2 Bi 2 Furious - Video Essay

[@BenFromCanada]

GAY PUN THREAD, GO:

[@Lynch2507]

i guess they both drive stick

[@dedmems6429]

2gay2gay

[@aztektheultimatewoman]

2 Bi 2 Curious

[@the_last_refrigerator]

"I'm straight" "So is a noodle until it gets wet"

[@tharunraj2384]

I guess they like to ride on both sides of the road.

[@mariusboisen1105]

YOU SHOULD HAVE CALLED IT “THE FAST AND THE CURIOUS”

[@zacgraham3327]

Finally someone said it

[@UnklSam39]

2 Bi 2 Curious?

[@NoiseComplaintgarage142]

2 fast 2 fabulous

[@leoelliondeux]

Missed out big time on 2 bi 2 curious

[@carleisaid8385]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@noodlefunny]

Absolutely floored by how much this not only makes perfect sense, but genuinely makes the movie more enjoyable to watch

[@EduardoSevero]

you

[@laughingcoffin8388]

OH SHIT ITS MY BOY NOODLE!!! Youre my favorite youtuber

[@laughingcoffin8388]

Hehe "Boy Noodle"

[@ThouArtOfWar0724]

Nothing gay about the movie but you can find whatever you want in anything if you're looking for it.

[@justchilling704]

That’s just cause you’re gay.

[@lindsay4254]

This video has singlehandedly persuaded me to read gay fanfiction for a movie I have never watched

[@jay.ostojic]

Nahhhh dont give me that idea 😭

[@rubidiumdioxide5857]

Lol same

[@DruggiePlays]

My cat asked for the name of

[@anylove370]

There isn't nearly enough unfortunately, but yeah the vibes in the movie are immaculate

[@houston-coley]

her: “why don’t you like my favorite romantic comedies?!” him, watching 2F2F: “because they’re too straight-forward”

[@luiginastro8831]

Emphasis on STRAIGHT-forward

[@michaelotis223]

@@luiginastro8831 🤣😂

[@atwunz]

Straight forward, cuh.

[@comdrive3865]

2F2F is the real mans bi curious delight

[@globaladdict]

This guy fux

[@BenM.Davies]

Me reading the title: "Homoerotic sure, but definitely not a bi love triangle." Me after watching the video: "THIS IS THE BEST BI LOVE STORY OF OUR GENERATION!!!"

[@MassHystarix]

@@prettytrash4680 that's kind of... Sad

[@willowism]

@@MassHystarix look up the word hyperbole

[@Robert08010]

Everythig but "I weeish I cud queeit yew!"

[@wolfuck]

@@prettytrash4680 that's beautiful

[@musewolfman]

Here it is! The m/m romance story that ISN'T ABOUT BEING GAY that we've been asking for, but we didn't even realize it!

[@Takejiro24]

"m/m romance story that ISN'T ABOUT BEING GAY" Could you elaborate on this or is this just a joke? 🤔

[@user-nc7jt7fi3u]

@@Takejiro24 I guess what was meant by it is that gay is not the only plot point - looking with the interpretation of the video we see some really interesting character development and overall captivating plot.

[@14fallingstars]

ah, an actual love triangle! Where all three parties involved are interested in each other, rather than two people being interested in one person, which is just an angle

[@IronKore]

This triangle isn't bent. It's equilateral

[@tovbyte]

A bi-angle HAHAHA! ...I’ll see myself out

[@cbicommentbureauofinternet5290]

Triangle

[@jeremylamarre5979]

Polygamy

[@stratavosstuff7575]

@@jeremylamarre5979 polyandry if it's multiple husbands ;)

[@Yharazayd]

this is the best video on the whole internet

[@abee948]

Thank u for recommending it to us

[@murron1125]

No you are

[@sharkofjoy]

thank you for putting this in front of my eyes, I needed this!

[@magicmike191v2]

Thank you for sharing this. Omg this video

[@flopatron]

thank u for the rec queen 🏃🏼‍♀️🧏🏼‍♀️

[@cadenmika2388]

During the highway scene, don't forget about Brian's line: "I got something for your ass." At this point, it's not subtext, it's TEXT.

[@KishinZephrite]

As a straight man, this is the video I always wanted to see broken down to me like this. The moment I heard the dude say "hater" with that tone back in the day, my 18 yr old brain at the time said "Wait a minute....nahhh". This is my way of saying I thought this was hysterical and a nice example of analyzing subtext in a film.

