Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
A video essay examining the construction and execution of the car chase sequence and a tribute to the best car chases throughout cinema history. There are 8 key takeaways in this essay, and you can jump between them using the chapters below.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:43 POV
02:24 Clarity
05:04 Grounded action
06:06 A sense of danger
08:15 A consistent and believable threat
10:08 A satisfying balance of moments and connectors
12:53 External action
14:04 X-factor
15:28 conclusion
In an attempt to be as comprehensive on this subject as possible, this became what is likely the highest number of individual films I have covered in a single video essay. This essay includes footage from The Seven-Ups, Vanishing Point, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, Shadows in an Empty Room, Bullitt, Gone in 60 Seconds, Mad Max, The Road Warrior, Fury Road, The Bourne Supremacy, Quantum of Solace, Furious 7, The Blues Brothers, Short Time, Smokey and the Bandit, To Live and Die in LA, A Good Day to Die Hard, The French Connection, Ronin, Death Proof, Hardcore Henry, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, John Wick Chapter 2, John Wick Chapter 3, The Villainess, The Raid 2, Legend of the Drunken Master, Flash Point, Escape From LA, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Driver, Drive, Sherlock Jr., The Italian Job, Hard Target, The Hidden, Hooper, Project A, Police Story, Armour of God AKA Operation Condor II, Silent Night Deadly Night Part 2, Paper Moon, Baby Driver, The Matrix Reloaded, Duel, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Operation Avalanche, The Master Touch, Ong Bak, and The Way of the Gun.
My novel 'The Fall of Polite' is available in paperback and on Kindle at amazon.com/dp/B084V2CKGQ
Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/Brickwall_
Twitter @BrickwallFilms — Instagram @brickwall_pictures
A video essay examining the construction and execution of the car chase sequence and a tribute to the best car chases throughout cinema history. There are 8 key takeaways in this essay, and you can jump between them using the chapters below.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:43 POV
02:24 Clarity
05:04 Grounded action
06:06 A sense of danger
08:15 A consistent and believable threat
10:08 A satisfying balance of moments and connectors
12:53 External action
14:04 X-factor
15:28 conclusion
In an attempt to be as comprehensive on this subject as possible, this became what is likely the highest number of individual films I have covered in a single video essay. This essay includes footage from The Seven-Ups, Vanishing Point, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, Shadows in an Empty Room, Bullitt, Gone in 60 Seconds, Mad Max, The Road Warrior, Fury Road, The Bourne Supremacy, Quantum of Solace, Furious 7, The Blues Brothers, Short Time, Smokey and the Bandit, To Live and Die in LA, A Good Day to Die Hard, The French Connection, Ronin, Death Proof, Hardcore Henry, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, John Wick Chapter 2, John Wick Chapter 3, The Villainess, The Raid 2, Legend of the Drunken Master, Flash Point, Escape From LA, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Driver, Drive, Sherlock Jr., The Italian Job, Hard Target, The Hidden, Hooper, Project A, Police Story, Armour of God AKA Operation Condor II, Silent Night Deadly Night Part 2, Paper Moon, Baby Driver, The Matrix Reloaded, Duel, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Operation Avalanche, The Master Touch, Ong Bak, and The Way of the Gun.
My novel 'The Fall of Polite' is available in paperback and on Kindle at amazon.com/dp/B084V2CKGQ
Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/Brickwall_
Twitter @BrickwallFilms — Instagram @brickwall_pictures
