Review: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Mad Max: Fury Road glance like one more victim of the plague sequels, reboots, spin-offs, and adaptation are still plagued Hollywood. Fury Road is the fourth title of the Mad Max franchise post-apocalyptic action films from Australia, all of which are produced by filmmaker George Miller. Utilizing technological developments and perspectives of today, Miller in fact not just want to repeat past glories through Fury Road, but also create a new definition of the film's action.

The distance between the three previous films with Fury Road is arguably one generation. The first Mad Max movie was released in 1979, Mad Max: The Road Warrior 1981, and Mad Max: Beyond Thuderdome in 1985. It is fair to say that many spectators present generation does not know this franchise, especially in an era full of superhero movies , Transformers, and Fast & Furious. And, indeed there is a fear that those who are less familiar with the Mad Max franchise will be free to approach Fury Road, although already put star names such as Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron.

However, what was intended in action movies today is still the same as the initial intention of the creation of the series Mad Max: spectacular action scenes featuring a row of adrenaline. In case this is a combined car chase chased the added spice of fist fights and weapons. Moreover, it is also very widely accepted formula audiences the world, whatever the form of the story. Based on that, Fury Road is actually still be enjoyed by a new audience.

This film is basically a sequel to the original trilogy Mad Max, but continuity does not really matter, because the figure of Max Rockatansky itself has been designed as a character that fit in all situations. As well as the James Bond franchise relation to one another film with a very small film, Fury Road could be considered as one more stop from wandering Max, the real survivor on earth that has collapsed and civilization starting from zero again.

Viewers who are familiar with the original trilogy Mad Max has the advantage to know more in the figure of Max, complete with the history and trauma. However, the only known also will not be too lost, because at first glance the background and the figure of Max featured in this film is quite easy to understand-even then the impression penokohannya less intact here. Next, sit and enjoy the journey exciting and brutal of the film, which is sewn to the plot Max (Hardy) helps Furiosa (Theron) fled with the so-called War rig truck across the desert in search of a new life.

With concepts like romp carriage in cowboy films, or war antarkapal in films pirate, Fury Road fairly successfully display the main menu, the excitement high level through a series of battles over modified cars speeding. Moreover scenes arranged matches are very extreme, bold, grazed the limits of logic, and many of which have never been shown in other films. Fury Road feels more refreshing when it is seen that this fim is not "spoiled" in the use of CGI animation effects. Even still there (like a maimed hand the effects of Theron), portions are fairly minimal, subtle, and not dipamer-exhibited, so that it gives a more dramatic impact.

Hard not to be amazed at the technical achievement of Fury Road, especially in the concept and structuring the action scenes, artistic design fields, the arrangement of image composition and colors are very beautiful to look at. Likewise, the wild imagination, ranging from makeup of the characters to use as encouragement war metal guitarist. And, note well, Fury Road is a film that is not much dialogue. Currently thus described, it impressed Fury Road is another trivial and stupid Hollywood movies are important eyes and ears satisfied. However, Miller and his crew proved thoroughly to be able to tell a story containing many layers, even if the film plot seems simple.

For example, the film is effectively gives a fairly complete picture of a civilization (town) named Citadel, which became the starting point of the film's plot. Of class distinctions to the abuse of monopoly power in the form of clean water, Citadel symbolize everything that is wrong of human civilization. Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne) already weak must cover vulnerabilities with masks and clothing that looks solid, for the sake of the illusion that he is a revered figure. Though people just look at it because it takes water. The situation was also causing extremism blind in the form of death squads War Boys, specifically represented Nux (Nicholas Hoult), who would do anything to be "considered" by Immortan Joe promising heaven (here called Valhalla) and free them from suffering worldly.

Not just from the looks, Immortan Joe also complement the illusion of power by assuming only keturunannyalah can live decent. He uses a lot of women-with the best properties is not blameless-a subsidiary factories. Although it turned out many of the children born with defects, either because the radiation effects of nuclear war, or indeed the gene itself was not as good as he thought. Loopholes is then utilized by Furiosa, also Max, to finally rebelled against the repression carried Immortan Joe.

However, the most interesting thing of Fury Road is the strong theme about women. Not just any figure Furiosa tough (and extremely ferocious played by Theron) and a mighty gang consisting of women dusk, not only symbolized of pregnancy some characters. A scene shows the seeds of plants that are kept and cared for by women, which will be cultivated in the right place. This film raised the woman as the forerunner of civilization, in contrast to the treatment of Immortan Joe to women as possessions (including his wife who were given clothes exploitative).

In the case of film (secretly) had the mission of empowering women, Fury Road was a step further than just women could win fights. Here, women also become agents of change. It is a statement that makes Fury Road so more special, especially as the film genre even more popular with the men-some of which will probably be happy just to dress the wives Immortan Joe without wanting to know the reason behind it.

Admirable, all the content can fit in a high-intensity action film lasted only 120 minutes, and the portion that is not much dialogue. Fury Road has become one of the successful examples of films that made the dish very entertaining, but do not fool the audience. From the theme, story, also the packaging, the film is worked out as a spectacle that does not require the audience a lot to think, but if you want to think even this film has a wealth that can be extracted, more than just speeding and noisy battle.

My score: 8/10

Mad Max: Fury Road
(2015 - Warner Bros.)
Directed by George Miller
Written by George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nico Lathouris
Produced by George Miller, Doug Mitchell, P.J. Voeten
Cast: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Josh Helman, Zoe Kravitz, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keogh, Abby Lee, Courtney Eaton, Nathan Jones, John Howard, Richard Carter, Megan Gale, Melissa Jaffer, iOTA