F9’s Han
Ever since his introduction in 2006’s The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Han Lue has been a fan favorite character. Loosely modeled after Han Solo (and even borrowing his name as an alias), the character is a suave, confident criminal who oozes charisma and charm. His story is oddly complex (he died, came back, then died again… sort of) but after the eighth Fast and Furious film hugely disrespected him, fans were eager for another return. And return he did in this year’s F9. Seeing a favorite character return, even under the most ridiculous of circumstances, was simply beautiful, and the sacrifices he made along the way only added to the emotion. Then, when he was finally reunited with his Tokyo Drift friends, I’m not ashamed to admit that tears of joy were shed. It was like attending a long-overdue family reunion. – Germain Lussier
