for the brew's appearances, but it's a hackneyed reduction of it's actual symbolical importance.
Throughout the franchise, the beer is almost a character in itself, signifying not just Dom’s LA roots, but his friendship with Brian O’Connor. In the first film, Dom makes his first overture of friendship to Brian by handing him a Corona. From there, the Corona beer bottles have become a touchstone for the theme of home in the franchise, and for Brian and Dom’s friendship.
They were noticeably absent from the second and third movies,2 Fast 2 Furious, andTokyo Drift, because Dom wasn’t a major part of either of them.
But Corona makes an important return in theFast & Furious, the fourth film that reunites Brian and Dom. The two have yet to make up, but they’re seen thawing the ice over Coronas.
Coronas are noticeably missing fromFast Five, which begins and ends with the family exiled from America. Not being able to drink your favorite beer is one of those little things the outlaws probably miss. And it makes a lot of sense when placed in the context of the sixth installment, which has the crew finally back in LA and free of criminal charges.
InFast & Furious 6Dom and the team gather in his backyard to grieve Giesel, and welcome back Letty. The reunion scene recalls the first movie, and Coronas litter the table. The connection is clear: Corona equals home. It means Brian and family and LA.
I'll always be thankful to Paul Walker. He showed an entire generation of white guys how to appropriately interact with nonwhite people in 2000's America when we actually had to begin giving a shit about their opinions and desires. Whenever I have to meet a black or Latino person, I always just start acting like Paul Walker and everything's fine and I feel much more calm and confident about being a white male and for a brief minute when we bump fists, it's like slavery and colonization and smallpox never even happened and I can just enjoy a nice Corona with friends.
In the final scene ofThe Fate of the Furious, however, it's missing. People congregate around the table, Dom gets ready to say grace and toasts the crew not with a Corona, but with a bottle of Budweiser.
If you have a favorite beer, you know that drinking it can feel like coming home. Thus, the lack of Coronas inThe Fate of the Furious isn’t an accident, but a significant and important detail. For most of the film, Dom is a rogue agent, and while his team knows he hasn’t totally forgotten them, they also know that he’s not being himself. Hence, no Corona.
Even in the final scene, when the world should back on its regular axis, there are indications that things are going to be different now, and maybe Dom is too. Mainly, the gang isn’t home, physically and metaphorically. They’re in New York, not LA, and most importantly, they’re missing two key pieces of their circle, Mia and Brian.
Think about all the times we see Dom drink Corona in the past seven movies. Brian is almost always at his side. If you’ve lost a friend, or just miss him deeply, you know that drinking the beer you both used to love, alone, would be unbearable.
Conclussion: The ending scene tries to recapture the sense of home and safety we saw in the first, fourth, and sixth movies, but the absence of Coronas is a small but important indicator that things are changing, Dom is changing, and they may never be the same again.
Powerful image, familia. Thanks for contributing to my F&F pasta collection. It's been a long day without you, my friend And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
The first time I saw Fast and Furious I literally turned to my Mexican maid and immediately removed her chains before handing her a Corona. Put them back on when the movie was over to be sure she wouldn't steal when my back was turned while I modded my Civ, but still. Really eye opening for me and made me realize she was almost human as well
Jace Thomas
Fuck off you stupid bitch. The only person paid off her is you paid off by Jakob, and la familia will not be intimidated that easily. Dom will triumph
Kevin Wood
I don't care about pay, only about corona.
Andrew Diaz
bros... how is the familia going to deal with Jacob? he's faster, stronger, taller, more handsome and a better driver than Dom. I dont see the familia winning this one bros... it might be the end of the familia once and for all
John Gray
>English major's first critical theory paper
Brandon Lewis
Coronachads are majors unlike the uneducated, familia-hating, Jakoblovers
Samuel Young
HEY. I agree with everything else and we should be worried but he is NOT more handsome than Dom. Nobody can turn their bald head to look out their window to smirk at another driver and instantly give you the warm feeling of la familia's embrace like can. PS I am shaking though just because you mentioned Jakob's name so I guess that counts for something. Stay strong bros. We'll get through this work shift without a panic attack if we support eachother
Nicholas Myers
Dude. It's a fucking product placement. They were paid fat stacks to shill it. Shut up
Hunter Smith
This makes me want to enjoy the refreshing, crisp, and light yet subtle Mexican flavor stylings of an ice cold Corona cervesa (available at fine establishments everywhere)
Dominic Cooper
Jakofags probably drink bud light
Aiden Foster
how am i supposed to believe that someone so obsessed with familia has got a brother he hasn't mentioned for the first 9 movies?
they're testing my patience bros
Jason Smith
There's more to familia than just blood, that's what the whole series is about.
Henry Russell
They split apart after dom beat that one guy into a coma
Colton Stewart
these threads are fucking weird
Chase Clark
Crack a corona and join la familia bros. Theres always a spot in the passenger seat
Joshua Mitchell
Salud.
Daniel Adams
>the most important thing to Dom is family >Jakob is his family >but also his enemy bros... how are the going to solve this? I'm worried about the familia
Ryan Allen
>Jakob is basically Dom but better in every single way >no Hobbs and Shaw to help out, Brian retired yeah, I'm thinking the familia is done
Eli Torres
The coronavirus thing made me buy a corona to see if it's good. It's the worst beer I've ever drank. Seriously. I would rather just drink water instead.
