Best Film of 2015

Rating: 10/10 (15 January 2017)

I have a friend. I don't know if he wants me to use his real name so we'll call him Ben. Ben is what I would call a radical film fan. We were in the same high school TV and Video Production class and we both love film, but he's a radical film fan. So when he came to school and told me "Mad Max: Fury Road is the best action film I've ever had the privilege to watch in theaters." I replied, "Chill out dude I'm sure it's good but it's not that good." He kept on hyping it for me so when I eventually did see it, it was not even close to what I was expecting. It took me three viewings of Mad Max: Fury Road for me to realize it was a great film. I have now come to the conclusion, that although Spotlight was a GREAT movie, Mad Max: Fury Road was the best film of 2015. There has never been a director I've watched in my life that took more risks with the camera than George Miller in this movie. He directs the crap out of this movie. It is one of the best directed films I've ever seen, and my film watching career includes over 500 movies. The acting is first rate and spectacular, however the visuals and absolutely fantastic imagery overtake the great performances across the board which further proves my point that it is a fantastically directed movie. I can't find a single flaw with this film. If it had won best picture I would have been one happy camper. It is a GREAT movie, and I will be upset if it does not make this years AFI top 100. You are doing yourself a major disservice if you do not see this movie, it is beyond what I would call a great film. Mad Max: Fury Road is the Best action film, nay the best movie I've watched in the past 10 years. WATCH IT NOW, BUT KEEP AN OPEN MIND.