In this thrilling ride through the fury road, Max Rockatansky played by Tom Hardy takes us on a journey of survival through a post-apocalyptic world

Rating: 10/10 (8 October 2015)

I never watched any of the other Mad Max films so I wasn't too sure what this movie would entail and this movie left me in awestruck. In this thrilling ride through the fury road, Max Rockatansky played by Tom Hardy takes us on a journey of survival through a post-apocalyptic world. This movie franchise created and directed by George Miller, is based on a time in the world has ended several years ago ruled by corrupt warlords. Only a few sanctuaries still exist in this desert of a wasteland. Citadel being one of them, is a desert fortress populated by apocalyptic survivors. These survivors rely on a limited water supply controlled by their warlord leader, Immortan Joe. Max is a character of few words but his actions are unrelentless. At the beginning of the movie, Max is running from a group of warlords and eventually is captured. We don't know much of this character at first but Max experiences concurrent glimpses of a little girl shouting out for help. This gives us a little bit of background of Max's past. Although it has not been confirmed in the movie, we believe that he had a daughter whom he failed to save and is now being haunted by his guilty conscience. The stolen warrior Imperator Furiosa played by Charlize Theron, along with the warlord leader's five wives, attempt to escape the shackles of Immortan Joe. Max and Furiosa join alliances during this high speed chase as they run through the desert wasteland in a war rig away from Immortan Joe and his army of half-life warlords. In this high speed, adrenaline rushing and action packed film, we get to see the dynamics of each character as they embark in their own journey filled with sacrifice, romance, resentment, betrayal, and the last hope of humanity. George Miller, takes us on a science fiction fantasy that will have you at the edge of your seat from the beginning of the movie all the way to the end credits. If you are not familiar with the movie's franchise you will be left puzzled with the first few scenes, but fear not you will get the gist of it all. A phenomenal job well done to the cinematography of Mad Max: Fury Road, that captures the massive destructions and explosions that will leave you wanting more. If you weren't an adrenaline junky already, this movie will have you convinced otherwise. I only wish that the movie explained more about the wives stories and how they became Immortan Joe's property. The movie ends with Immortan Joe dead and Furiosa taking back Citadel. Max humbly disappears in the crowd and sense of a new beginning and new kind of hope is left to interpretation. I highly recommend this movie to those who are looking for a rock n' road thrill ride. Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron's dynamic is unquestionably profound. They embody two leading characters, Max and Furiosa, as troubled souls on a quest to search for the diminutive hope at world's end. What a Phenomenal movie!