What is in her past that she needs redeemed? Other than whatever happened to his daughter, we are given very little to ponder about what redemption Max is after. Throughout the action we hear Furiosa and Max use the word, “redemption.” All that we learn of Furiosa’s past is that she was captured by Immortan Joe as a child. The movie continues with more chases, explosions, deaths, abductions and escapes. After lots of desert vehicle chasing and questions of trust, Max and Nux join Furiosa and her mission. This means that Max must go along as he is attached to Nux. When a woman named Furiosa attempts to drive away in an oil rig with a precious cargo, the leader and all of his bald warriors give pursuit. The film never says why exactly, he just is. He has the single funniest line when he tells the thirsty folks scrambling to collect the life sustaining fluid, “Do not become addicted to water, it will take hold of you and you will resent its absence.”Īfter a failed attempt to escape while wearing a mask that resembles Bane, Max is used as a blood bag attached to one young bald warrior, Nux, by intravenous tube and chains. All the old and unhealthy are around to worship him as he occasionally gives them water. Hot girls are all his wives and unattractive ones are used like cows to produce milk. He has all of the healthy men shave their heads and be his warriors. Most of the time he never talks and when he does it is the simplest of sentences like, “Hope is a Mistake.” “That is bait.” “Here they come again.” Sure, I understand that this is an action film and not Shakespeare but a bit more dialogue would have helped.Īnyway, within seconds of the movie starting, Max is captured and taken to a place where a grotesque leader, Immortan Joe, has set himself up as a God. That opening line is the longest speech Tom Hardy speaks in the entire film. He is haunted by the image of a little girl but we get no specifics on her and never do we actually see a sign that he is in anyway crazy. Or everyone else.” We are given very little reason why the world has become a wasteland and we get even less history on Max. As the world fell it was hard to know who was more crazy. My world is reduced to a single instinct: Survive. The film starts with a shot of a man overlooking a desert. There is no thinking required but at least there is always something moving on screen to keep you interested. What can be written about a film that is 80 percent action, 15 percent shots of moving vehicles and 5 percent dialogue? The plot to Mad Max: Fury Road is less complicated than a 10 minute Sponge Bob Square Pants short. Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron in Mad Max: Fury Road
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