History Film / HobbsAndShaw

* NotSoDifferent: A key theme of the film: the opening action scene with the two separately pummelling gangs to find out about the virus shows that while they have different styles they generally go about things the same way. Lampshaded repeatedly, especially by Hattie.

* TheCameo: Creator/RyanReynolds, Rob Delaney and Creator/KevinHart all have small but memorable roles in the film.

* LosingAShoeInTheStruggle: Hattie loses her shoes the first time Hobbs and Shaw rescue her.

* ThrowItIn: According to Elba in an interview, the "Black Superman" line was an ad-lib. The director liked it so much he put it in the trailer, along with a follow-up line by Hobbs about being kryptonite.

* WaiFu: Subverted. Hattie is a highly trained MI-6 operative and can handle any number of ordinary mooks, but trying to fight the equally skilled, much bigger, much heavier Hobbs doesn't go so well.

* RealityEnsues: Hattie is a highly trained MI-6 operative and can handle any number of ordinary mooks, but trying to fight the equally skilled, much bigger, much heavier Hobbs doesn't go so well.

* ArtisticLicenseEngineering: Eteon's secret facility in Chernobyl is concealed under the power plant itself--which is all well and good except that the wide shots of the facility show some very obviously completed cooling tower rows next to the power plant's [[UsefulNotes/ChernobylDisaster containment dome.]] Chernobyl's cooling towers were still under construction when the disaster occurred, with only two actually being started before the area was abandoned.

* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: When people donate blood, they are told to keep their arm still until the process is over, to prevent the needle from moving in the donor's arm. Hattie's running around during the final battle scene with a blood filtration device plugged into her arm to extract the virus capsules, while she goes around swinging an axe at mooks with the arm said filtration device was plugged into, would have torn the veins in her arm to shreds.
** One thing that may mitigate this is the fact that it's not a normal needle filtering her blood. There appear to be six needles in the device in some kind of clamp-on wrist cuff, which may keep the device in place while doing anything strenuous.

* BodyHorror: Throughout the film, we are repeatedly told that Brixton is “cybernetically enhanced”, but are never shown how. That is, until a scene late in the film where Brixton is being patched up, and we are treated to the sight of Brixton’s back being effectively zippered back up over his metal spine. From the sounds he’s making, it’s a less-than-pleasant experience.

* MenActWomenAre: Despite Hattie showing off [[ActionGirl combat skills of her own]], she gets taken hostage by Brixton thus forcing Hobbs and Shaw to put aside their differences and rescue her.

* OverlyLongGag: The retinal scan scene, where Shaw tries to bypass a retinal scanner by hauling a dozen unconscious mooks and scanning them ''one at a time''. [[BrokenRecord "''ACCESS DENIED. ACCESS DENIED. ACCESS DENIED. ACCESS...]]

** In one shot during their time at Hobbs' home, someone standing behind his mother can be seen wearing a hook necklace. It looks identical to the hook used by [[ActorAllusion Maui]] in ''Disney/{{Moana}}''.

** Shaw's garage contains a classic Mini Cooper, in which he notes he did a job in Italy. Jason Statham, of course, starred in ''Film/TheItalianJob2003''.[[note]]Though oddly enough, this would seem to refer to the original film rather than the remake, in which the Minis weren't used in Italy.[[/note]]

* NoodleIncident: Hobbs claims this to be the ''fourth'' time he has saved the world. Assuming that his involvement in [[spoiler:[[Film/TheFateOfTheFurious preventing Cipher from becoming a nuclear power]]]] counts as one, that leaves two very interesting adventures unaccounted for. This is likely a reference to his involvement in ''Fast 6'' and ''Furious 7''. Though he wasn’t the main player, he did help.

* ShoeSlap: How Hobbs' mom keeps the family in line.

** Shaw has a car in his collection that he mentions using for something in [[TheItalianJob Italy]].

* AchillesHeel: [[spoiler: Brixton is constantly fed visual real time information on his opponents movements, but despite all that increased advantage he is still limited to his eyesight. He is so focused on what is in front of him that he is easily blindsighted. Hobbs and Shaw realize this, and agree that [[BashBrothers someone has to take a hit so the other can attack from the side, and they switch off repeatedly]]]].

** Hobb's daughter teases him about The People's Eyebrow, the raised eyebrow look The Rock was well known for in his wrestling role.

** Brixton's eyes sometimes goes golden orange. This is an allusion to his actor Creator/IdrisElba's previous role as Heimdall from the Film/{{Thor}} movies as well as all of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse whose eyes are golden orange.

