Somehow Miller found a way to cunningly weave together a fourth film in the franchise, which won’t disappoint die-hard fans of the first three.
In this installment, Mad Max: Fury Road, Max is not the only main focus of the movie as he shares the position with Imperator Furiosa, played by Charlize Theron.
Tom Hardy portrays a very quiet, but mysterious character in his performance as Max, while Furiosa is a strong, wise and mostly fearless leader figure.
The movie gives us all the grit and disgust we’ve come to expect of a Mad Max film, but the main attraction is, of course, the vehicles and the bombardment of action sequences.
Most of the action takes place on moving vehicles, or involving moving vehicles.
You almost feel afraid to move too much, or let go of your seat’s arm rests, out of fear that you’ll fall from the “war rig” and hit another fighting vehicle, travelling toward you at 150km per hour.
With creativity and innovation, Miller has put together a great film, which will survive the ages, especially with an intriguing storyline.
The story revolves around resources, rare and worth everything in this parched, inhospitable landscape.
Yet not water nor fuel is the prize in this epic, but rather, humans, the five wives of Immortan Joe, the antagonist in the film.
While Furiosa and Max try to take the wives to safety, away from Joe’s tyranny, he pursues them with everything he has.
The action sequences run for long and are plentiful, which works well for me in a Mad Max movie, but might not be to everyone’s taste.
Also, if you’re not a fan of stylistic directing, fireballs, strong women, rock or have vertigo, it won’t be for you, otherwise, enjoy this masterpiece.
Mad Max is currently showing at Ster Kinekor, Northmead Square.
