'Fast and Furious 7' Spoilers: 'Furious 7' Is 'A Sad Action Film,' Says Director [VIDEO]
James Wan, director of Furious 7, talked about making the film in a recent interview.
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Wan spoke to Vulture about the how he approached the franchise, its emotional charge and moving from making indie-horror movies to this mega franchise. In the piece, film critic Bilge Ebiri talked about how the movie is "haunted by death and trauma," and got Wan to weigh in on taht aspect of the film.
"I didn't set out to do it this way," Wan said. "Furious 7 has become, for obvious reasons, a very melancholy movie. But I realize that my other films are like that, too. Death Sentence is very much like that. I'm a guy that makes sad action films."
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Another very interesting insight on the movie, the piece captures is Wan's idea of also, in some way, humanising the villain Ian Shaw played by Jason Statham. While emotions run high through Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his crew, even Ian is fighting for his family.
"It's also Jason Statham and his family," he said. "That's how Jason and I wanted to play it from the start: We wanted it to come from a very primal place: protecting your loved ones. We knew he was going to be the antagonist, but we didn't necessarily want him to be the bad guy."
Wan finally defined the essence of the film and what makes it special, even within the action genre.
"These characters may go on this crazy journey, but at the end of the day, you remind them who they are, and what they ultimately love," he said. "The idea is that human emotion is more powerful than death itself."
Furious 7 hits theaters on April 3, 2015.
Watch an extended scene featuring some car action here:
