I had heard great things about this for a long time, and I finally went to see it. I knew it was going to be a certain way. I had heard that it was mostly Furiosa as the main character. I knew that the whole movie was mostly a long chase.
It’s a remarkable movie. There isn’t anything else like it. It isn’t just that it’s almost non-stop action, but it’s almost a different form of storytelling. It still follows a three-act structure, but it’s being told in a very different way. We’re dropped into this world without much background. We have to piece together the information we get, and we still don’t get a clear explanation on exactly what has happened, or why different customs have come to be. It’s a bit confusing at first, but it I think this must be what it was like to see Star Wars back in ’77. It’s a massive new world to explore. There is so much new, and every little bit of detail is arranged to flesh it out.
While much of the movie is a chase scene, there are a variety of other scenes sprinkled in that move the character development along.
One of the strangest things I can say about the script is that it doesn’t have a main character. Neither Max nor Furiosa get that much dialogue. They both get developed roughly the same amount. Both are heroic, although I think the argument can be made that Furiosa is more a hero than Max is. The plot is the more important thing.
The action is remarkable. It’s a spectacular of choreography, and not even simple fight choreography. It’s a multiple-car-and-truck spectacular. Everything is moving around, there are loads of people on these cars, moving around, throwing things. It’s a massively confusing battle. Even more impressive is that it doesn’t get boring. There are regular new developments, and the same situations rarely happen. It’s endlessly creative.
I have great admiration for this movie. I don’t know how well it will play on repeat viewings, but it’s probably one of the more impressive movies I’ve seen this year.
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