[@stephengrigg5988]

I saw it in elementary school, and when they lingered on top of each other after they fought it awakened something in me, and my mind went to "nah, that's some gay shit" lol

[@crypticvinforever6350]

That look eva gave after the stare down while driving was perfectly executed...def the look of "ohhh that's his boyfriend "

[@dendericavillacis]

That was my favorite part too, haha.

[@aTerraxia]

This becomes so much funnier when you think about the moment in 6 when Roman is talking about the bad guys and after comparing Brian to the femme fatale on the enemy team, he says, "We all know that Brian is the prettiest Blonde around" Me and my partner love this movie because of its massive homoerotic undertones. I think the read is accurate and completely unintentional. Paul Walker was just such a beautiful perfect specimen that he's one of those people that a lot of straight guys would say "If I was drunk enough..." about. He just kind of awakens any latent homoerotic tendencies. If you listen to the director's commentary or some of the behind the scenes featurettes for the first few movies, the directors, Tyrese, and others remark constantly about how beautiful Paul was. So you can't help but wonder if there was some amount of real world subconscious attraction they had towards him that manifested itself in the direction and performances.

[@LanceyKersti]

This statement is hilarious "a lot of straight guys would say "if i was drunk enough." A str8 guy is not going to mess around with another man weather drunk or not. Another excuse used by hidden bi men to excuse their bi attraction...oh the alcohol did it..yea right....your dick was hard all along. And if it was hard while you were drunk ...that tells your all you need to know.

[@veronika2660]

And also the way Vin talks about him

[@taylorgayhart9497]

It’s why he got away with dating minors.

[@adampowell576]

As an extremely immature man who loves juvenile humor with every fiber of my being, I cannot believe that has flown under my radar for all these years. The love of these two men is exciting and beautiful.

[@globaladdict]

Did u miss all the gay shit in the first top gun too?

[@fawnieee]

It is a good reflection of real life though. Men, mostly, only live for each other. I always think back to this quote by Marilyn Frye quite often: "To say that straight men are heterosexual is only to say that they engage in seggs (seggsing exclusively with the other seggs, i.e., women). All or almost all of that which pertains to love, most straight men reserve exclusively for other men. The people whom they admire, respect, adore, revere, honor, whom they imitate, idolize, and form profound attachments to, whom they are willing to teach and from whom they are willing to learn, and whose respect, admiration, recognition, honor, reverence and love they desire… those are, overwhelmingly, other men. In their relations with women, what passes for respect is kindness, generosity or paternalism; what passes for honor is removal to the pedestal. From women they want devotion, service and seggs. Heterosexual male culture is homoerotic; it is man-loving." There are even a lot of men who feel like they can't hold any friendship or familiarity with women; that they're an alien species reserved only for seggsual pleasure and breeding. And I feel like it's becoming more of the case, just look at all these sigma-male-grindset podcasts. Their entire existence is to receive and give validation from other men. It's so bad now that even finding a woman attractive labels you as a "simp", and you must be purged from the sigma-male-grindset community. This film is a wonderful representation of men in our society in general. They think sleeping with women absolves them of, what a lot consider, the "stain" of homosexuality but in all aspects; they're gay as hell. Even the idolization of a woman is to be despised by men. Just look at what the Romans did to Cleopatra. She was an intelligent woman, an incredibly smart strategist who was refined and charming to the point that despite.her more homely appearance she made emperor's swoon for her. She brought about a golden age to Egypt under her rule, but men found this so unacceptable they simply spread propaganda that depicted her as a charlatan who bewitched and slept with men. That was her only power, that the only reason she was so desired was due to her appearance, only now do we know the truth. It has never been about a woman "reaching the same achievements/talents" of men to receive respect. Nope. Men just be gay af for each other. And even when that happens to not be the case; their ego gets the better of them.

[@jeffbrownstain]

BL. It's the purest form of love.

[@ladytrue1154]

@@fawnieeeDamn, that was beautifully written.😍🫡

[@Loot_NukemXD]

“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards”

[@daved2352]

Garth Merenghi is last centuries greatest writer writing this century.

[@choronos]

As I rounded the corner, I felt muscular and compact, like corned beef.

[@leogg1402]

Said by a writer who have writen more books that he has ever read

[@rhidiandavies1991]

As a... mostly straight man... I approve of this beautiful, albeit disfunctional love story, and refuse to read this film any other way henceforth.

[@MiraSubieGirl]

Im a Bi girl but absolutely like NOT preachy or "modern" ill say... effing LOVE this take, I took my old car loving Grandpa to see this back in the day and Cinemas and like 15yr old me was like :S this is pretty gay but very fun. And I felt so embarassed hoping my Grandpa who was a brutal Mechanic wouldnt turn to me and go "What have you taken me to" luckily he just liked it and didnt look into it.

[@MiraSubieGirl]

Also im russian hope that makes sense I cant tell yet what is sense and not.

[@LanceyKersti]

lol "mostly STr8" .......meaning Bi

[@simdivya]

it's been 6 months pal, any update on "mostly" straight?

[@LanceyKersti]

The "mostly straight" sounds so stupid. Sounds like a 10 year old trying to tell a "little" lie.

[@killerbug05]

"I said forget about it cuh" being said by the whitest man in the entire movie in the most awkward way will never not be hilarious 😂. He said it like a middle aged mom would say 'lit' or 'based' lmao

[@shona5512]

Am I seriously the only one who realizes that Brian said "cuh" ironically to mock Roman and the way he speaks? I see an awful lot of people criticizing that moment and calling it cringey. It's not a white guy saying cringey things that wouldn't otherwise say to anyone else, just to fit in with his peers, it's just a friend, mocking the cultural differences of his other friend.

[@killerbug05]

@@shona5512 obviously, it's just funny to me that the actor playing Brian has clearly never spoken like this before and the line read comes off so incredibly awkward. It's not the line that's funny to me, it's the way the actor says it.

[@SmellyBodega]

lmao when you dont get the joke and think the other person is stupid. love the internet

[@davisbrothersband9990]

I'm 21 and I have no idea wtf based means

[@killerbug05]

@@SmellyBodega already explained this one in the replies genius, however the irony of you saying that while doing exactly that shouldn't be unnoted

[@duckywinks]

“I said forget about it cuh.”-The Whitest Man Whose Ever Lived

[@henlo1910]

you give up the ass, you get the pass

[@calebkent6706]

How he said cub he defenitly got invited to the cookout after that

[@josefnoel9634]

Tht part had me on the floor rolling

[@raguelelnaqum]

@@henlo1910 my fucking sides lol

[@Kango234]

I'll be honest I've never been a fan of two characters, of any gender, sharing a scene and people immediately thinking they are in a relationship... But the jealousy between these two is so palpable I almost feel like the writer based this off their own life experiences.

[@Petey-se1lo]

I'm the same way but this video really had some convincing points 😂

[@CadesCinema]

Dude you saying 1 Fast 1 Furious desperately makes me wish all these movies were titled like that and we're about to hit 10 Fast 10 Furious and Hobbes and Shaw was 1 Hobbes 1 Shaw

[@MrJagermeister]

I hope he does 1 Hobbes 1 Shaw next. Those guys are into each other deep.

[@joetoaster447]

It's gotta be "Fast10 Your Seatbelts", right?

[@tedlitschauer9061]

@@joetoaster447 Sir please see yourself out…

[@OdileOdile19]

Fast X Furious

[@nasecoo]

Can you imagine them releasing such a big action movie with the inexplicable name 1 fast 1 furious, before a sequel for it had ever been greenlit? But then the penny dropping once the second movie came out (if it ever got one with that branding)? The weirdest long-con ever

[@DarkSwordRagnarok]

I clicked on this as a fan of the movies expecting to be clickbaited, but there's so much evidence here I can't unsee Brian and Roman being former lovers. The way they fight is different than any of the other fights Brian gets into, even with Dom. I came here for the memes, but I'm leaving convinced. There is no other way to see their relationship now. Mind blown.

[@dominicpersaud1155]

dumb asf they are just good friends

[@eaSTS9]

@@dominicpersaud1155 lol

[@misanthr0pic]

dude, even american dad had an episode about the homoeroticism

[@AxelQC]

I forgot how handsome Paul Walker was.

[@imsadlol4528]

he got better looking every movie

[@dankswank9088]

You forgot about it, C U H

[@jlupus8804]

Bros just can’t stare in each other’s eyes like they used to, can they

[@Hpe4ch]

Lol

[@andilengwane3372]

No they can't man...no they can't

[@deeznuts9181]

Sounds like a ‘you’ kinda problem 🤷 Staring contests are pretty standard amongst the boys, we’re all big boys

[@steveguy3]

@@deeznuts9181 it's not gay if you don't kiss

[@FRAMEDSKATEKREW69]

ikr? its almost as if men cant just be friends anymore, now my GF thinks im doing the sexs with all my boys.

[@anastasiaedwards8837]

As a woman whose sexual awakening was caused solely by Michelle Rodriguez I am utterly confused at not only how I watched an analysis of a fast and furious movie centered on homoerotic subtext that did not include her at all, but also that I was not dissapointed by it one bit.

[@JohnDaubSuperfan369]

Michelle Rodriguez, really? She's *the* blandest latina ever.

[@IAMEYI]

Ty!!! I literally just said that shit The only thing Gay about the series was Letti as far as sexuality goes but MAAAAN this dude is reaching hard, Like reaching for a dick that isn't there that he wish was there. 😂😂😂

[@wiskdee]

seems to me everyone in the movie apart from the villain is bi

[@visionofsolace8961]

​@@wiskdeeHonestly? Yeah

[@lawnylawnington]

as a car enthusiast, this is just really the representation us car people need. We purposely clean our cars, modify them, make them look cool just so other men see and appreciate it. Women are meh, but you can really form connections with other car guys as a result. Even in car meets, it's guys with the same passion, loving each other's creation.

[@thecardsharp_]

THIS IS THE BEST READ OF THIS MOVIE THAT’S EVER BEEN.

[@daved2352]

I'm honestly very close to finding and watching this movie I don't like now.

[@jvmeel7454]

@@daved2352 Did you watch it?

[@daved2352]

@@jvmeel7454 i didn't, I don't want to potentially shatter the perfect bi romance it has become in my mind.

[@jvmeel7454]

@@daved2352 Makes sense, I wouldn't wanna do that either

[@cjthex]

I do not like this movie because there is often a car, which confuses and upsets me. But I do like this movie because the men are gay. 5/10

[@abbasrazak3460]

THE GUY THAT TALKS FAST

[@daved2352]

Perfect review 10/10

[@zygoncommander1239]

There were cars?

[@MrDrProfessorSir962]

Honestly i always watched this as a child and checked out the guys and the lack of shirts

[@lefteyereport6354]

Needs to be on a high speed train

[@krazzeeaj]

I remember when this movie came out. I swore up and down that they were exes but everyone told me I was crazy. I'm so glad that someone else got the same read off of them as I did.

[@connorhatch]

That iCarly meme usage was executed flawlessly

[@raulpinheiro937]

So true

[@jhakardballoch2986]

@@raulpinheiro937 time stamp?

[@notmyhairyarmpits]

@@jhakardballoch2986 6:51

[@whitzala]

So so good

[@dahlericksen2933]

I hate to be that guy, but this is from Drake and Josh. Still executed flawlessly.

[@feerow]

I read a post that said "men tend to reserve everything related to love for other men and leave only sex for women" and this reminded me of that, another great essay Ben!

[@bEtHeSdA_LAME_sTuDi0s]

More likely just an article written by a super jaded woman. The memes from them are the worst and stand out like a sore thumb

[@receivegreatest6802]

I completely agree !

[@zeronightx]

that's the gayest thing i ever heard, hell no dude

[@cavalierliberty6838]

Gotta have love for the homies, man. Hot, sweaty, passionate love. Bros before hoes.

[@josephmother2659]

Some (a lot of) guys are just appreciative of the manly, hot, muscular, strong, oily, wet, I mean sweaty beauty of the man’s form

[@marahwatta2181]

My best friend in school times made me watch this movie with her. During the fight scene, she turned to me and said, "isn't it romantic?" with a huge smile on her face. We didn't even have the vocabulary for it, yet, and we still knew what was up.

[@brunoactis1104]

Reminds me of me and my sister watching Vikings, absolutely loving the gay subtext between Ragnar, Athelstan and Floki.

[@RandoManFPV]

Believe it or not men can fight and grapple and enjoy the bond that it builds between you without any sexual or gay nature. But I feel you Society has made it awkward/socially wrong to show or verbalize love to your friends as a male And currently we have people destroying the definitions of male/female and straight/gay (as well as racism too tho unrelated) So now anytime a dude shows that he cares about his bros he's labeled some percentage of gay/bi/female/etc

[@borginburkes1819]

@@RandoManFPVhow did you manage to rope in racism to this conversation?

[@RandoManFPV]

@@borginburkes1819 how did you miss the couple words that explained that racism was unrelated to this conversation

[@5000Seabass]

@@borginburkes1819 Because certain people are looking too deeply into things and making problems where there are none. If you think the Simpsons needed were right in removing Apu, you are one of these people.

[@CharlieTooHuman]

The bi love triangle actually makes this movie 10x more watchable 😂

[@normalguy108]

i gues...

[@alexnickolaev]

Which is still not watchable enough

[@r3uvsgaming]

@@alexnickolaev God, people like you just don't know how to have fun.

[@vato4917]

Did no one actually like this movie un ironically? I grew up with this movie lol why do ppl hate it

[@CharlieTooHuman]

@@vato4917 I mean, I liked the movie during the time it came out… But it really has become a movie of its time lol. I wouldn’t say it’s a bad movie but it’s definitely not a good movie either, and far from the best of the FnF series. I still hold the first movie as my number 1

[@serijas737]

Appears to be as if Brian's more female leaning while Roman's more male leaning and it kind of clashes together. I love how deep this sub plot is omg.

[@PlatinumHustle]

Sooo deeep

[@kreevisful]

​@@PlatinumHustle 🎉

[@AugustRx]

6 inches deep to be exact

[@SchweinerSchinkler]

@@AugustRx that’s not very deep mate

[@AmeliaMastervally]

The internalised biphobia reading of their jealousy is so interesting

[@jesse_reznor]

Ben... this was, no bullshit, one of the best video essays I have ever seen. well fuckin done.

[@ryderdrew]

My final for my editing class was a bicurious edit of this film. So glad to see I'm not the only one.

[@natashaavital8713]

LINKS! WE NEED LINKS!

[@killerbug05]

@@natashaavital8713 I agree

[@mollywhoppedsouls_pvp]

Plz upload senpai

[@matthewniederberger9367]

Agree

[@nootyt521]

upload the final broski

[@ohasia]

This video essay has no right to be this entertaining and informative. You're killing it Ben From Canada

[@whalehands]

Now that I'm gay, they should have brought Verone back to the series. That look he gives them at the end when he's caught. They even discuss between themselves if he'll get out. He wants their asses, literally. Honestly the way you narrate this movie, you made me remember how great and fun this movie was. They definitely had chemistry Oh and it should be To Bi to Curious

[@adrianarnold4552]

Watching videos like these make me think I don’t actually have any bros at all, just unrealized romances

[@zygoncommander1239]

In contrast to the movie, which believes that you have no past romances, only unrealized bros

[@Tor-jv8je]

😆😆😆😆😆

[@xehayukimura7409]

LMFAO

[@victornganga131]

😂😂

[@receivegreatest6802]

Hmmmm 🤔

[@bonedog5130]

Notice how he hides the cash in his pants, and brian looks down and looks very pleasantly surprised

[@ryans6280]

🤣🤣

[@mattgilbert7347]

the money shot

[@shadow105720]

Not only looks down and smiles but reveals that he has some too or joins in with roman if you read into it.

[@angles18]

Can't believe you made this whole video a year ago just for me specifically to watch right now and feel the most validated I've ever felt. Little girl me watching this on vhs in the den 2 inches from the box tv feels incredible right now.

[@justasgriskevicius3492]

you didn't mention the part where brian just opens the ferrari implying that it was unlocked all the time and roman did all the punching the window stuff just to show brian his strength and abs

[@reminisce0208]

If you re watch it Brian even grabs him by the waist to push him aside. 😆

[@TheHiro56332]

Fun Fact: Roman actually fr broke his arm during that scene

[@Aristocratic13]

You serious?

[@TheHiro56332]

@@Aristocratic13 as serious as their triangle yes

[@papaconhuevos7646]

i aint even gay but this video is amazing, you were able to find something so beautiful within this movie, that no one else had the balls to do

[@Ladyknightthebrave]

"MY TWO BEAUTIFUL BOOOOYS" iconic 😁

[@LuwiLBM]

Finding out that your two favourite teachers are cool 😎

[@crazytony18]

I'm the 69th like, which is dumb but also perfect

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

You forgot to post the part of licking lips, 💋 no homo. 😬

[@giovannigiovanni.7220]

16:57

[@jedimastertitaniumdickmana2939]

No i don’t believe this theory it’s common knowledge that FF2 was supposed to have Vin Diesel but he turned it down and Roman was his replacement his story was never originally planned his basically the Ewok of the fast and furious franchise Giving the ff writers a bit too much credit LOL

[@sharkofjoy]

11:03 "If I can't have you, then I'm going to get everyone else" is the most deeply relatable bisexual emotion.

[@cincqued]

honestly has more merit than a straight friendship

[@sebastianlongoria1106]

Yes thank you Ben for literally rewriting my childhood.

[@PianoGoof]

Holy shit I actually wrote one of my last college papers about the Queer Subtext in FF1, and I’m now sincerely regretting not picking the sequel

[@carliekween]

Bro, give us that paper 😭

[@ActualLiteralKyle]

I can’t handle the whiplash from “This is compelling” immediately to “and then they go to Ludacris’ garage”

[@gaydes1012]

I wasn't expecting a gay reading of a fast and furious movie to actually make this much sense, but now that I've heard all this, I ship it.

[@witchplease9695]

We need a whole series of “this movie/show is gay”. I suggest Falcon and Winter Soldier next

[@yukikanegawa7470]

It's a great candidate. Stucky is such a big fandom so Bucky acting super possessive over Steve's legacy and honestly jealous about Falcon's connection to Steve could be so juicy. The story could be about Steve's ex Bucky mourning his death while grieving that in the end Steve chose her. His level of angst in the show could definitely be justified as well as his hostility towards Falcon. He lost everything in a day but yet he keeps seeing Steve everywhere (posters, tv, etc...). His only real tangible connection to Steve is now his legacy. Falcon is grieving his friend and as a normal friend he doesn't really understand how deep Bucky's grief goes so he can't empathize and unknowingly hurts Bucky with his insistence that he should get over it. In time as Falcon gets to know Bucky he realizes that he's not just being a douche and lashing out for the sake of it and comes to want to help Bucky. Hurt/Comfort in other words. It doesn't have to be romantic. Bucky could be a queer man and Falcon just a good friend but if you push a little bit I can see Falcon developing a 'deep affection'. He's married so he can't do anything about it but the angst level could be worth it for some. A one sided forbidden love. Or maybe later Bucky likes him back but it's still a forbidden love. Much potential. Maybe if they use the blonde Captain America Bucky can bond with him too. Potential triangle? It's 2am so idk if I'm just rambling but my mind feels active. Hope I make sense.

[@henlo1910]

I kind of hope that doesn't happen, only because the videos would become more and more of a stretch, to the point where it would take credibility away from the ones where the analysis actually made sense. Example: Commentary youtubers who post videos titled "This is the dumbest/weirdest movie of all time" every week.

[@MrB2damac]

there is a series called "are they gay" it was pretty entertaining but the stretches were getting pretty ridiculous

[@tdotwitz]

this needs ro happen lol

[@matthewniederberger9367]

Nightmare on Elm Street part 2 is a strong candidate imo.

[@JonNewsh]

This brings a lot more context to the American Dad episode. For those who haven’t watched it, they come across a first draft script for the next F&F film, and find it has pages and pages of explicit gay sex. Eventually when they get it to the producers they’re basically like ‘yeah of course it has gay sex in it, it’s the writers raw talent, and we just cut it down for the release.’

[@nickmadonna355]

I have several ex-girlfriends that have turned out to be much better platonic friends, rather than romantic partners. My wife is actually friends with several of my ex's, mostly because we all like the same music and attend each other's events. Friendship is a beautiful thing, and love is complex with endless possibilities.This video was actually an amazing interpretation that added an undertone to the narrative presented. I think I love 2F2F even more now.

[@jahipalmer8782]

SO, when this movie came to dvd, a friend and I watched it together laying on the floor. I feel like we were under a blanket together, but I have no idea if the memory is the way things really happened! Like, for somereason the memory feels really romantic, but it involves a dude. I wonder if the movie and its bi undercurrent somehow became... the truth of the situation while I watched it. WTF!?

[@juhxofficial]

Or, you might just be not straight 🤷 which in no way is meant to be offensive. But if you remember it that way, it might be more about how YOU remember it. Be you!

[@jahipalmer8782]

@@juhxofficial lol, you're right

[@juhxofficial]

@@jahipalmer8782 but back to the point. This is the best KZbin video ever created

[@oh.hey.2045]

Tbh that’s sounds pretty adorable

[@binoodle511]

That's actually really sweet

[@joeking3860]

This video is godly and I come back to it every few months

[@TVChild3]

This reading definitely improves the film a lot. Honestly, writers use romantic language a lot when they’re trying to inform the viewers that a friendship is important, which leads to a lot of friendships in fiction being queer coded even when it’s clear it wasn’t intentional at all. This isn’t the case here at all though! It’s impossible for this subtext not to be 100% intentional. In any case, great video, subscribed.

[@ileutur6863]

Looks like a lot of you guys took this satirical reading way too seriously. A lot of action movies that have the best friend trope can be read as this. Heck, IRL even straight guys can have silly homoerotic moments if they're good enough friends

[@TVChild3]

@@ileutur6863 so, like, literally what I said at the beginning of my comment ?

[@sigh824]

@@ileutur6863 that’s nice, but yeah those two were *absolutely* fucking

[@greekjohn1998]

What does queer coded mean?

