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Death Race 2 Summary
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Death Race 2 (formerly Death Race: Frankenstein Lives) is a 2010 American science fiction action film directed by Dutch filmmaker Roel Reiné, written by Tony Giglio and Paul W. S. Anderson, and starring Luke Goss, Ving Rhames, Tanit Phoenix, Danny Trejo and Sean Bean. Death Race 2 is a direct-to-DVD prequel to the 2008 film Death Race, which, although marketed as a remake of the 1975 film Death Race 2000 (based on Ib Melchior's short story "The Racer"), has been described as a prequel, making Death Race 2 a prequel to both films.
The film explores the origins of the first "Frankenstein" car driver, Carl "Luke" Lucas (Luke Goss), who died in a race at the beginning of the first film, from Luke's beginning as a bank robber until his death in Death Race.
Plot
In 2012, private corporations own and manage the prison systems. Getaway driver Carl "Luke" Lucas (Luke Goss) is arrested after a robbery for his crime boss Markus Kane (Sean Bean) goes wrong. As his accomplices are robbing the bank, two police officers casually enter the building. Luke tells his accomplices to abort, but they refuse; Luke intervenes, resulting in the death of one of the three accomplices. Luke shoots and kills one of the officers and dumps off his accomplices in order to fulfill Markus's wishes. In doing so, Luke is eventually captured by the police following a high-speed chase and sentenced to serve time on Terminal Island.Terminal Island is a prison under the control of The Weyland Corporation, which hosts Death Match, a televised pay-per-view competition where two dangerous convicts are chosen and then forced to fight to the death or submission. The prisoners are given access to weapons or defense items to use during the fight by stepping on a marked plate in the arena. Luke meets the men who eventually become his pit crew in the Death Race: Lists (Frederick Koehler), who annoys him by over-analyzing everything, Goldberg (Danny Trejo), and Rocco (Joe Vaz). The host of Death Match is September Jones (Lauren Cohan), a former Miss Universe who lost her crown due to allegations of having a sexual relationship with all of its judges. She now works for The Weyland Corporation to create profit from the pay per view subscribers of Death Match. When a convict tries to stab Lists (because of his nature and weakness, as he was convicted only of swindling), Luke takes it upon himself to defend him.
Luke is later approached in the showers by September, who proposes that he fight. When he refuses, she makes sexual advances towards him, which he pretends to go for before refusing. In retaliation, September chooses Lists to fight in a Death Match with the convict who tried to stab him earlier. Luke confronts her while Lists is running for his life during the event, pleading to let him fight in place of Lists. She refuses to help and he jumps over a barbed fence to fight for Lists. He is joined by Katrina Banks (Tanit Phoenix), a woman convict who is serving as a ring girl with other female convicts. She hits the convict with a round number sign made of metal. A riot breaks out during the fight between Luke and the convict because of racial tension, sparked because Luke is white and the other convict is black. The convicts break down the fence to get in, and some of the rapists attack and attempt to rape female convicts. Katrina defends herself and helps other women, who are then evacuated. When the riot control guards come, Luke surrenders. Markus, worried that Luke will trade info on his crimes for immunity, discovers his location at Terminal Island while watching Death Match. Afterward, Luke is well received when he sees Katrina and inquires about her well-being after the fight.
Markus puts a bounty of $1 million on Luke's head and convinces some of the prisoners to kill him. Meanwhile, September comes up with a plan to boost their profits by converting the Death Match into a "Death Race", where the contestants will have to race over days to win each match. The person who manages to win five such matches will be released from prison. Luke joins the race, during which other prisoners try to kill him to earn Markus's bounty. Luke's car crashes and everybody is led to believe that he is dead. In reality, he survives with extensive scarring to his face and body. September then convinces him to rejoin a new race as the masked "Frankenstein" by threatening both him and Katrina. Meanwhile, Luke's new Triad friends (he earned their trust by saving the Triad 14K during a race) manage to kill Markus in revenge, and Lists kills Rocco in the shower house for rigging Luke's car. Frankenstein then kills September by running her over with his car during a race, leaving some fates (such as Katrina's) unresolved.
