Minority Mindset

Okay, so The Furious has a basic plot – two women go missing, and the film follows the men trying to find them. We’ve got Wang Wei, a silent handyman, whose daughter Rainy vanishes while visiting. She’s lured away under false pretenses, and he starts desperately searching for her. His investigation crosses paths with Navim, the husband of a missing reporter. Navim’s been living in a van, pretending to be a buyer to uncover what his wife was investigating. They join forces to find this guy, Mr. Song – a gangster who thinks he’s a big shot, but is really just a mid-level guy working for a seriously corrupt network. The whole operation is run by Paklung, who’s surprisingly…normal looking, like a young businessman expecting a baby. Honestly, though, the story is pretty thin. It feels like the plot is just there to connect all the absolutely insane action sequences. And those sequences? They’re incredible. Seriously, the variety of locations is amazing – everything from a typical nightclub to a freezer full of…well, let’s just say frozen things. The action is really the point of this movie.

Jimmy Hinchcliffe’s comedy special, Man of the People, centers around the idea that he can joke about anyone because he sees himself as a comedic version of someone who represents everyone. He opens by saying he’s “a people person” and claims to observe all types of cultures and backgrounds. The show is designed to support this theme: Hinchcliffe enters like a boxer, making a grand entrance through the audience, and performs in a circular stage setup, putting himself right in the middle of everything. However, he mainly uses spontaneous interactions with the crowd to make it feel like their opinions are valued and they’re actively involved in the performance.