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Mad Max: Fury Road may be named after Tom Hardy’s Max, but this action classic belongs to Charlize Theron’s Furiosa. Max is essentially a vehicle for the audience to witness Furiosa’s story, and it is always surprising how much emotion she packs into her performance, thanks in large part to a criminally underrated score. She is a complex character with a complicated past, one that will hopefully be explored in just as spectacular fashion in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
This film is very much a balancing act, and a simple Google search about the production of this movie confirms that this very easily could have gone over the edge and into disaster. Fury Road explores complex themes of perseverance and maintaining one’s humanity in the face of tragedy, but this is also a movie that is one giant car chase through a desert which includes one guy whose sole job is playing electric guitar on top of an 18-wheeler. When comparing this entry to the original Mad Max, it’s hard to recognize this as the same universe, with modified vehicles and enough orange and blue tinting to make you think someone just maxed out the saturation sliders on Instagram. Between the cinematography and action set pieces, it’s nearly impossible to draw your eyes away. Fury Road balances the weird with the fantastical, and continues to bless us with a unique and masterful action sci-fi epic that will surely never be forgotten.
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