Mad Max: Fury Road Review
I had not seen any previous Mad Max movies before this one, so I didn't know what to expect. Turns out it was actually a well paced movie, with colorful thrills and an abundance of action.
Mad Max: Fury Road doesn't necessarily require suspension of disbelief per say, but rather suspension of reason. There are a lot of things in this movie that make you ask "Why?" instead of "How?". This movie does take place in a bizarre world, with a lot of bizarre people. It's only habitants left fight for resources in gangs and groups. In this world, everywhere is a desert wasteland dystopia. Max rides solo, until he's captured by one of the groups. The 'War boys' in the group are all part of a cult started by their leader, and are also all deathly sick. They use Max's blood to get stronger. I won't spoil how exactly, but Max ends up with Furiosa, an imperator trying to smuggle the leader's unhappy wives out of the group. The rest of the movie is them being pursued by the leader and other different war parties.
Mad Max: Fury Road's Story is very easy to follow and laid back. Perhaps a little too laid back. There are no gigantic game changing plot twists that weren't predictable. The what little story there is, is told well and it sends the message it tries to send. Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron killed it on screen, both portraying characters the audience wants to learn more about. Unfortunately, they never really go anywhere with the characters past, which was disappointing at times.
The Visual effects in this movie are amazing. George Miller somehow took a barren dystopia and made it colorful and interesting. There is also a ton of action in this movie, usually with people in cars, which is kind of thematic to Mad Max. The action is super entertaining, and there weren't jump cuts every half a second ( a la Taken 3). Like I said, this movie is odd and bizarre, which can sometimes be good. There are a few odd things that are nice touches, like an electric guitarist who plays every time there's an action scene. About halfway through this movie, I did start to feel like I was watching a two hour action sequence, and I kind of wanted some dialogue.
Mad Max: Fury Road was pretty easy to review. It has a little bit too simplistic of a plot, but it does have great action. I would have liked to have seen more character development worked in to it though.
-Character development non existent
+ Great action - Action scenes occasionally drag on
+ Eye popping visuals
9.2/10
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