Do you know that "Bullet Train Explosion" is a sequel of and inspired by the 1975 movie, "The Bullet Train"? The original later inspired Hollywood's "Speed" in 1994.
It is also a sequel that updates the original's premise to resonate with contemporary audiences, rather than a direct remake.
The new film received support from JR East, providing access to actual Shinkansen units and facilities for filming, ensuring a high level of authenticity in its depiction of Japan's high-speed rail system.
Contrary to popular belief, the new film is not inspired by Hollywood's "Speed" in 1994 which starred Keanu Reeves, but "Speed" is actually inspired by the 1975 Japanese movie, "The Bullet Train."
In the original 1975 film, a Shinkansen is threatened with a bomb that will explode if it slows below 80 km/h unless a ransom is paid.
The 2025 sequel elevates the stakes by increasing the speed threshold to 100 km/h and the ransom demand to 100 billion yen. The narrative shifts focus from the bombers to the train workers, highlighting their dedication and teamwork, which are central themes in Japanese culture.
Omgg imagine Dad!Tangerine and Uncle!Lemon x 2 year old girl where her parents had worked for The Son as his personal chef and maid, and they basically lived in his penthouse apartment with their 2 year old daughter. When the Son was abducted, the bad guys unfortunately k*lled her parents to avoid witnesses, and when they saw the little girl, they panicked because they had no idea there’d be a child, and they took her with them as well. So when The Twins go to that warehouse to “save” The son (after they were paid to by the White Death), and after taking everyone out, they hear soft crying and then go searching, and they look down and there’s a little girl looking up at them with tears in her eyes, Tangerine quickly picking her up and covering her eyes (so she doesn’t see the horror scene that they had left the warehouse. They are really soft with her, trying not to scare her any more than she already is, but they can’t get out of her who her parents are (they’re lowkey scared they might have offed them or something in the warehouse). She seems to be clinging to Tangerine, finally feeling safe in the hands of these two men, which shocks the twins, anyways, when they get on the train they ask the Son who this little girl is and when he explains what happened to her parents, the twins are honestly horrified and so sad for the little girl and they take her in and protect her the whole time on the train, the little girl clinging to Tangerine and being so attached to him already that Lemon jokes that she has “imprinted” on him like a baby chick would to their Mom lol
just watched 'Bullet Train' and i have to say it was soooo good, don't read further if you wanna avoid spoilers
I absolutely loved the plot, and the acting was phenomenal with legends like brad Pitt, Aaron taylor Johnson (reason for me watching in the first place) and Brian henry.
Honestly from the name i assumed it would be something similar to "Speed 1994" but it was so much better.
The amount of plot twists were so astounding. I had my mouth hanging atleast 20 times.
Each and every character played a crucial role and the way white death had it all set up was so cool.
I love how every thing in the movie served a purpose and there were no loose ends. Every single minute detail was explained and made sense
From the introduction of the hornet to the importance of the wolf everything was so perfect.
And the way lemon's analogies just consisted of thomas the tank engine 😭
The movie made me SOB when i thought lemon was dead and Tangerine was trying not to cry. BUT THEN turns out lemon is ALIVE but tangerine is dead 😭😭
Tangerine died trying to avenge lemon 😭
And i love how sudden and unpredictable the deaths were lmao it kept me on my toes
The little explanation regarding ladybugs in Japanese culture was beautiful
And finally...the fact that tangerine died because 'a vest cannot help if you get shot in the neck' but Lemon lived because 'a vest can help if you get shot in the chest' the irony there 😭😭
And of course Joey King's role as the daughter was beautiful.