[@DavidRamirez-se2yt]

@@greekjohn1998 it when the character(s) are expressed as queer ( bi, gay, lesbian, pan, ect) through subtext or action without being explicit told so ( ex: Disney villains and flamboyant characters ).

[@Lynch2507]

2 Fast 2 Furious does also genuinely sound like a porn parody

[@Tebigong101]

This is my new favorite genre of storytelling lol the recontextualized homoerotic subtext of all the great and mediocre stories that are only worth watching because someone made them gay for me. It's like Postmodern Jukebox making a One Direction song something worth listening to. lol

[@staticbeatz]

i need more

[@kkkumofie]

i love postmodern jukebox so much

[@jeffbrownstain]

It was always gay. You just weren't paying attention.

[@ATroknya]

Whelp, this has now surpassed Top Gun as the gayest movie about allegedly straight men I've ever seen.

[@valenarizio4313]

This feels like a video I'll revisit every other month. I'm so glad you opened your own chanell

[@saiyajinbeard]

The energy in ur commentary during all this is nothing short of brilliant

[@Elementar]

One of the best videos of the year. Thank you for it!!

[@619ck154]

1:17 she doesn’t sleep with him, she comes over to warn him. Brian is literally woken up by her and she was followed after sneaking out.

[@AdonisGaming93]

Yeah I kept thinking this too, there was no sex in that scene lol

[@khmergodhobbies]

gotta keept it pg13

[@kaileharris9089]

LITERALLY THEY DIDNT SLEEP TOGETHER THAT NEVER HAPPENS IN THE MOVIE EVER

[@iridiumSerpent]

Brian apparently has a thing for bald men

[@ShunJ89]

He has a type. Can you blame him. lol 😂

[@froziac3509]

Yeah this is officially my canon subtext for my guilty pleasure of a movie.

[@TalkingThrones]

I love how you slipped in the possibility of Brian dating Mia, as well as her brother, Dom! 😅

[@chaunem308]

“The boys catch up with Raiden and their boss”. 😂 That was smooth Ben real smooth

[@whitzala]

I loved it so freakin much

[@jamesb9894]

Something about Ben calling the first movie 1 Fast 1 Furious made me giggle.

[@michaelsevilla7403]

Your brilliant breakdown is insane. I learned alot from this.

[@seanthebluesheep]

This film was almost called The Fast And The Bifurious before they realised Roxy Richter already said that seven years later.

[@kingofthebums2015]

I’m 2:38 seconds in. To this DAY, I know that these characters are gay. I felt it as a child. I watched and asked my CHRISTIAN mother…do they like each other? All she could say was “maybe?”

[@discodecepticon]

Legit question... Did this movie really awaken them feelings in you? b/c I was 15 when this came out, and that year would be my first year being openly as bi with anyone, even myself... The first time I admitted to myself I was bi was July of that year. 20 days before my birthday... twenty days of being me to myself before I told my only close friend of that time... and a bit over a month after seeing this movie in theaters. I think this movie might have helped me without me ever even recognizing it.

[@bsti112590]

Congratulations on finding the strength to be honest with who you are, even if it was an admittedly shitty movie from the 2000s that was only kinda about cars that caused the realization.

[@josephmother2659]

@@bsti112590 well there was a car in every scene that could fit one in the background of the intense flirting and sexual tension the movie was designed around

[@nfsiiihp]

​@@bsti112590Don't disrespect car movies like that, FNF2 was weird to me but it had a nice Honda S2000 and Paul Walker

[@smol_chilli_pepper]

Your excitement for this bi love story is really infectious. I couldn't help but smile the entire time watching this and listening to you talk about it

[@sixteenratsmusic]

This genuinely turns a bad movie into a good one

[@OWmofat]

One of the best video essays of all time.

[@MoesesKIIINT]

This makes so much sense lol. American Dad was onto something.

[@PlatinumHustle]

Yes 🤣🤣🤣

[@DoctorCyan]

The first time I watched this movie I was underwhelmed by how weak the story was and didn’t think the friendship plot was very thought out, but never considered they might be former lovers. It recontextualizes all of the ridiculous scenes of the two fighting and bickering when you see it through the lenses of a long gone heartbreak. I cannot wait to rewatch it with this in mind at some point while binging all the movies

[@josephmother2659]

It seems so fake and played up to think “oh these guys are just friends” but the writers really knew what they were doing with this one

[@alexander_avila]

Excellent work.

