The Han Effect in Fast Five

Fast Five featured Han as a major character. How can Han die in Tokyo Drift and still be alive to play in Fast Five?

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Fast Five is redlining at the box office. The movie is expected to battle Thor for box office supremacy. There is confusion with the Fast Five plot. How in the world is Han reincarnated from the dead to play in Fast Five?

We're seeing another plot device at work, such as what was employed in Pulp Fiction. Moviegoers see John Travolta die, but then he resurfaces again later in the film. Writers tend to use plot techniques to add depth to a film. You will find moments when a movie weaves in and out of time and space. What is going on with the Han effect?

The first two Fast and the Furious movies are based on Paul Walker's character. Whereas Vin appears as the main character in the first film, it is Paul that is the main character. Essentially, the Fast and the Furious producers probably didn't realize there would be demand for Fast and the Furious films past the sequel. Nonetheless, Tokyo Drift added another dimension to the FF movie franchise. Han is a major character in Tokyo Drift.

Moviegoers see Han die in an explosion. Now Han appears in the next two movies after Tokyo Drift. How? Fast and Furious 4 and Fast Five predates the Tokyo Drift plot. Essentially, we're watching another Star Wars plot, where the films explain the backstory to build character relationships. Han's character is really dead.

At the end of Tokyo Drift, Vin mentioned to the Lucas' character that he used to roll with Han The plot in Fast 4 and Fast Five show the backstory in how Vin and company met. Han is dead. However, he is alive in Fast Five because the film is actually in the fourth position in the plot. The Fast and the Furious movie are arranged in sequential order from the first to the fifth, minus Tokyo Drift. Tokyo Drift is the last chapter of the Fast and the Furious franchise.

Han, Brian, Dom, and the rest of the crew roll as a team. Tokyo Drift is fifth in-line in the Fast and the Furious plot. Han dies in Tokyo Drift. The FF plot is assembled in the following order:

1. The Fast and the Furious (2001)
2.  2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
3.  Fast & Furious (2009)
4.  Fast Five (2011)
5.  Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
6.  The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

Han emerges in Fast Five again, which eventually sets up his death in the latter film, Tokyo Drift. Dom escapes to Japan to elude the authorities. When Dom appears at the end of Tokyo Drift, he mentions that Han and him used to roll together.

Franchise films are unable to bring back popular characters without manipulating the plot. Instead of racing forward, the plot must go backwards to maintain continuity. Han is not an astral body in Fast Five. In real time, Han is actually dead. If another Fast and the Furious film is produced, the plot will begin in Japan without Han.

How does Han die in Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift?

Han has emerged as a popular character in three Fast and the Furious movies. If another Fast and the Furious film is made to continue where Tokyo Drift leaves off, Han will not be a part of the racing action unless the storyline predates Tokyo Drift.

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Question: How does Han die in Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift?

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Answer: After an intense car chase scene in downtown Tokyo, the antagonist D.K. shoots at Han while the two rivals face eye-to-eye in their high octane racing cars. Then, Han's car is pushed into traffic, which his car collides with another vehicle. Han's car elevates on top of the bow of another car, and then flips on its back side.

While the car is upside down, Han is trapped. He is severely injured (bloody face and incoherent). Sean and Neela attempt to rescue Han, but his car explodes into a fiery rumble. Thereafter, D.K. immediately flees the scene.

One of the most popular characters in the Fast and the Furious movie franchise is now dead. Han is a cool character that takes Sean under his wing to teach him the ropes. Hopefully Fast and the Furious 6 is a prequel. so that Han has a shot to return.

RIP Han. 

  

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Han Lue: The Han Effect in Fast and the Furious movies

Han Lue is a major Fast and the Furious character introduced in Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift in 2003.  Han's dies in the third Fast and the Furious movie after a fatal car explosion. In the latter Fast and the Furious movies, Han reappears again in the case. The Han effect in the Fast and the Furious movies confused many moviegoers.

The Han character is featured in Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast and Furious and Fast Five. How does Han die Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and show up again in Fast and Furious? The plot design in the Fast and the Furious movies is consistent with Star Wars movies. The first three Stars Wars movies postdate the last three Star Wars movies. The Fast and the Furious movies are arranged in the following sequential order:

1.  Fast and the Furious
2.  2 Fast 2 Furious
3.  Fast and Furious
4.  Fast Five
5.  Fast and the Furious 6
6.  Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

It is possible Fast and the Furious 7 can precede Tokyo Drift in the plot design. Nevertheless, the seventh Fast and the Furious movie might postdate the Tokyo Drift. The Han effect in the Fast and the Furious movie plot design:

1. Fast and Furious
2. Fast Five
3. Fast and the Furious 6 (rumored)
4. Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

Han dies in Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. In the next Fast and the Furious movie, Fast and Furious, Han makes an appearance in the setup scene to establish his character backstory. Han mentions to Dom that wants to go to Japan, sharing the racers are doing wild things out there (drifting). Han returns in Fast Five to help Dom and company plan the multimillion dollar heist.

The Han effect in the Fast and the Furious movie plot design is that Han dies in Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, and then reappears in future FF movies in a movie plot design which precedes the previous movies. Thus, the last three FF movies predate the first three movies. The last three movies convey the backstory. 

However, there is reason to suspect that there are story continuity errors in the plot design. In 2 Fast and 2 Furious, Brian's friend Roman Pierce asks the reason Brian lets Dom go in Los Angeles. In Fast Five, Roman meets Dom in Brazil for the first time. We can look at Roman's comment as a response to the events which doesn't state the facts about the Dom character he meets in Fast Five. 

The Fast and the Furious movie plot design is confusing. We question how Han is still alive in the future FF movies after his death. Fast and the Furious creator probably changed the direction of the movie franchise due to the popularity of Han and Letty. In retrospect, the Han effect creates an interesting Fast and the Furious movie plot design. 

       

Fast and the Furious: What car does Han Lue drive in the death scene in Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift death scene

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Han Lue is a super popular Fast and the Furious character. He made his first appearance in Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, the last Fast and the Furious movie in the plot design. What car does Han Lue drive in the death scene in the Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift?

Han drives a supercharged orange/black Veilside RX7 in his death scene. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift star and Sean outrun DK in the master scene. DK, Han, and Sean race down the road in excess of 130 mph. The Veilside RX7 powers down the freeway, showing the super fast car on display.