The filmmakers and their star, Robert De Niro, try to tap the Scorsese vein of kinetic urban violence, out-of-control male energy, and brooding, pessimistic wit.
The author examines at length whether the Chinese have mistakenly lost sight of the need to field a kinetic weapons force in tandem with command and control warfare.
The paddles also give the driver control of regenerative braking, which translates the kinetic energy that is dissipated when the car slows down into electricity that tops up the batteries.