See the trailer HERE
It
was violent, full of heart-stopping action, and I loved that part. As
far as post-apocalyptic worlds go, this one was quite believable. I
loved that Charlize Theron (Imperator Furiosa) had an atrophied left arm
and wore prosthetics. I also liked the slant on widespread physical
defects due to radiation fall out, and the great value placed on perfect
women, in hopes to bear perfect children.
I
loved that Tom Hardy (who plays Mad Max) broadened his acting scope
and is finally an action hero, although he did have a stunt double
(cannot blame him there). It bothered me that he wore a metal mask
hiding most of his face for two thirds of the movie. It probably made it
easier for the stunt double to take over in those horrifying scenes,
but it took away from the actual acting. Strangely enough, this new Max
didn't seem mad at all, compared to the old version played by Mel
Gibson. He was the sanest person in the bunch. The ghosts of his past
seemed added on as an afterthought. His guilt at losing his wife and
child didn't seem to color his present life.
The
vehicles, old cars, big war rigs and motorcycles charging across the desert
in a cloud of sand were awesome, very imaginative, and obviously could
take a lot of punishment. I especially liked the porcupine cars. No lack
of hard steel in this post-apocalyptic world. Even the toughest
military tank of today wouldn't last very long on that road.
I
didn't care as much for the plot. Okay, it's a race through the desert
to reach the green place. Three quarters of the movie are a breathtaking
escape. Then they reach the salt flats, realize the green place is no
more, and while she wants to push East, he convinces her in one sentence
to return to where they came from and take over the empire. Really? Three
warriors and a few pretty girls, half naked, with no skills, driving a
big rig through three entire armies of raging lunatics? I didn't buy it.
I didn't find their victory at the end believable. Nope. That was a let
down.
At
times I wished for an opportunity for the two main characters to
express their affection and respect for each other. There would have
been room for some caring. What I did believe though, was him walking
away after the victory and leaving her in charge. Mad Max cannot be tied
down. But then again, this Mad Max was way too sane and even tempered
for his own world.
Still, very much worth seeing.
Vijaya Schartz, author of sci-fi romance with a kick
http://www.vijayaschartz.com
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