* TheAtoner: Shaw tells his sister about his deep regrets for certain actions that he has to make up for somehow. WordOfGod confirms he's talking about killing Han.
* BadassInDistress: Hattie may be an ass-kicking ActionGirl but when captured by SuperSoldier Brixton she finds herself in need of a well timed rescue.
* BattleInTheRain: During the preparation for the final battle, Hobbs mentions that the northern coast was going to be in a raging storm come morning. [[spoiler: The FinalBattle with Brixton is a rain-soaked fistfight. It's all the more notable as when they briefly cut back to Eteon's men and Hobbs' family fighting it's still glorious sunshine.]]

* BodyHorror: Throughout the film, we are repeatedly told that Brixton is “cybernetically enhanced”, but are never shown how. That is, until a scene late in the film where Brixton is being patched up, and we are treated to the sight of Brixton’s back being effectively zippered back up over his metal spine. From the sounds he’s making, it’s a less than pleasant experience.

* BrickJoke: One involving an actual brick: Locke complains about the improbability of Hattie stabbing someone with a brick (not knowing about super strong cyborg Brixton) when he initially meets Hobbs. [[spoiler:Cut to TheStinger and we see he's somehow managed to do the same with one of Eteon's goons. Turns out it's actually pretty easy]].

* CanonWelding: We find out here that Brixton had Shaw framed for the murder of his own team 8 years before the events of the film, when their Eteon recruitment went south. It not only explains why he was a rogue operative when we met him in ''Film/FuriousSeven'' (where it was mentioned the British Government had tried to have him killed for some unspecified crimes) but also his implication to Hobbs in ''Film/TheFateOfTheFurious'' that his traitor status was due to being set up (like Hobbs in that film).

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Locke may be a highly annoying MotorMouth who thinks way too highly of his bond with Hobbs - but [[spoiler:TheStinger shows he's a hell of a hand in close combat, with his wrecking an attempt to steal another Snowflake type virus including [[ImprobableWeaponUser stabbing someone to death with a brick]].]]

* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:When he's "decommissioned" by Eteon, a beaten Brixton's mechanical parts deactivate, leading him to fall off the cliff they're on]].

* GenreShift: ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'' started off as a relatively grounded crime drama, with each sequel it got more action-packed and over the top, but stayed relatively in that world. This film is more in the realm of Comic Books and classic James Bond, fighting a literal SuperSoldier with a metal spine as their primary villain.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Brixton is taking orders from a mysterious figure represented only as TheVoice with unique electronic synthesizer bar whenever they tap in to talk. Brixton is technically TheDragon, but Hobbs and Shaw thought he was the top of the chain and are not aware of anyone else involved until the very end.
* GroinAttack: Both Hobbs and Deckard do this in their respective first on screen fights. Deckard hits a guy with a rope while Hobbs simply kicks his guy in the crotch before uppercutting him into a chair. Hobbs himself becomes a victim of this in his fight with Hattie.

* HollywoodHacking: Exaggerated. In the movie are 'net-connected weapons that can be disabled remotely with ease. Becomes FridgeLogic because [[spoiler: even the bad guy can be disabled in a similar way, but nobody even considers doing it via hacking]].

** A second after Hobbs tells the guard how dangerous Hattie is. The guard [[spoiler: reacts unprofessionally after the very first taunt]]. Possibly the whole station as nobody notices anything while Hattie beats the guards and the bad guys go undisturbed to the ''roof''.

** Brixton get the ball during the ending, even after it is clear that [[spoiler: his cybernetics cannot help much against two strong opponents at the same time]] does not even try to cycle to put the opponents lined up so they cannot attack at the same time. N.b., In the beginning of the movie he had no problems with multiple opponents.
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Brixton may be a cyborg with super reflexes and a heads-up display built into his eyes, but when he shoots a gun at anyone important he misses ''every time.''
* JailBake: During the ending credits, [[spoiler: Deckard and Hattie give their incarcerated mother a cake which Deckard advises is not for eating]].
* JoinOrDie: Brixton attemps to recruit Hobbs & Shaw when they get captured under his master's orders. It works about as well as can be expected.

* NoodleIncident: Hobbs claims this to be the ''fourth'' time he has saved the world. Assuming that his involvement in [[Film/TheFateOfTheFurious preventing Cipher from becoming a nuclear power]] counts as one, that leaves two very interesting adventures unaccounted for. This is likely a reference to his involvement in ''Fast 6'' and ''Furious 7''. Though he wasn’t the main player, he did help.

