MAD MAX: FURY ROAD defines the movie genre called "eye candy" . . .

Rating: 8/10 (20 May 2015)

. . . as its events take place in an alternate reality located on an unnamed planet in an island of time unconnected to any we know. This Parallel Universe seems to have a few things in common with Life As We Know It, such as men, women, and gasoline-powered vehicles. But the Laws of Physics discovered by people such as Newton and Einstein do not apply here. Nor do the Economic Principles of Malthus, or any precepts of the Natural Sciences as taught in America's public schools. (Maybe they dove-tail somewhat with Creationism and Global Warming Deniers--I wouldn't know about that.) In MAD MAX, children are only seen in nightmares, but non-pregnant women are "milked" by machines for so many gallons that milk baths are the preferred way to clean up. This planet's gravity is such that 100-ton trucks seem to get about 500 miles per gallon of gas. Though the landscape has less vegetation than any desert on Earth, the common folks appear to be well-fed (but are told they do NOT need any water to survive.) For entertainment, artificial waterfalls are allowed to soak into the parched landscape at the drop of a hat. The original MAD MAX trilogy made some attempt to maintain an internal logic connected to our world. This remake simply tries hard to be over the top, all the time. Some people fancy themselves to be visually oriented--this film is for them. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD is "Beyond the Thinkingdome" for everyone else.