Eight years. George Miller last took us to the wilderness to ride the Fury Road eight dreadful years ago. Since then, the world has fallen apart in ways that are increasingly reminiscent of the dystopian future portrayed in the filmmaker’s magnum opus, Mad Max: Fury Road. After winning six Oscars and setting a new standard for quality in action movies, that movie’s reputation has only increased after its premiere. That’s why this website refers to it as “the movie of the 2010s.” Now that Miller has completed his 3,000 Years of Longing, it’s time to load up the War Rig with guzzolene because the Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga trailer has arrived.
It doesn’t matter about the awkward, franchise-ready subtitle that isn’t really clear. “A Crazy Max Tale? What is the number of Mad Max Sagas? This trailer is fully functional. A tiny taste of whatever extremely risky vehicle exploits Miller has dreamed up for this round, together with bright, oversaturated color and over-cranked camera speeds that give the picture that crazy Australian feel, all come together to create a visually stunning and immersive experience. All of this is intended to serve as a Furiosa-focused prequel to Fury Road. Anya Taylor-Joy takes the wheel with an indistinguishable Chris Hemsworth riding shotgun after slipping into the robot arm that was previously commanded by Charlize Theron.
The movie’s synopsis is as follows:
Amidst the collapse of the planet, Furiosa, a little girl, is abducted from the Green Place of Many Mothers and ends up in the clutches of a formidable Biker Horde headed by the Warlord Dementus. As they sweep throughout the Wasteland, they stumble upon The Immortan Joe’s Citadel. As Furiosa pieces together the means to return home, she must overcome numerous obstacles while the two Tyrants struggle for supremacy.
Alright, let’s examine this more carefully and quickly. As we speak, excitement for this small action film about Australian vehicle disasters is exploding. Simply put, Furiosa is the prelude to one of the best action movies of the twenty-first century, if not the greatest, in case anyone forgot. That being said, this will be the first Mad Max movie sans Mad Max. Without him, is there still a Mad Max? Is there enough in Furiosa for it to be epic?
