Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) - Everything an action movie should be

Review : 0008

Title : Mad Max: Fury Road

Year : 2015

Director : George Miller

Country : Australia, United States

World’s Verdict : Rotten Tomatoes – 97%; Metacritic – 89 out of 100; IMDB – 8.2 out of 10.0.

My Verdict : 4.5 out of 5.0.

Wow.  This film is excellent in every way.  The story, the stunts, the actors, the production and cinematography are just incredible.

I just wanted to take a break from my Oscar Challenge, so after watching the silent film 7th Heaven (1927) I chose a 2015 film that I haven’t seen.  Oh, boy!  I was so glad I chose Mad Max: Fury Road!  The movie industry has come a long long long way since the silent films.

The movie was set in a post-apocalyptic era where water, greenery and gasoline were scarce.  Max (Tom Hardy) was captured by a tyrannical army and was used as a human blood bag.  Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) was sent to collect gasoline by Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne), the tyrant of a secluded city where Max was being held.  Instead of getting gasoline, Furiosa diverted to escape the city with the five beautiful wives of Immortan Joe.  A chase to capture Furiosa began and somehow Max was dragged into it.

What Went Right

• The Story – for an action packed film this one has a storyline that is easy to follow and not stupid.
• The Actors – Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Hugh Keays-Byrne gave outstanding performances.  You can feel how physically demanding the roles and they just nailed it.
• The Stunts – When you thought all stunts in the books were already made you will be amazed how this film created unforgettable scenes.  Max tied and standing in a speeding vehicle, villains in a bending pole that were attached to a moving car and a guitar player in red suit playing hard metal in a zooming truck (and his guitar throws flames!).  Unforgettable scenes!
• The Production – the modified cars are just ruggedly handsome.  George Miller created ugly, freakish and threatening automobiles but somehow the effect is just beautiful. Brilliant!
• The Cinematography – there are action films that are probably more thrilling than Mad Max: Fury Road, I’m talking about Die Hard, Indiana Jones and Speed but the incredible cinematography of this movie sets it apart from other action films.  Artistic shots are hard to capture in an action picture because of fast movement but this movie was visually stunning.  Every scene was well thought of, every frame was beautiful and every shot was a work of art.

What Went Wrong

• NONE.

This movie is highly recommended.  One of the best films I have seen so far.  It is one of the movies that I’m excited to watch again after I just finished watching it.