Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (14 June 2015)

I had heard a lot of good things about Mad Max: Fury Road prior to going to the theater. Still, I only had rather modest expectations. After walking out of the theater, I could not immediately understand what kind of epic I had just watched. Fury Road was, simply put, a masterpiece on so many levels that it single-handedly reignited my hope in the movie-making skills of Hollywood directors.
Where do I even start? The first 30 minutes were perhaps a bit boring for me, but after that I was completely glued to the seat for the rest of the movie and "WOW!" was the most common thought in my head. Perhaps it would make sense to start with Charlize Theron's performance. She was simply FANTASTIC and captured the bad-ass attitude of the character as well as her deep pain and longing for freedom, perfectly. Even though it's in principle an action movie, she deserves an Oscar nomination.
The plot wasn't really that relevant in this movie. I felt that George Miller finally had the tools to create the kind of post-apocalyptic Mad Max world he had always envisioned. And what a beautiful world it was! On top of that, the music score was awesome as well. When I got home, I immediately started listening to the Fury Road soundtrack. I could go on and on, but I'll just end this review by saying if you have not seen Mad Max: Fury Road, you absolutely must see it! I have watched a lot of movies from all genres, and on my list, Fury Road belongs to the the Top 10. It is such an exhilarating masterpiece that I might not bother to see any other movies this year - which movie could possibly surpass it?