Automobiles in Theaters
Apart from actors and actresses, cars are also characters in movies. They could play the role of the lead actor’s friend or the villains’ means of transportation or whatever (they don’t complain anyway).
These legendary cars are worth acknowledging in theaters because if it hadn’t been for them, the story line might not be complete. You may not be able to feel the thrill of the action in thrillers or feel the sadness of the character actor when he gets in the car and leaves his girl. Fascinating, right? In fact, these pulseless objects also increase emotions.
Remember the dog vehicle from ‘Dumb and Dumber’? Remember the yellow robin with three wheels from ‘Only Fools and Horses’? Yes, they can be very strange looking and funny cars, but that was because those were the kind of cars the story needs.
Inspector Columbo traveled in a dilapidated Mercedes whose doors couldn’t even be closed properly and which really suited him.
The James Bond film series is one of the Hollywood movies that shows automobiles as an integral part of the movie. It’s first, ‘Dr. No’, it came with a recognizable car brand: the Aston Martin. The car was given a perfect cameo in the latest movie, Casino Royale.
When the 1996 model arrived, the Batmobile (Batman’s car) made its debut on the television series. Some of the distinctive features of the original Batmobile were the glowing siren, two bat-wing seats and spoilers, as well as an emergency phone. It also had mandatory sounds when fighting villains, making it easy for Batman to get from one place to another.
The legend of Disney on four wheels also came when the series ‘Herbie’ was introduced in 1969. The story about the living beetle became a real sensation both on television and on the movie screen. The recent remake of the movie opened with pop star Lindsay Lohan.
The movie ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’ had the most famous scene that lasted 40 minutes! It was when 93 cars “lost their lives”. But only one was the main attraction: a Ford Mustang Mach 1 codenamed Eleanor.
The Miami Vice series was first introduced in 1984. It featured Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas, better known as James “Sonny” Crocket, Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs, and the black Ferrari Testarossa, which was later painted white.
Who would forget the DeLorean from “Back to the Future”? The car with a Delorean oxygen sensor created especially for the film came with the grumpy Marty McFly and the wacky Dr. Emmett Brown.
In 1989, the Batmobile was first introduced in theaters. It arrived with a “beyond reality” vibe, which the movie suggests, plus neon colors and the obligatory rotating lights.
The Glass from the Batman movie had military colors. It was designed to join cables between two banks when building bridges. It looked like an armored bomb-throwing monster with GPS navigation and can launch homing missiles and drive on roofs.
Perhaps the most obvious proof of the popularity of automobiles in the film industry is the movie ‘Cars’, in which the cars themselves were the main characters. And yes! They had feelings, problems and dreams of their own. All the characters here were cars.
A ‘Death Proof’ car is one of the contenders for this year’s Cannes top prize.
With Mach 5, the movie ‘Speed Racer’ is an adaptation of a famous anime from the 80s. In visual effects, it follows the revolution that the first Matrix started.
For The Dark Knight, the sequel to Batman, the production team announced that the film will come with a custom Tumbler and a bespoke engine, made in the same armored style.
What could be the next famous car to hit the silver screens? It’s for the public to beware!
In addition to the importance of cars in one’s routine: sending the children to school, going to the office and going on trips, the movie industry also considers these objects as essential things. This is due to the fact that they touch lives and add emotions to the movies, just like their roles with humans in real life.