Cast
Racers
- Luke Goss as Carl "Luke" Lucas / Frankenstein. Goss replaced David Carradine, who portrayed Frankenstein in Death Race 2000 and Death Race (the latter through a cameo voice-over). Lucas' car is driven by Jensen Ames in Death Race.
- Robin Shou as 14K, a tenth-generation Triad member, who was sent to business school and holds a degree from MIT. He is the only racer other than Frankenstein to appear in both films.
- Deobia Oparei as Big Bill, one of Luke's rivals. His car is driven by Machine Gun Joe in "Death Race".
- Hennie Bosman as Xander Grady. His car is driven by Pachenko in Death Race.
- Sean Higgs as Hill Billy. His car is driven by Siad in Death Race.
- Warrick Grier as Calin. His car is driven by Carson in Death Race.
- Chase Armitage as Apache. His car is driven by Riggins in Death Race.
- Michael Solomon as The Sheik. His car is driven by Travis Colt in Death Race.
- Traian Milenov as Scarface. His car is driven by Hector Grimm in Death Race.
] Other cast
- Tanit Phoenix as Katrina Banks, Luke's navigator and love interest.
- Lauren Cohan as September Jones, Death Race's hostess/executive producer, formerly of Death Match. She is a former Miss Universe who lost her crown due to allegations of having a sexual relationship with all of its judges.
- Fred Koehler as Lists, one of Luke's pit crew and a compulsive data collector.
- Ving Rhames as Weyland, head of Weyland International.
- Danny Trejo as Goldberg, a loyal member of Luke's pit crew.
- Sean Bean as Markus Kane, Luke's former crime boss.
- Patrick Lyster as Medford Parks, Terminal Island Penitentiary's warden.
- Joe Vaz as Rocco, a member of Luke's pit crew.
- Danny Keogh as Dr. Klein
Cars
The cars in the film are real vehicles that have been heavily-modified with armor plating, machine guns and defensive weapons.- Frankenstein's Monster - A five-speed manual Fifth-generation Ford Mustang armed with dual M134 Miniguns for offense, and a smoke screen, napalm, and oil slick for defense, as well as a 6-inch-thick (150 mm) detachable steel plate on the rear bumper called "The Tombstone."
- Porsche 911 - A five-speed manual vehicle with a stock 2.7L six-cylinder engine, driven by the Chinese convict 14K, enforced with dual World War II German MG-42 belt-fed general purpose machine guns, four hood-mounted missiles, and four missiles on the roof.
- Dodge Ram - Big Bill's five-speed automatic truck with a 5.7L V8 Hemi engine, armed with a cowcatcher, four hood-mounted Browning M1919s, two side-mounted Vulcan cannons, and Russian RPG-7s.
- 1967 Buick Riviera GS (serial # 494877H903903)- Xander Grady's turbo three-speed automatic with a 430C.I. V8 engine. The Riviera is enforced with German MG-34s, Uzis, and PPSH-41 submachine guns.
- BMW E32 - Hill Billy's four-speed automatic with a six-cylinder engine. The BMW is enforced with an M134 and bullet-resistant steel.
- Pontiac Trans Am - Calin's three-speed automatic with a 350HO V8 engine with a M134 aiming backwards for defense, and a .50 caliber turret on top of his car which is operated by his navigator.
- 1972 "Boattail" Buick Riviera - Apache's three-speed automatic with a 430C.I. V8 "Nail Head" engine. The Boattail is enforced with German MG-34s, two Uzis, and two PPSH-41 submachine guns.
- Jaguar XJS - The Sheik's four-speed automatic with a V12 engine. The Jaguar is enforced with bullet-resistant steel and 50-caliber M2 machine guns.
- Chrysler 300 C - Scarface's five-speed automatic with a 345C.I. V8 engine. The Chrysler is enforced with three FN MAG-58s, a missile and oil slick.
- Australian Ford Falcons (EF and EL models) and Ford Crown Victorias - Driven by police.
