Instead, Max comes into conflict with local warlord and ex-military officer Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne from the first Mad Max movie), who leads an army of crazed war boys.Īll of this takes place in a beautifully-captured desert environment that has shades of yellow and orange we didn’t think even existed until Fury Road put them up on its HDR-enriched screen. But of course, this being a George Miller action movie, nothing of the sort happens. In Max’s delusional mind, his long-dead family could even be alive in this alleged safe haven. Max’s world is one of post nuclear war desolation, where water is scarce but ironically there’s oil aplenty, making sure cars run fast and loud.ĭriven to insanity by loneliness and violence, Max reaches the edge of the desert in a bid to enter the Great White, or a sort of promised land where he imagines peace may be found. In this case, he’s truly mad, having spent decades on the road in his famous car, the Black on Black Pursuit Special. It stars Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky, or Mad Max. The movie released 30 years after the initial trilogy starring Mel Gibson ended in 1985, meaning Fury Road takes place years after the last installment. Created and directed by Mad Max franchise author George Miller, Fury Road serves as a soft reboot of the Mad Max series.

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