If I didn't know any better, I would have sworn that 'Need For Speed' was made in the '80s. It takes basically every trope from that classic period of action movies and updates them for a modern audience. Let's face it: those movies were the best.
So how exactly does 'Need For Speed' go about creating the '80s feel in a modern day actioner? Here are eight ways it emulates the classics (be warned: some spoilers ahead).
1. Good Guy Falls For Brilliant Woman He MisjudgedAlso Seen In: 'Top Gun,' 'Road House' When 'Need For Speed' hero Tobey Marshall ( Aaron Paul) meets Julia, he thinks she's just a pretty face. His friend Little Pete (yes, that's his name) does a bunch of mansplainin' about cars to her, and she plays along before dropping some major car knowledge on Pete and Tobey. From that point on, we know Tobey and she will get together by the end.
'80s movies featured strong, smart women with whom our hero gets off to a bad start, only to fall in love anyway. The classic example is Kelly McGillis in 'Top Gun,' who was many a kid's first crush. Reminder, Hollywood: we like our women smart.
'80s action movies were also at their core vengeance movies: Drago kills Apollo Creed in 'Rocky IV' ('If he dies, he dies') and Axel Foley's best friend is killed by the bad guy's cronies in 'Beverly Hills Cop.' These unfortunate characters are basically there only to spur on the main character to fulfill his destiny (in this case, to win an underground street race).
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