Production
On November 13, 2009, casting began for the prequel. On December 7, 2009, it was announced that Roel Reiné would direct the film. On January 5, 2010, Luke Goss was announced for the leading role as Carl "Luke" Lucas, who becomes "Frankenstein".Principal photography began on February 13, 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa. The film was shot in various locations in and around the central city of Cape Town, including the Castle of Good Hope, Robin Island (where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned during the Apartheid years) and an abandoned cement factory near the poor townships outside Cape Town.
Release
The film was released direct-to-DVD on January 18, 2011. A trailer was released on October 3, 2010Death Race Summary
Death Race is a 2008 American science fiction action film produced, written, and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and starring Jason Statham. Though referred to as a remake of the 1975 film Death Race 2000 (based on Ib Melchior's short story "The Racer") in reviews and marketing materials, director Paul W.S. Anderson stated in an interview and the DVD commentary that he thought of the film as a prequel. A remake had been in development since 2002, though production was delayed by disapproval of early screenplays then placed in turnaround following a dispute between Paramount Pictures and the producer duo Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner. Death Race was acquired by Universal Studios, and Anderson re-joined the project to write and direct. Filming began in Montreal in August 2007, and the completed project was released on August 22, 2008.
A direct-to-DVD prequel to the film, Death Race 2, was released on October 31, 2010.
Plot
In 2012, the economy of the United States collapses. Unemployment and crime rates skyrocket, and the sharp increase of convicted criminals leads to the privatization of prisons for profit. For pay-per-view entertainment, a modern gladiator game called “Death Race” is invented at the Terminal Island penitentiary using the prisoners as players. At the end of one race, a masked driver named Frankenstein (David Carradine) is nearing the finish line against his only surviving competitor, rival Machine Gun Joe (Tyrese Gibson). His navigator, Case (Natalie Martinez), reports that his defensive weapons are malfunctioning, and is ordered to eject from the car shortly before Joe blows it up. Six months later, Jensen Ames (Jason Statham) is sent to Terminal Island after being framed for his wife’s murder. The warden, Hennessey (Joan Allen), informs Ames that – unknown to the public and other racers – Frankenstein is dead, but as he was so wildly popular, she wants to keep his legend alive for the ratings. She coerces Ames to clandestinely assume the persona; Ames would only need to win one race to earn his freedom and take back his daughter since Frankenstein won four, and by wearing Frankenstein's mask, only few people will know he's not really Frankenstein. His maintenance crew, Coach (Ian McShane), Gunner (Jacob Vargas), and Lists (Frederick Koehler) are among those who know this and quickly acquaint Ames with his competition.On the first day, Ames meets Case, who also knows he’s not the real Frankenstein. Ames has a rough first go, coming in last place, and three racers are eliminated. His defensive weapons also mysteriously malfunctioned, just like last time. Ames pieces together that one of the racers, Pachenko (Max Ryan), was the one who stabbed his wife at the behest of Hennessey so she could recruit him as Frank’s replacement for huge profits. During the second stage, Ames forces Case to admit that she has been sabotaging Frankenstein’s car on the orders of Hennessey in exchange for her release papers. Case was never meant to kill Frank or Ames, just stop them from winning so Frankenstein could remain in Death Race. Ames then breaks Pachenko's neck and temporarily teams up with Machine Gun Joe to destroy massive 18-wheel tankers (express train) with many weapons that kills the other competitors to boost the ratings even higher. This tips Joe off to Frank’s real identity, and afterward they have a talk.
Hennessey, aware that Ames knows her angle, tries to maintain the ruse of granting him freedom but asks him to consider staying on permanently as Frankenstein. As a precaution, she has an explosive planted under his car before the start of the third round, knowing she can replace Ames as she used him to replace Frankenstein. The stage begins, and Hennessey manipulates the track in Joe’s favor from her control room. Right when Joe appears victorious, they both escape through a damaged wall discovered by examining footage of another racer's demise; Hennessey unsuccessfully tries to activate the bomb, which was removed by Coach and the rest of the maintenance team. Hennessey then sends attack helicopters after Ames and Joe, who make it past the bridge that connects the island to the mainland and split up, and the helicopters follow Ames under Hennessey's orders. Case offers herself as bait in the Frankenstein costume and mask to repay the old Frank, and because she’d already been given her release papers. She is captured while the two men escape on a freight train.
