Fast X and Humanizing Characters

I admit that I am a big fan of the Fast and the Furious franchise. On the week leading to the premiere of Fast X, I had my wife watch a few of the previous Fast movies to get her up to speed. Fast X itself, in my opinion, still had a lot of over-the-top and unbelievable stunts that we have come to expect with this franchise, but not one of the stronger offerings. Jason Momoa though really played a good antagonist, but the abrupt ending along with some of the ensemble cast just kind of meandering about did not really help the movie. If one likes the franchise, then by all means, watch this one. However, I would not have someone start the franchise with this offering.

I have been listening to critiques of movies and other media, and one thing that stands out and makes something good, most of the time, is when the characters are humanized. As someone who writes primarily fantasy, that is actually difficult for me to do. I am already working on a premise that is not based in the real world that has things like magic and special abilities. Some of the characters can defeat multiple opponents at once, so it does make it difficult to humanize characters when they are stronger and more able than average. I suppose that they can still face the same problems that everyone else faces, making them much more relatable.

If the Fast and the Furious franchise taught me anything, it is that no one knows what will just click with audiences. I would hope that the Mustard Prince series could click with a large audience, but you just never know. However, I have to put it out there sooner rather than later to find out.