In truth, if it comes from Japan. There are several dozen live action adaptations of animes out there. A lot of them really good. Personally not my kind of thing and I am just taking the word of third parties on this one. As for Western attempts to do it. Well, it is a mix bag....like uhm...Dragonballs movie...we do not talk about that one. Speed Racer is rather faithful to the bases of the Manga and Anime. And...uhm...I can't remember others -.-; Though, a lot more bad than good....
From the synced started at 1:42, how the song slows at 2:23 when X speaks, the faint choir from the movie at 2:54, the transition at 3:03 and how the music stops as Speed catches his breath...it's just perfect
It had the best plot! Lost brother, fighting corruption and the establishment. It emphasized the importance of family, and pride, while pointing out systemic issues we deal with everyday (money controlling everything despite appearances) And the rules were drive fast don’t get hit lol I will say they never explicitly focus on the exact rules of the races, but in actual cup races the only gadget he used were jacks, the rest of his arsenal was only deployed in the underground street race part where their escape bubbles were presumably disabled too.
I think what makes this clip so entrancing is that it is almost reminiscent. The apparent lack of physics, the impossible speed he suddenly gains to overtake the other cars, the flips and stunts, the crashes and explosions; it as if a kid was playing with his Hot Wheels, and was racing his favorite car. Like its a child's racing fantasy brought to life, and it makes for something wholly cinematic.
Every time my Hot Wheels roll down the track, they're not toys. It's a scene from the movie and they're the actors, and that's what tremendous world-building can accomplish in the minds of kids and adults alike. Few toy lines are lucky enough to have a media tie-in like Hot Wheels had with Speed Racer and Acceleracers
The McLaren 570s cost 2000c now, I wouldn't be suprised if the speedracer car cost more. They used to be cheaper, a LOT cheaper before F2P..why Rocket League?
@@jep6608 The reason is because before the crdits update you could have got a black market with a single key (1$) , so pricing a DLC car 2$ was fair enough, but now that a blcak market costs around 20$ they had to raise the price to make it fit more with the other prices. But i wouldn't worry too much about it being pricy since the Octo from Ghost busters costed just 800c
I’ve never seen this movie, but I’ve played Jak X, and this is one of my favorite tracks from that game. I don’t think I can watch this scene with the original music now, because this just fits so perfectly.
I watch this movie for the first time while I was tripping on acid, and by the time this scene came around I have never wanted someone to win something so bad in my life. It actually blew my mind
LOL same, a girl with our group noticed I was tripping too hard so she held my hand and I felt her soul. Was instantly in love, dated for a time. Crazy experience.
I love it because Jak X is literally combat racing, nearly indentical to Speed racer so its like the music was made for Adrenaline inducing High speed racing
The song is from a racing game where some of the cars look like they would be right at home in Speed Racer. The feeling and spirit are the same, so it makes perfect sense!
Good or bad doesn’t matter for a movie like this… It had a good message of motivation and achieving your dreams, simple…and it was damn fun to watch as a kid.
@@0Heeroyuy01 yes there may be good movies but that is also subjective, what I liked most about the movie is you didn’t have to be a racing fan to enjoy it. It was a fun and flashy movie so for someone to find auto racing interesting then they can go enjoy those other “better” movies and enjoy them more.
@@0Heeroyuy01 this movie talks about passion in racing, it doesn't matter if it isn't fully realistic cars and shit, a kid watching this while growing up, is gonna love it, i did back then and it got me into cars as well, just because it didn't get you into it, doesn't mean you gotta judge
I rewatched this movie so many times as a kid and I always lose my mind at this scene, Ive been replaying jak x trying to get 100% and man this music fit this scene so well, the start up was just perfect
@@battlehenge4 the jak franchise was canned cause the beta for jak 4 wasnt well received and instead of changing it they canned it and started working on The last of us I was looking into it cause I'm a huge jak fan I have all 5 games and was wondering if they were gonna make another and thats what I found similar fate as the sly cooper games
@@georgegonzalez5413 think naughty dog said they aren't going to do the cartoony style of games anymore so unless someone else allowed to then it not happening unfortunately don't take my word though not 100% sure been a while ago since i heard that
This video is going nuts suddenly it seems O.O Nice to see people sharing mutual love for the movie and/ or the game. Even if you think this song is bad, thanks for taking a look anyway. Much love and respec 🙏
YT algorith is a weird thing. I watched this movie once in my life and always wondered if it was even real or if it was some weird dream i had wehn i was a kid lmao
I've never seen this movie but I love Jak X the game. When that song dropped it was just perfect! Thank you for making this and I really enjoyed it, almost made me feel like I was watching a Jak X movie with all the crazy stunts and car wrecks.