Later, Hennessey is given an anonymous gift for her record-breaking ratings; it turns out to be the bomb she originally meant for Ames, with a note saying; "WARMEST REGARDS, YOUR MONSTER!". At that moment, Coach remotely detonates the bomb and proceeds to break the fourth wall by looking into the camera and saying "I love this game". The explosion kills Hennesey and Ulrich. Six months afterward, Joe, Ames, and his daughter are shown living honestly in Mexico where Case joins them. Ames then reflects on how no one could love his daughter more than he does, and that she is his chance at something else, which to him is "all that really matters".
Cast
- Jason Statham as Jensen Ames, a falsely-convicted prisoner coerced to drive in the arena, taking the name "Frankenstein" from the man who came before him.
- Joan Allen as Hennessey, the sadistic prison warden.
- Tyrese Gibson as Joseph Mason (a.k.a. Machine Gun Joe), a sociopathic racer who looks to use Death Race as a means to escape from prison. He alone uses male navigators, because his navigators are killed so often that when he used women the ratings would fall due to squeamish audiences.
- Ian McShane as Coach, Frankenstein's loyal head mechanic and a voluntary inmate.
- Natalie Martinez as Case, Frankenstein's navigator.
- Max Ryan as Pachenko, a rival driver Ames clashes with several times (who also killed Ames' wife and framed him for it).
- Jason Clarke as Ulrich, Hennessey's right hand man.
- Frederick Koehler as Lists, another member of Frankenstein's pit crew and a compulsive data collector.
- Jacob Vargas as Gunner, Frankenstein's car repairman.
- Justin Mader as Travis Colt, a disgraced ex-NASCAR driver seeking to rebuild his career by winning the race.
- Robert LaSardo as Hector Grimm (a.k.a. The Grim Reaper), a certified psychopath driving in the race who loves and worships Hennessey (believing her to be the avatar of the Hindu god of death).
- Robin Shou as 14K, a tenth-generation Triad member, sent to business school, held a degree from MIT.
- David Carradine as Frankenstein, the most popular driver in the history of Death Race. (cameo voice-over, reprising role in original 1975 film Death Race 2000) He has crashed so many times that he has to wear a mask to cover his disfigurements.
Cars
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- Frankenstein's Monster- A modified, 5th Generation Ford Mustang with dual M134s, napalm, smokescreen and oil slick for defense, along with a rear mounted detachable steel plate called the Tombstone.
- Dodge Ram Machine Gun Joe's truck, armed with a cowcatcher, 4 hood-mounted Browning M1919, 2 side-mounted Vulcan cannons and Russian RPG-7s on the roof.
- Porsche 911- Driven by the Chinese convict 14K. With 2 WW2 German MG-42 belt-fed general purpose machine guns and 4 hood-mounted missiles with 4 on the roof.
- Pachenko's Chop Top- A 1966 Buick Rivera Chop Top armed with 4 German hood-mounted MG-34s and 2 internal PPSh-41 submachine guns also with 2 Uzis mounted in the grille.
- Pontiac Trans Am- Carson's Car. Has a M134 aiming backwards for defense and a .50 caliber turret on top of his car which is operated by his navigator.
- Buick Rivera "Boat tail" - Riggins' car. Caltrops for Defense and twin Browning M1919 machine guns in the passenger side windscreen.
- Jaguar XJS British sports car driven by Travis with 2 .50 cal M2 Browning machine guns.
- Chrysler 300C- driven by Grimm armed with 3 hood-mounted FN MAG58s with no stocks and a missile on the passenger side roof and an oil slick for defense.
- BMW E32- Siad's car. Armed with a single M134.
- The Dreadnaught - 18 wheel tankers modified by Hennessy into armored vehicles with 10 Road Train trailers, 50 caliber Browning heavy machine guns, flame thrower, rocket launchers, spikes on the wheel hubs, bulldozer blade, chained caltrops and a M1A1 tank turret.
- 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS - Custom muscle car driven by Case at the end of the film.
