This movie delves deeper into George Millers post apocalyptic world by introducing the audience to the wasteland. The Wasteland is a barren land that was only teased in the original Mad Max.
The introduction to the movie does something important by both showing and telling the audience the history of the world of Max. It serves that audience well as it means that nobody has to have seem the original Mad Max to understand the film.
Mel Gibson returns to the role of Max Rockatansky, this time hardened by a long life on the road. All in all, this is my favourite portrayal of Max so far as it seems to be the most iconic. This Max is fundamentally selfish. Everything he does is for his own benefit.
In this instalment he is joined by the Gyro Captain, very well played by Bruce Spence as well as a group of gas hoarders. The most notable of these hoarders is "Feral Boy", superbly portrayed by Emil Minty.
Opposing these hoarders are a gang lead by the Humungus (Kjell Nilsson), a gang whose actions make them fierce and rabid. The actions of this gang make the audience fear them as they are unpredictable, despite "The Humungus's" control and order over them. A prime example of this is with Wez (Vernon Wells), the attack dog of the gang, who runs purely on emotion.
While the film clearly tries to state who the good guys are, as well as the bad guys, I tend to disagree. This situation, like most in this world, is a case of moral ambiguity. Our protagonist only gets involved with a side because he wanted something. It adds an extra dimension about how you and your loved one would survive in a similar situation.
Millers characters jump off the screen as they seem so surreal. It is easy to get lost with theses characters at times. The one thing which both the actors and crew need to be acknowledged for is how characters are unable to say much, but their actions tell a thousand words, each of which expands the scope of the movie.
The cinematography of the movie is beautiful. It shows how much focus Miller has to every detail of the universe that he is building. This is highlighted in the vehicle based action. Every turn is made to intensify the action. This is how to do car stunts and I am not sure that I have seen any of this quality since this movie was released.
Mad Max 2: Road Warrior is a fantastic movie that builds, and significantly improves on the original.
The introduction to the movie does something important by both showing and telling the audience the history of the world of Max. It serves that audience well as it means that nobody has to have seem the original Mad Max to understand the film.
Mel Gibson returns to the role of Max Rockatansky, this time hardened by a long life on the road. All in all, this is my favourite portrayal of Max so far as it seems to be the most iconic. This Max is fundamentally selfish. Everything he does is for his own benefit.
In this instalment he is joined by the Gyro Captain, very well played by Bruce Spence as well as a group of gas hoarders. The most notable of these hoarders is "Feral Boy", superbly portrayed by Emil Minty.
Opposing these hoarders are a gang lead by the Humungus (Kjell Nilsson), a gang whose actions make them fierce and rabid. The actions of this gang make the audience fear them as they are unpredictable, despite "The Humungus's" control and order over them. A prime example of this is with Wez (Vernon Wells), the attack dog of the gang, who runs purely on emotion.
While the film clearly tries to state who the good guys are, as well as the bad guys, I tend to disagree. This situation, like most in this world, is a case of moral ambiguity. Our protagonist only gets involved with a side because he wanted something. It adds an extra dimension about how you and your loved one would survive in a similar situation.
Millers characters jump off the screen as they seem so surreal. It is easy to get lost with theses characters at times. The one thing which both the actors and crew need to be acknowledged for is how characters are unable to say much, but their actions tell a thousand words, each of which expands the scope of the movie.
The cinematography of the movie is beautiful. It shows how much focus Miller has to every detail of the universe that he is building. This is highlighted in the vehicle based action. Every turn is made to intensify the action. This is how to do car stunts and I am not sure that I have seen any of this quality since this movie was released.
Mad Max 2: Road Warrior is a fantastic movie that builds, and significantly improves on the original.
Recommendation: Watch it if you have the opportunity.
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