Mad Max: Majestic Masterpiece of Modern Media

Rating: 9/10 (29 May 2015)

Tom Hardy. Nicholas Hoult. Charlize Theron. Three reasons I went to see this film but very little of the reason I absolutely adored this masterpiece. The action is second to none. One majestic and massive chase sequence running two hours long is difficult to perfect and there is only one action genius that could get it right- George Miller. His absence from live action has finally ended. His return is, what I hope,is also the return of good action films.
The visionary directing is delightful. The screenplay was written around the storyboard. That's right, George Miller story boarded the movie and then based the script about it. Clever is a understatement. Miller has taken the idea of a predictable action film and twisted the concept into something special.
The story is very emotionally engaging which (once again) is rare for a action film. The story revolves around Legendary warrior Furiosa (Charlize Theron) freeing the oppressed wives of of Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne). Taking a beast of a tanker, Furiosa goes off against Immortan Joe's whole army of Joe's Half-Life warriors. Furiosa's goes on a massive car chase but is later joined by the road Warrior: Mad Max. The Half-Life warrior Nux (Nicholas Hoult) betrays his master and eventually joins the team. They race to the 'green place' to find salvation.
Nicholas Hoult was the stand out actor in the film. His crazy, off his rocker betrayal of the effects of the apocalypse are unbelievably convincing. Tom Hardy and Charlize Theon also break rank with completely engaging performances. No acting in this film is bad. For me, every actor fits in beautifully with the style and atmosphere of the movie.
The biggest visionary aspects of the film are:
the cinematography- to have such a bright and vibrant world for a apocalypse film is interesting and incredibly clever.
The Directing- the long takes and absolutely abnormal angles of the directing are transcendent to almost all other movies.
The concept- to think up the whole one long chase sequence takes time and creativity that almost all action films lack and most films altogether forget about. Also, thinking of the storyboards before the screenplay is difficult and hard to master yet, Miller does it perfectly.
The only problem I had with the film is the lack of dialogue but the movie manages without it. I love how they managed to put so much character development with very little dialogue. The hidden meaning of empowering women and never bowing down to dictation are expressed strongly without too much dialogue. I do love long conversations in movies but I was deprived from that feeling in this film. Still, minimal dialogue and Nicholas Hoult showed off a higher quality of acting that actors in films with nothing but talking still do not manage to show.
To finish, I found this film a instant classic that can never be forgotten and can truly compete with the originals. I do not know whether it is better than the old Mad Max films but it is easily as good but more visionary and more meaningful.
+the action: nothing like anything you have ever seen.
+the concept: original and has good, interesting deeper meanings.
+the acting: Hoult is sensational and manages to stand out against Hardy and Theron who also blow you away.
+the screenplay: may not have dialogue everywhere but when character speaks it is meaningful and incredibly important to the strong development the story has.
+cinematography: not cliché for a apocalyptic movie. Usually dark but here it is bright and vibrant.
-little dialogue: meaningful when used but I wish there was more.
Rating:
Acting;10
Action;10
Screenplay;9
Music;9
Pace;8
Story;9
Cinematography;9
Overall;9.1/10