Production
In March 2005, following the success of Alien vs. Predator, director Paul W.S. Anderson revealed that he was directing a remake of Death Race 2000 (1975) entitled Death Race 3000 at Paramount Pictures based on a script by J. F. Lawton. The remake would be produced by the producer pair Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner. Anderson described the remake as a riff on the first film. "It's not a straight remake at all. The first movie was an across-America race. This will be an around-the-world race. And it's set further in the future, so the cars are even more futuristic. So you've got cars with rockets, machine guns, force fields; cars that can split apart and re-form, a bit like Transformers. Cars that become invisible," the director explained. Comingsoon.net reported that "Paul saw his film almost as a prequel if anything; almost the genesis of the Death Race," though the film is referred to primarily as a remake in reviews and marketing materials. by barbara scottTwo years later, Roger Corman, the producer of Death Race 2000, elaborated that he had an option agreement with producer Tom Cruise, and that Cruise would portray the lead role. The director said that Cruise had not been happy with the first two screenplays and that a third one was underway. In June 2006, producer Jeremy Bolt reported that Anderson would direct the remake of Death Race 2000 after completing Resident Evil: Extinction (2007). The producer described the remake's new tone: "We've basically taken the idea of reality television and extended it twenty years. So it's definitely a comment on society, and particularly reality television, but it is not as much a parody or a satire as the original. It's more straight." The following August, Paramount ended its relationship with Cruise/Wagner Productions, and Death Race was placed in turnaround. According to reports, when the project was discovered available, Universal Studios acquired it. Cruise and Wagner resumed their roles as producers, and Anderson returned to write and direct the film.
In April 2007, actor Jason Statham entered negotiations to star in Death Race, with production slated to begin in late summer or early fall. Anderson described that Death Race would take place in a prison, and that the film would be "super-violent" like its predecessor. "It has little echoes of the original – a lot of people get run down, but rather than having the points system, which had no pay off anyway, it's a pure race. It's more like Gladiator, with the last person standing – or driving, winning," explained the director.Filming on Death Race began in Montreal in August 2007.
Release and reception
The film was originally scheduled for release on September 26, 2008, but was moved to August 22, 2008.Critical reception
The film has received generally mixed reviews from critics. It currently holds a 43% "Rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a rating of 41 out of 100 on Metacritic.Robert Koehler of Variety called Death Race "as hard as metal and just as dumb" and criticized it for removing the humor of Death Race 2000.] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film half a star (out of four), calling it "an assault on all the senses, including common."Keith Phipps of the A.V. Club said the film is "ideal for those who want to watch a bunch of cars blow each other up, without having to think about it all that much." Marc Savlov of the Austin Chronicle called Death Race "one of the most boring drags of all time."
Peter Hartlaub of the San Francisco Chronicle called the film "an ill-advised and severely wussified remake." Elizabeth Weitzman of the New York Daily News gave the film one and a half stars (out of four), calling it "junk" and saying that "the chases are pretty cool, but there's absolutely nothing else to see." A positive review came from Nathan Lee of The New York Times, who said that "the movie is legitimately greasy, authentically nasty, with a good old-fashioned sense of laying waste to everything in sight."James Berardinelli of ReelViews awarded Death Race a score of two and a half stars (out of four), saying that it's "weak when it comes to things like plot, character, and acting, but it's very good at provoking visceral reactions."
] Box office
The film grossed $75,677,515, of which $36,316,032 was from North America.Home media
The DVD and Blu-ray were released in the United States on December 21, 2008. There was also an unrated edition released. The Blu-ray version of the movie features a Digital Copy of the film. In the DVD commentary, Anderson further elaborates on his thought of the movie as a prequel more than a remake.Music
The score to Death Race was composed by Paul Haslinger who recorded the string portion of his score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Sony Scoring Stage.The soundtrack was released on August 19, 2008.
Prequel
Main article: Death Race 2
A prequel to the film, Death Race 2, went through production in South Africa.The film, directed by Roel Reiné, stars Luke Goss, Ving Rhames, Sean Bean, and Danny Trejo.It was released direct-to-DVD.
