Monday, April 13, 2015
Rhetoric in Fast and Furious 7 (Spoiler Alert)
The tribute to Paul Walker at the end of Fast and Furious 7 reminded me of different rhetoric devices we have discussed in class. It also reminded me of how these rhetoric devices apply directly to a multimedia presentation of a video. The tribute contains many metaphors and powerful images that stand as a remembrance for Paul Walker. At the end of the movie, the character of Paul Walker, "Brian O'Connor", is seen with his wife and son happily playing on the beach. This image portrays a strong sense of foreshadowing because it shows that Brian will most likely not continue in the rest of the franchise. Another rhetoric that is used is when Vin Diesel drives away from the beach and Walker catches up with him. Both are stopped at the stop sign and Brian asks, "You're gonna leave without saying goodbye?" Vin Diesel replies and says, "No matter where you are whether its a quarter mile away or halfway across the world,you'll always be with me and you'll always be my brother." The rhetoric of this dialogue is vastly important because it has further implcations that Paul Walker is not with Vin Diesel on this earth anymore but will always be in his heart. This is greater emphasized then by the following scene which shows Walker and Diesel driving off into two separate roads meaning that they are on two separate paths now. Additionally, the music choice was the song "See You Again" which played during the tribute. This reminded me of different rhetoric especially for a video because of the powerful choice of words, songs, and images to appeal to the audience through pathos.
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Even though I am not a Fast and Furious fan or seen any of the movies, this scene was still important to me. In this scene, it is very obvious of what they are trying to convey here. Which I think is very important. They could have portrayed this poorly, with poor visual, audio and speech and then the audience would have been left confused since the message was poorly delivered. But instead, with the correct choices, they were able to provoke emotion out of the audience.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen Fast and Furious 7 but I was stunned when I saw that Paul Walker was dead because I liked him as an actor, especially in the Fast and Furious movies. This scene is an amazing thing and incredibly powerful even though I am reading about it and haven't seen it. The ethos, logos, and pathos in this are incredibly strong and speak to the audience. It was an effective way to give tribute to Paul Walker and got an emotional response out of the audience.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that the rhetoric of the scene was very played out. It had a lot of pathos appeal to it, but I feel that you needed to know some background knowledge on the situation. I may know that Paul Walker died, but someone who does not know that and watched the ending might not feel the same way.
ReplyDeleteI think that the scene would appeal to anyone watching it. Paul Walker was a great actor on the screen, but he was also a great person off the screen. That shines through in the tribute, and appeals to anyone who watches it.
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