Mad Max: Fury Road
What the f' did I just watch? For the most part, you're watching a
massive car chase for an entire movie. Plus, I really enjoyed the
movie a lot. Just sit back and marvel at the zany nature of the
movie. And, you'll be shocked the directions they go with the
material. It is one big, bloody, fast-moving chase movie. I had a
huge smile on my face when I watched this movie for about 80% of the
time.
George
Miller is the king of Mad Max and he's been doing these movies
since the first one. While it is set in the same universe and
timeline as the other ones, it feels like this one is on crank or
something. It is Mad Max with a Fast and Furious flavor to it.
Miller is at the top of his game with his directing and editing.
And, I love the use of take frames out of certain scenes to give it a
strange look, plus speeding up things here and there.
The movie is comprised of two super long chase scenes with a second
act between them. The second act sets up the direction the
characters want to go after that. While the second act is a bit of a
drag, it is a nice to see the movie take some time to breath. I can
see some people having a problem with that.
You will witness people getting crushed and rolled over by semi
trucks and cars. The automobile carnage is extreme and I am amazed
they got away with what they showed on screen. There is one scene
even I was squeamish with that involved a woman and a couple of
knives. They went there and even more.
The main villains are a cross between Scientology and death metal
band. The henchmen are bald and wear this white paint. Plus,
they're willing to kill themselves and paint this strange silver on
their lips. It is never fully explained how this cult works, but
they are frightening. And, I really like the main head of this cult
too. He might be the best villain out of the Mad Max movies.
Then there is guitar guy. Why is he in the movie? I am not sure,
but he's there whenever we see the horde of bad guys chasing our
heroes. He's surrounded by huge speakers and shoots flames out of
his guitar. He serves no purpose other than to be cool and random. I
loved this character.
The editing is fast and neat. The movie is tight and doesn't take
time to explain thing in the first and third acts. The stunts are a
good mixture of practical and CGI. The CGI sandstorm scene is
amazing. I never thought I'd see cars get lifted up and destroyed
with such beauty. Take that Twister. Yet, the car crashes are huge
and seem real. I have no idea how they got away with this sheer
scope under 150 million. Miller did it though.
Side Note: George Miller announced he won't do anymore Mad Max movies. Bummer.
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