Review of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) by Saikron — 17 May 2015
This movie is the poster child for style over substance. The costumes, sets, and character designs are gorgeous. The humor and spectacle of the film really stand out.
Unfortunately, all of this style never amounts to anything more than a car chase. The characters look great, but we don't know much about them besides where they live and how they dress. Furiosa and Max are like blanks where I suppose the viewer is supposed to fill themselves in. You're meant to want to BE Furiosa or Max, not KNOW the characters.
Underneath all of this caked on superficiality, there's a vague anti-authoritarian message that's drowned out by guitar-flamethrowers and revving engines. I was really interested to learn more about that and to see Max, Furiosa, and Nux do something besides fight, drive, and shoot.
This review of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) was written by Saikron on 17 May 2015.
Mad Max: Fury Road has generally received very positive reviews.
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