Came not because of the movie, but I had to see what track you used, it fits pretty good, and this part of the movie reminds me of my favorite race the dethdrome.
Love how you titled it ‘Jak x music’ made me have a guess which song you used, perfect choice with ‘Rev up’. Would love to see other races in the movie to other Jak x themes there’s plenty to choose and fit nicely
The fact this person who made this vid knows what Jak X is just made my day. I used to no life it growing up. Hearing this music brings back so many memories.
HEY YOU! YES YOU! THE ONE WHO MADE THIS. I fucking love you for making this, it fits perfectly, never had I thought something like this would work so damn fcking well. Hype for Speed Racer! Hype for Jak X! And lets REV-UP!
I still think to this day this movie is among the greats. Great production value, plot, characters, and most of all the style. It is still unfortunate that it hasn't gotten the praise it deserves. The reason for this is probably due the time it was released. It was released between two summer release monster hits. All in all, this movie holds a dear place in my heart.
I mean....if there's anything to take away from this movie, it's the one line X says to Speed "Racing hasn't changed and it never will. The only thing that matters is if we let racing change us." No truer words have been said in this movie haha. But overall the movie was fun to watch
I saw this movie twice in theaters when it came out lol. I've always just loved how it leans into it over the top anime roots of the source material and I love the look of the movie too.
The entire Jak X soundtrack was amazing, I got the game for ps4 and I play it once or twice a week for nostalgia. It was my brother and I's favorite game to play on ps2 when we got home from school
bro im crying im drunk maybe thats why that song fits perfectly its incredible speed racer is a hero just like ayrton senna i need to be a hero i need to have a purpose i need to be who im not i don't know thanks for the video i loved it
Man you don't need to be a hero. Society sucks, just chill and do whatever you like because this is your life and you can't be obsessed with the things other people want for you. You just got to discover what your body really wants and what do you like to do in your own body. Being an average person sometimes can be good, because nobody is watching...
This is a highly underrated movie I never saw the old cartoons/anime of speed racer but I’m glad I was able to experience this movie I think one of my faves
Always loved this movie and could never understand the hate. For me it was beautifully made. Speed always reminds me as me as a kid. All hes thinking about is cars, racing. He lives in his own fantasy world. Just like me. Sadly im not a real racing driver
Fr, don’t understand the hate on the graphics, like this was insane for 2008 and not only that, but it still looks amazing and vibrant for today’s standards.
@@Maxsteel_4014 As a zoomer I would like to apologize. I was never someone who hated this movie, I would watch it all the time with my grandparents, and I say sorry for the poor taste my peers display so disgracefully
Speed racer was so ahead of its time, it really makes me sad this movie doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. The Wachowskis have said before they would love to do another speed racer and in a perfect world they’d get the chance and maybe it’d even see success as anime has become more mainstream and something as over the top as speed racer could actually be appreciated. To bad I highly doubt any studio will green light the project because of speed racers poor success. This type of movie really deserves a second chance as In my eyes this movie especially the ending will forever be one of the greatest half hour of film ever put to screen.
Watching this movie in theaters was a trip. Super underappreciated movie. People say that live action anime/cartoon adaptations don't work and use only One Piece now as an example of one that does, but Speed Racer is one that is live action but keeps the cartoon feeling. It is just plain fun.
The edit that no one thought they wanted but needed. This is proof that music has so much to do with how the visuals turn out. Thank you for this awesome edit.
this whole video gave me chills lmao. what a good throw back to the good ole days when i was young and this movie came out. great choice of music fr fr.
This movie is a visual adaptation of how it feels to be drunk and high at the same time and that's why it's burned into my memory and why it holds a special place in my soul
