I probably should remind a few of you here that Charlize Theron DID kill her Dad to save her Mom from domestic abuse. I would say, she is Furiosa incarnate.
Yes, that happened. And that makes her one of the baddest of the bads.
Anya-Taylor Joy is too scrawny for the wasteland. But does a solid job in glowering in every frame.
A lot of this had hints to previous Mad Max flicks. For which I found much more fun than "Fury Road" In fact, "Fury Road" bored me to tears. It took me some time to realize that that was about women being the precious resource. All these Mad Max installments are about resources. Here you have three. Fuel, Food & Guns (or bullets to be precise). There is a trade going on between them. Until Dementus (played wonderfully by Chris Hemsworth) decides he wants it all.
Now, my biggest gripe of the post-Mel Gibson Mad Maxes (okay, there's only one)) is that there isn't much to do in the Wasteland. Here, we see the people a bit more. Especially the land where Furiosa comes from "The Green Place". Which is dubbed "The Land Of Abundance" by the dumb mauraders.
Regardless, the stunts here are wild, as always. There's that moment on the truck rig where young Furiosa starts to gain knowledge of all her skills. Though life is quickly extinguished, she powers forward to get the job done. They do shoe-horn a sub-adventure that has nothing to do with Dementus. But, damn is it fun.
Also, I like how director George Miller explores more of what makes the new society so ugly. Cannibalism, child brides, mutated brains. The gore is on full display. Keep in mind the world has gone...well...mad. Survival is the key. In previous Mad Max films, you do see implements of all of it. Smart writing when you can implement fruit into this world when last we saw it being used for leverage was in "Beyond Thunderdome" Which they also do a tiny nod to it here.
For the fans of pre-Fury Road, I really dig this one. It's really a little bit of fan-service for those of us who loved the original trilogy.
Too bad this didn't make the money it needed to for another installment. George is too old to make one more. And, maybe if it's a hobby of his to do so, will revisit. I do have to say, it's nice that ONE director is responsible for the series. It adds a nice cohesion to the tone of the flicks.
Yes, that happened. And that makes her one of the baddest of the bads.
Anya-Taylor Joy is too scrawny for the wasteland. But does a solid job in glowering in every frame.
A lot of this had hints to previous Mad Max flicks. For which I found much more fun than "Fury Road" In fact, "Fury Road" bored me to tears. It took me some time to realize that that was about women being the precious resource. All these Mad Max installments are about resources. Here you have three. Fuel, Food & Guns (or bullets to be precise). There is a trade going on between them. Until Dementus (played wonderfully by Chris Hemsworth) decides he wants it all.
Now, my biggest gripe of the post-Mel Gibson Mad Maxes (okay, there's only one)) is that there isn't much to do in the Wasteland. Here, we see the people a bit more. Especially the land where Furiosa comes from "The Green Place". Which is dubbed "The Land Of Abundance" by the dumb mauraders.
Regardless, the stunts here are wild, as always. There's that moment on the truck rig where young Furiosa starts to gain knowledge of all her skills. Though life is quickly extinguished, she powers forward to get the job done. They do shoe-horn a sub-adventure that has nothing to do with Dementus. But, damn is it fun.
Also, I like how director George Miller explores more of what makes the new society so ugly. Cannibalism, child brides, mutated brains. The gore is on full display. Keep in mind the world has gone...well...mad. Survival is the key. In previous Mad Max films, you do see implements of all of it. Smart writing when you can implement fruit into this world when last we saw it being used for leverage was in "Beyond Thunderdome" Which they also do a tiny nod to it here.
For the fans of pre-Fury Road, I really dig this one. It's really a little bit of fan-service for those of us who loved the original trilogy.
Too bad this didn't make the money it needed to for another installment. George is too old to make one more. And, maybe if it's a hobby of his to do so, will revisit. I do have to say, it's nice that ONE director is responsible for the series. It adds a nice cohesion to the tone of the flicks.
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