[@nikkicarreon]

I just watched this movie for the first time recently and had these exact thoughts LMAO

[@nyshodmayo8406]

I love you so much😩

[@malenandrea75]

@@nyshodmayo8406 same

[@receivegreatest6802]

Same !

[@althaz]

20mins of Ben trying to convince me this isn't the worst movie I've ever seen and possibly succeeding.

[@BreadCatMarcus]

If you thought this was the worst film, you haven't watched enough films 😂

[@unai49999]

LoL. First three ones of the saga weren't that bad. Two legit 2000 vibe heist/action movies + a initial d homage.

[@jujuthethird4602]

This was one of the best fast and furious movies in the franchise

[@SeymoreSparda]

@@unai49999 This! Someone knows the REAL deal!

[@xcx000]

@@jujuthethird4602 agreed

[@shyam8398]

Ben, I truly hope to meet you one day. I've been (literally (not figuratively)) trying to finish this for days but had to take time out to really appreciate the level you vibe on. Anyhoo if ever you're in Scotland first round is on this guy

[@brightergreens6382]

when I watched the series with my friends I kept saying "I wanna redo all of this but make it painfully queer" not knowing it was already there...

[@johandrytenias1725]

I don't like queerbaiting or queercoding, but it sure makes for some interesting subtext reading that helps recontextualize and improve, in many cases, mediocre movies or shows. On one hand I wish movies dare to be more open about queer relationships and accept the fact that a couple of bi men can lead a car based franchise without losing its hyper-masculinity, but on the other hand, I don't want to lose the creativity of subtext in how much they can get away with it. Great video!

[@theodoresurtee1178]

@JOSHUA MILLER literally 😂😂

[@RealBadGaming52]

Queer Coding?

[@alfredzhang1407]

Queer coding is when characters/situation is interpreted as queer without any explicit statement in the media. On one hand, sometimes it's unintentional by creators, but other times creators heavily hint at queerness without ever confirming it so they can attract queer viewers without jeopardizing cis-het audience (hence the original commenter disliking queerbaiting).

[@leokeatonn]

Every now and then I'll stumble upon a movie review in my recommended and itll be an unusually good review that sounds like its coming from your friend whos just *really* excited to talk to you about the movie. And Ill scroll down to see who made it and its always Ben From Canada.

[@spencnick2]

The fast series is about lovers, friendship and Family coming together. Written by men for men.

[@jvmeel7454]

Yes😭👏👏

[@daniboy4153]

Exactly!

[@vasantos-re4hb]

Dude, I think you misspelled. Don't you mean Written Bi men Fore men?

[@jvmeel7454]

@@vasantos-re4hb 😭😂😂

[@spencnick2]

​@@vasantos-re4hb Well done

[@J_Clean_1996]

Even without your jokes, it really does make sense. A lot of sense. Great video for real.

[@definitelyjustcj4148]

LITERALLY EVERYTHING MAKES SENSE WITH THIS AND IM SCARED ABOUT THAT 😭😭😭

[@sirgoose629]

this is the best KZbin video i have seen in a while, the topic *chefs kiss* it feels strangely accurate.

[@MrOtistetrax]

Another absolute masterpiece of an essay and edit.

[@EJD339]

I’m surprised there hasn’t been a hallmark action movie where the two buddy cops fall in love with each other.

[@dragonite77]

you barely keeping your laughter out of your voice while saying "it should be held up in the canonical lgbt landscape" is absolutely amazing.

[@davidwilliamson4559]

You shifted something that I thought was silly into something beautiful with your observations and words. Good job Ben.

[@sebastianherrera6514]

This either the best shitpost ever made, or the best character/history analysis ever

[@ChattinBoxingWYB]

Wait, Monica doesn't actually sleep with Brian in the movie. She just comes to his boat, to warn him about Verone's plans to kill him and Roman.

[@takeit1229]

As straight man who grew up watching these movies, reading the title, I was like "no way don't try and pigeon hole in some bi subtext" 10 minutes in, I'm convinced and it totally makes the movie better lol

[@ianrajkumar]

it's like an indian movie, where they're in love but never kiss on cam.

[@kendalllowe7527]

This is literally the best thing on KZbin right now

[@dapperdavid3193]

If you somehow manage to find a way to put the Money Ball "it's a metaphor" clip in every video, you've got a subscriber for life.

[@michaelotis223]

That part! Chef's kiss!!

[@replayarchive8758]

terribly missed opportunity to call this video 2 bi 2 curious

[@Redhotlugnut]

I fking love the internet and YT for bringing people together that have a totally different way of looking at things I had no idea even existed! Such great work man!