Frankenstein Theme of Lies and Deceit
Frankenstein Theme of Lies and Deceit
Deception
in the form of secrecy is one of Victor’s fatal flaws. His inability to
share his secret about the monster brings the destruction of those he
loves. Further, this loss of family and friends causes Victor to lose
his attachment to the world. Secrecy ultimately brings about his
inability to save himself.
Questions About Lies and Deceit
- Would Justine’s situation have had a different outcome if Victor had been willing to give up his secrecy? If so, is Victor morally at fault for her death?
- A first person narrative has a way of concealing as it tells, and telling as it hides. What, if anything, is hidden by this first person narrative? What is revealed?
- Why does Elizabeth consent to marry Victor even though he is keeping a secret from her? Does she die because of his secret, or would she be fated to die, anyway?
- When Victor tries to tell a magistrate about the monster, no one believes him. Hmmm…What might this imply? Can Victor really be held responsible for keeping his secret if no one would believe him anyway?
Chew on This
Try on an opinion or two, start a debate, or play the devil’s advocate.
Victor’s duplicitous nature is the cause of his downfall.
Frankenstein Theme of Sacrifice
Frankenstein Theme of Sacrifice
In Frankenstein,
self-sacrifice is a god-like characteristic. It becomes the only way
that Victor, our tragic, fallen hero, is able to redeem himself at the
end of the text. Yet his self-sacrifice also includes the sacrifice of
those he loves. It seems more an act of inhumane, self-absorbed,
injustice than it does an act of love for humanity. Victor’s fears
overwhelm his reasoning, and he chooses to be a hero in his own mind
rather than preserving the lives of those he loves. In his mind, he is
acting for the good of society when he destroys the companion he is
making for the monster, but in doing so, he is sacrificing the lives of
his family as well as himself.
Questions About Sacrifice
- Is Victor sacrificing himself or his family when he chooses to destroy the monster?
- When Victor destroys the monster’s mate instead of finishing it, is he truly enacting a self-sacrifice, or is he using self-sacrifice as an excuse to exact revenge on the monster for killing William and making Victor feel so guilty?
Chew on This
Try on an opinion or two, start a debate, or play the devil’s advocate.
Victor’s
desire to destroy the monster, although in part based on his fears of
the new monster’s free will, is equally motivated by a selfish desire
for revenge against the monster for killing his brother, William
Frankenstein Theme of Language and Communication
Frankenstein Theme of Language and Communication
Frankenstein
is full of questions of communication and language. The story itself is
built as a story within a story within a story. Letters form the frame
for personal narratives. Communication itself is a point of
questioning. Language is how we name the world. Yet the monster has no
name. He does not fit into the world. There is no way to make sense of
him, so he doesn’t get a label. We can’t name him "hero" or "villain",
and likewise Victor can’t name him at all. Victor’s name, on the other
hand, is highly ironic. He is anything but a victor. Yet his name
firmly establishes him in certain traditions. The name is an allusion
to Paradise Lost, aligning him with the figure of God "The
Victor". Additionally, the monster’s coming into being is transformed
once he acquires a language. He is angered into criminal acts because
of language, but he also comes to understand his good nature because of
it. Language advances his capacities for both good and evil. One does
not negate the other. Language at once gives and takes away his
humanity.
Questions About Language and Communication
- How does the first person narrative affect the way we understand what happens to Victor and with whom we sympathize?
- In what ways are the specific books that the monster reads influential in forming his identity and concept of self?
- What is the possible significance of Victor’s name? How does understanding the meaning behind his name affect the way we read this story?
- What function does Safie play in terms of the development of communication in this novel? We knew she was there for something.
Chew on This
Try on an opinion or two, start a debate, or play the devil’s advocate.
Acquiring
language not only gives the monster a sense of his own humanity, but it
forces him to come to terms with his alienation from society as well.
Language possesses the same good and evil duality that the monster does
himself.
The namelessness of the monster establishes him as that which cannot be named, and therefore, that which cannot be understood. His namelessness is the reason that he is alienated, rather than his ugliness.
The namelessness of the monster establishes him as that which cannot be named, and therefore, that which cannot be understood. His namelessness is the reason that he is alienated, rather than his ugliness.
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