great action from begging to end

Rating: 9/10 (30 May 2015)

George Miller really hit out of the park with an unnecessary follow up of the old Mad Max trilogy. The first two, are some fan favorites that still hold their effects and storytelling styles to today's movies. The third was considered a let down, but not a disappointment either. As some young people would say, like myself, this movie is possibly the best of them and even could go down with some of the best action movies of all time. The style that Miller directs in is what I would say as a great mix of old, gritty, long-shots, action with modern effects and choreography of all the action sequences. I don't want to focus about the praise worthy action and beauty of it, what I like and respect most about the movie is its emotional aspect and character development. The heroine, Feriosa, is first shown as a highly respected and great leader in Immortan Joe's empire. The action starts from the get-go as the audience is not sure if Feriosa is actually the hero, but because of the great story telling, we find that she is taking Joe's enslaved mistresses to a far away green piece of land. Max, becomes part of the conflict when he is captured and is used as a trophy on the front of a car of one of the Warriors of Joe's army. Nux, who drives the car with Max, wants to recognized by Joe and wants to be a great help to him and become a hero. In his determination, he catches Feriosa first, who everyone is after, and that is where everyone meets each other. As the plot moves on, the audience sees Nux loose confidence and become depressed that he may not redeem himself. Frriosa finds that she has not redeemed herself in that the green land she was to take them, is now a wasteland. As hope fades, Max pulls some kindhearted Ness out of himself, comes up with the plan that will save everyone else for Joe. With no other choice, this diverse group of people come as one and sacrifice for the greater good. Of course they succeed, but not without loss, and as the final is about to happen we see Feriosa being praised as the hero and Max walk against the crowd being humble and a lone wolf. The effort he shows, even though he knows he won't benefit from it, is the type of character that should be seen as a hero. This movie has A quality action, but the character development that Miller shows, takes this movie to the next level. Mad Max Furry Road is a must see.