![]() Throughout the film, the peculiarities of this world are presented to the audience and allowed to exist largely unexplained. The film focuses on the flight of Furiosa and the wives, as Joe attempts to reclaim his “property”.Įxplaining the basic plot is easy, but specific details imbue the world of Mad Max with weight and wonder. Furiosa (Theron) is charged with driving the War Rig for supplies, but it soon becomes clear that she has absconded with Joe’s five wives, who have scrawled on the wall, “We are not things”. Joe controls the Citadel, untold resources, and has enslaved many. Me… Or everyone else.” He is captured by the “War Boys”, pale foot-soldiers of the God-King despot Immortan Joe. As the world fell it was hard to know who was more crazy. My world is reduced to a single instinct: Survive. Mad Max: Fury Road opens with Tom Hardy’s narration: “My name is Max. ![]() I felt as though I needed my mind to recover, to slowly remove itself from the astounding world of George Miller’s action masterpiece, which may be the best action film of the decade, if not the century. This film is an absolute assault on the senses in the very best way possible, and when the credits finally rolled at the end, the reality shock was palpable. Have you ever seen a Mexican standoff fist fight – with two of the combatants chained together? Mad Max: Fury Road treats us to this scene during a lull in the action, as a way for the audience to catch our breath. ![]()
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