Speed Racer (film): Difference between revisions

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An outrageous visual spectacle, the movie did not attempt to make any apologies for the implausibilities or cliches of the original, instead merely using them to show insane, over-the-top brightly colored race car action sequences.<ref>If anything, the original anime is ''less'' over-the-top and unbelievable than the movie.</ref> These are easily the highlight of the movie and the first thing anyone who liked it will gush about. The entire script is pure, Grade A ham. And that's okay.

* [[Non-Fatal Explosions]]: The cars all have a system called "Kwik-Save" that puts them in a protective foam bubble when they crash. [[Smug Snake|Snake Oiler]] has a parachute.

** A failure in this system was blamed for the death of Rex Racer.

** Speed has one (combined with a [[Heroic BSOD]]) right as they entered the cave where Rex died.

** Every single shot of Royalton's face from the moment the spearhook is revealed on-camera till the end of the film.

* [[Wraparound Background]]: Used in the most obvious way possible, on both sides of the car, with a bike that rings it's bell every time it passes.

* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: As noted in [[Serious Business]], a company may intentionally drive down the value of its own stock if it can gain some other benefit in doing so. Naturally if this plan fails, and something else happens, they still benefit.

 

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