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Mad Max: Fury Road is one of those movies that only comes along once in a very long while and will be talked about for years to come. It's the kind of film that truly shows what the medium is capable of, in the form of an action spectacle unlike any other in recent memory. George Miller puts on a tour de force in action directing with this film, and it captivated me from beginning to end. There has been plenty said about this film and its great action, so there's very little I can add to that.
What I really loved that perhaps goes underappreciated in the film, beyond the impressive spectacle of the action, is the intelligence and deliberance that drives each individual shot. It feels like a huge action spectacle with so much going on but every single frame is so deliberately and masterfully directed that you never lose sight of what's important and can always follow every component, never once feeling lost or confused by all that's happening. It would be easy to lose track of what's going on with as big of set pieces as Mad Max has, yet that's never the case. Truly a testament to the skill of the director and all the people working on the film.
Beyond the great action, there is still enough stakes and narrative in the film to make all that action meaningful. The real protagonist of the film is Furiosa, and her character in this film was truly amazing. Capable but never falling into the heartless female terminator trap, she is perhaps the best female action hero put to screen since Ellen Ripley. Charlize Theron was spectacular and truly owned the role. Tom Hardy was fine as Max, and fit the part well despite not really being asked to do as much, his character being more a supporting role despite being the titular one.
Visually, the film is striking in it's cinematography. Even in the quieter moments of the film (which there are few of, admittedly) there is such a dynamic feeling to the film. It plays very well with orange and blue to create incredibly high-contrast imagery, and it works to great effect. This goes very well with the incredible sound and production design that went into the film, as it's both one of the best looking and sounding films I've ever seen. Mad Max: Fury Road is practically flawless on a technical level and it should come as no surprise that it won so many oscars.
I mean, there's not much else to say that hasn't already been said about this film, it's a true masterpiece and one of those films that's just going to live on for years to come. If you haven't seen it, see it. If you have, well then you likely already know how spectacular this film was.
41. Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road is one of those movies that only comes along once in a very long while and will be talked about for years to come. It's the kind of film that truly shows what the medium is capable of, in the form of an action spectacle unlike any other in recent memory. George Miller puts on a tour de force in action directing with this film, and it captivated me from beginning to end. There has been plenty said about this film and its great action, so there's very little I can add to that.
What I really loved that perhaps goes underappreciated in the film, beyond the impressive spectacle of the action, is the intelligence and deliberance that drives each individual shot. It feels like a huge action spectacle with so much going on but every single frame is so deliberately and masterfully directed that you never lose sight of what's important and can always follow every component, never once feeling lost or confused by all that's happening. It would be easy to lose track of what's going on with as big of set pieces as Mad Max has, yet that's never the case. Truly a testament to the skill of the director and all the people working on the film.
Beyond the great action, there is still enough stakes and narrative in the film to make all that action meaningful. The real protagonist of the film is Furiosa, and her character in this film was truly amazing. Capable but never falling into the heartless female terminator trap, she is perhaps the best female action hero put to screen since Ellen Ripley. Charlize Theron was spectacular and truly owned the role. Tom Hardy was fine as Max, and fit the part well despite not really being asked to do as much, his character being more a supporting role despite being the titular one.
Visually, the film is striking in it's cinematography. Even in the quieter moments of the film (which there are few of, admittedly) there is such a dynamic feeling to the film. It plays very well with orange and blue to create incredibly high-contrast imagery, and it works to great effect. This goes very well with the incredible sound and production design that went into the film, as it's both one of the best looking and sounding films I've ever seen. Mad Max: Fury Road is practically flawless on a technical level and it should come as no surprise that it won so many oscars.
I mean, there's not much else to say that hasn't already been said about this film, it's a true masterpiece and one of those films that's just going to live on for years to come. If you haven't seen it, see it. If you have, well then you likely already know how spectacular this film was.