* OutsideGenreFoe: Despite its increasingly outrageous stunts, up to this point the franchise was still largely confined within the realms of reality. SuperSoldier Brixton and the NebulousEvilOrganisation he works for, Eteon, are straight out of a ScienceFiction movie.
* PaperThinDisguise: After everyone being framed as terrorists, Shaw hand waves a claim about being able to digitally hide their appearance and create new passports when they travel. While Hattie's in-person disguise is rather convincing (due to wearing big glasses and a brown pixie cut wig to hide her medium length blonde hair), Shaw's amounts to wearing a beanie, while Hobbs has a mustache and a hat. While Hobbs is given trouble at the airport due to Shaw messing with him, no one is discovered. All the more blatant as Hattie ditches her wig as soon as she's on the plane, which you'd think the aircrew might have noticed.
* PrecisionFStrike: Hobbs and Shaw's simultaneous reaction when it's first suggested that they work together? "No fucking way!"
* {{Pun}}: Shaw decides to give Hobbs a cute fake identity while they're infiltrating the UK Airport - [[TeenyWeenie Mike Oxmaul]]. Hobbs gets him back in one of the post-credits scenes, [[spoiler:calling the police to arrest Shaw - identifying him as Mr. Hugh Janus.]]

* RunningGag: "[[BerserkButton No-one tells me what to do!]]"

** [[spoiler:Brixton is defeated but Eteon's mysterious leader is still out there - and has an as-yet-unknown past connection with Hobbs to boot]].
** [[spoiler:In TheStinger Locke mentions an even deadlier virus than Snowflake, one that eats a person alive from the outside]].

** Brixton boasts about being the "black Franchise/{{Superman}}" when he's [[spoiler:trying to get the captive heroes to join him]]. When Shaw explains his backstory, Hobbs compares him to ''Film/TheTerminator''.

** In one shot during their time at Hobbs' home, someone standing behind his mother can be seen wearing a hook necklace. It looks identical to the hook used by Maui (voiced by Dwayne Johnson) in ''Disney/{{Moana}}''.

** [[spoiler: Luke and Hattie share a quick kiss at sunset before the final battle. He asks if she wants to do it again, and she says no. But maybe the next sunset if they survive. After the final fight ends, Hattie and Luke have exactly zero scenes together.]]

* GroinAttack: Both Hobbs and Deckard do this in their respective first on screen fights. Deckard hits a guy with a rope while Hobbs simply kicks his guy in the crotch before uppercutting him into a chair.

* ForceAndFinesse: The titular characters' combat dynamic.

* RealityEnsues:Hattie is a highly trained MI-6 operative and can handle any number of ordinary mooks, but trying to fight the equally skilled, much bigger, much heavier Hobbs doesn't go so well.

** [[spoiler:Brixton is defeated but Eteon's mysterious leader is still out there - and has an as-yet-unknown past connection to Hobbs to boot]].

** [[spoiler: Luke and Hattie share a quick kiss at sunset before the final battle. He asks if she wants to do it again, and she says no. But maybe the next sunset if they survive. After the final fight ends, Hattie and Luke have exactly 0 scenes together.]]

* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: Locke mentions Hattie supposedly stabbed one of her partner with a brick.

* HollywoodHacking: Exaggerated. In the movie are 'net-connected weapons that can be disabled remotely with ease. Becomes FridgeLogic because [[spoiler: even the bad guy can be disabled in a similar way, but nobody even consider doing it via hacking]].

** A second after Hobbs tells the guard how dangerous Hattie is. The guard [[spoiler: reacts unprofessionally after the very first taunt]]. Possibly the whole station as: nobody notices anything while Hattie beats the guards and the bad guys go undisturbed to the ''roof''.

** Hobbs threatens to take a chair, turn it sideways and ram it down Shaw's throat. This is very close to one of his wrestling catchphrases, only the chair had a different destination.

* IdiotBall: A second after Hobbs tells the guard how dangerous Hattie is. The guard [[spoiler: reacts unprofessionally after the very first taunt]]. Possibly the whole station as: nobody notices anything while Hattie beats the guards and the bad guys go undisturbed to the ''roof''. Brixton get the ball during the ending, even after it is clear that [[spoiler: his cybernetics cannot help much against two strong opponents at the same time]] does not even try to cycle to put the opponents lined up so they cannot attack at the same time. N.b., In the beginning of the movie he had no problems with multiple opponents.