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Cars, Segues, and a Horrific Children's Book

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FURIOUS 7         In the wake of tragedy often we find a beautiful semblance of sanity. Not to undermined the death of Paul Walker , which was indeed tragic and ill-timed (he was so young...), but in the wake of his passing we gain a greater appreciation for family with the latest installment of the Fast and Furious franchise. In this film, the group is faced with dealing with the repercussions from the last movie, which connects to the events of the third movie (the timeline for this franchise is completely whack and I won't get into all of it here), but more importantly it explores the importance of family within the violent chaos that comes with their line of work. Furious 7 is by far the most emotionally centered cylinder in this mega-action engine that keeps on truckin'. Since the fourth installment, these films have progressively gotten better and better. The action is amped up from film to film, the stories get larger, adding heightened themes of family, commit