A prime example of this is in the opening of the movie where Dominic is convicted and jailed while O'Conner and Mia worry over his fate. Throughout the film, reflective close-ups on Dominic and Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) are made to suggest the exact impact of the fast life and the struggle for a better life. This is also important due to O'Connor's expecting girlfriend Mia ( Jordana Brewster) and the need for a more stable, conventional life. Other notable characters such as Roman (Tyrese Gibson), Tej (Ludacris), Gisele (Gal Gadot), and even Han (Sung Kang) all renounce their criminal lives for a more stable one towards the end of the movie. The setting also adds more emphasis of crime as Rio de Janiero's favelas are infamously known for violence (gangs) and
A prime example of this is in the opening of the movie where Dominic is convicted and jailed while O'Conner and Mia worry over his fate. Throughout the film, reflective close-ups on Dominic and Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) are made to suggest the exact impact of the fast life and the struggle for a better life. This is also important due to O'Connor's expecting girlfriend Mia ( Jordana Brewster) and the need for a more stable, conventional life. Other notable characters such as Roman (Tyrese Gibson), Tej (Ludacris), Gisele (Gal Gadot), and even Han (Sung Kang) all renounce their criminal lives for a more stable one towards the end of the movie. The setting also adds more emphasis of crime as Rio de Janiero's favelas are infamously known for violence (gangs) and