Wagner doing Heavy Metal

Rating: 10/10 (22 May 2015)

It is one glorious Wagnerian song of blood and mayhem about a round trip travel to break the monopoly of power and the hogging of resources. The message? We screwed the world, clean water should be shared with the people and pretty girls should be set free from ugly man with boils. Rich and operatic in sight, sound and action. This new version is a substantial step up from the original to more than satisfy today's jaded audience who crave for X-rated heavy metal excitements. I was absolutely stoked from the beginning to the end. In terms of sizzling the characters with flesh, blood and souls, of note are Nicholas Hoult and Charlize Theron because they put so much juice and bounce into whom they played and make their characters tough and vulnerable all at once. Nux is a war boy played by Hoult who switched side and went out on his own prophecy of dying historic and heroic (sic) on a fury road. It was a real sad moment to see him go. As for Charlize's character, the Imperator Furiosa. With a name that sounds like a newly discovered species of carnivorous flower, she too almost went out but story dictates she needs to return to take the helm so Max saved her. And what about Max (Tom Hardy) you may ask? Well, he is as good as any Max can be and that is plenty more than you can ever ask for.