Go see this
film. I know you want to read a review
first which is why you’re here but trust me when I say you should go see it and
preferably with as little knowledge of the film going in. Trust me, it’s worth it. But if you really want to read a more in
depth view of the film I will gladly oblige.
Mad Max Fury Road is the fourth film in the Mad Max series but thankfully you don’t need to watch any of the
preceding films to enjoy this one. Fury Road almost acts as a reboot of the
Mad Max series but the important
thing to note is that it doesn’t overwrite any of the events in the previous
films. The story begins as Max himself is captured by a group of War Boys
commanded by Immortan Joe. Joe soon
finds out that one of his Imperators, Furiosa, has betrayed him and is driving
away with his sex slaves in tow. The
film begins to ramp up the action from there and rarely slows down. Another important character is Nux who brings
Max along for the chase as he is dependent on his blood to help aid him. As you’ve most likely heard is that all of
the female characters in the film are written as actual characters with their
femininity not weighing them down. Charlize
Theron as Imperator Furiosa is definitely the stand out as it’s clear that she
has committed numerous atrocities under the command of Joe and now we see her
on a path to redemption. That’s probably
one of my few complaints with the film, we don’t receive a lot of
backstory. It would have been nice to
see some more insight into the lives of Furiosa, Joe, and even Max
himself. While the audience only gets
the scantest of hints it doesn’t hold the movie back. Backstory could have made the movie better
but it’s not necessary since the film is self-contained. Few people have also complained about how Furiosa
is the main focus of the film but I find it to be a weak reason to not like the
film. Max still has a notable presence
in the film and has just about the same screen time as Furiosa. While he doesn’t have as much dialogue I feel
it’s important to keep in mind that Max isn’t exactly the most sociable
person. The film is called Mad Max for a
reason. Max is a man who has had
everything taken from him and the world around him never unresents as he fights
to survive in the wasteland. Lastly one
of the best things about this film is its message: people aren’t things. At first glance you might think it’s pretty
obvious considering the whole film is about rescuing several sex slaves from
Immortan Joe but it goes further well.
We also several older women towards the beginning of the film hooked up
to grotesque milking mission. It’s clear
that if you’re a woman in this society your only role is to breed more War Boys
for Joe and provide them nourishment. In
addition there’s also the War Boys themselves who view Joe as a Godlike figure
and are ready to give their lives to him.
While the War Boys view themselves as something more they’re just cannon
fodder for Joe. That’s why it’s
satisfying to see one of the War Boys, Nux, go through a great character arc
where he begins to realize how much worth Joe has in him. And now with my more in depth look at the
film done please go see this film. I want Fury
Road to be successful so we can see more tales told within this world and I
want to see stories of a higher quality as well. Maybe we can even get a film about
Furiosa. Honestly there’s not that many
films of such high quality out right now.
And yes while I like Age of Ultron
as much as the next guy it honestly depends on the fact that the audience
has seen the previous Marvel films and even then it has some minor grievances
here and there. So go see Fury Road. It has a guy playing a Flamethrower guitar
what more could you want?
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