Mad Max -- Not Max as half as Mad!

Rating: 7/10 (19 May 2015)

I have not seen the Mel-Gibson Trilogy. So I went for a screening of this film for a dosage of action and also to check out what the chatter of this movie being feminist was all about.
I kind of like the fact that all the men in the movie are mostly relegated to driving like crazy, shooting, exploding, SHOUTING!STRINGS!OF!SINGLE!WORDS! and strumming a flame throwing guitar(one guy). Max looks sullen and handsome while kicking some(but not half as much as expected) @$$! Nick Hoult plays a version of a Crazy Zombie(as compared to the love lorn one he has portrayed before). The Villain was more funny than menacing.
So it is the women who are shown to have various emotions, decent dialogues and give the story some depth. Oh they also get the major share of the action! Charlize Theron brings out the Oscar winner in her even amidst all the noise and dust! The Ladies literally take the driver's seat in this movie. And the more interesting takeaway is that the director imagines an apocalyptic world where even though some women will be treated as just soft-skinned baby-carriers, there will arise a group of women(age no bar) who will stand up and fight and amidst the the survive-at-all-costs and hope-is-a-mirage imperatives, will still show tenderness towards all life forms. Boys, on the other hand, will remain boys. But have no doubts. This movie is an out and out action flick and literally hits the road running, well, just after Max chews the head out of a lizard :-)
I like the fact that there is no sex or mushy-mushy flashbacks and the whole movie is one long to and fro journey filled with fireworks(and the 3D ensures that some come right at your from the screen!). It is a simple film and I would recommend this movie to anyone who just wants to sit back, fasten the seat belts and enjoy the trip down the Fury Road.