Furious passion

Rating: 10/10 (26 May 2015)

Forget about story arc. Mad Max: Fury Road is an unpredictable thrill ride that keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout. The protagonist Max stays in the background so that the secondary characters (who are not critical to a sequel) have screen time to be humanized before some of them are killed in an orgy of clever and inventive brutality. The refreshing lack of humor is made up for by a handful of personalities whose agendas are evident and therefore interesting. Although it is violent, the passion put into every scene shines through the bleakness. It feels authentic as dystopian fiction. The themes of despair and hopelessness are presented convincingly with the help of amazing settings, props and cinematography. I don't have any real complaints apart from Max being perhaps a bit too hard to relate to. Overall, here is a movie that has realized its potential. Watch in 3D.