Speaking of "Mad Max 4: Fury Road", we have to mention the first three works of this series. As an IP that became popular in the 1970s, the "Mad Max" series was generally recognized by the audience at that time. Director George Miller constructed an unprecedented movie style of the Doomsday Wasteland cult film, which has influenced countless works of later generations.
However, the audience did not buy the quality of the first three works starring Mel Gibson. The film throws out a far-reaching proposition, but it loses the shaping of the persona, and the story is not too addictive. Therefore, the fourth "Road of Fury", which has been separated by more than 20 years, is a refreshing restart and a brand new breakthrough.
Facts proved that George Miller succeeded. "Mad Max 4: Fury Road" achieves the perfect shaping of the doomsday cult style, and at the same time brings the audience a superb movie-watching experience with unprecedented visual effects. The arrangement of the rhythm, the control of the action scenes, the film has reached the point of perfection. Although the precise polishing of the characters has been abandoned, the shocking scenes are enough to make people forget this.
The whole film is in a high-burning state, hearty, and it is very enjoyable. The most surprising thing is that most of the action scenes that seem to be involved in visual effects are real shots, and all the locomotive action scenes are genuine. In the journey of such a desperate highway, the film has not forgotten to give women humanistic care, it can be said to be comprehensive and perfect.
Someone has already mentioned how enjoyable the action scenes are; I believe I will not be able to analyze the deep meaning behind simple action movies. It is better to interpret in detail the world view of the apocalyptic wasteland created by George Miller, the cult style in it, and the protagonists on this violent road.
1. Worldview
Nowadays, the apocalyptic wasteland and steampunk have become a trend. The battle for survival in the desert, the barrenness and vastness of yellow sand, coupled with locomotives, fireworks, machinery, and killing, when many works of art are still using this At the time of this artistic style, we must not forget that "Mad Max" is the originator of this field. Although this "Furious Road" has nothing to do with the previous work, it completely reproduces the magnificent worldview of the Doomsday Wasteland, and becomes a master after refining and processing.
The film's explanation of the worldview is just passing through Max's monologue. However, every frame in the next two hours shows its unique nuclear doomsday wasteland aesthetics. In a few simple strokes, it outlines the magnificent world view of the apocalyptic massacre, which is worthy of in-depth analysis.
The last movie set out an important setting: the future world's water resources are extremely scarce, resulting in the lack of grassland. In order to fight for water resources, human beings are divided into several camps to fight each other, and the earth has become a bloody battlefield. Human beings have lost their normal life in extreme environments, leaving only the primitive killing beasts in their bones, missing the emotions they deserve as a higher animal, and taking survival as their only goal in this scorched earth.
At this time, those with water resources took the lead, established a brand-new regime on the ruins, and launched an autocratic rule over the poor. The fortress commanded by Undead Joe is one of them. This fortress formed a huge social system with class divisions and complicated internal operations. Undead Joe led his army to crusade everywhere, grabbing the territory and water of other regimes. Those ordinary women are protected as milk providers, and the more attractive ones are used as tools for the undead to grow and thrive. In addition, Undead Joe will grab the blood master to provide fresh blood for his fanatical "war boys". The poor people living in the fortress do nothing all day long, just waiting to get a piece of the pie when the undead old Joe opens the gate and releases the water.
Undead Joe distributes water to the people, the purpose is to get the faith of the ignorant people, so that he can stand on the throne of ten thousand people. For those young people, Undead Joe brainwashed them, so this group of fanatics had a high morale, thinking that they were engaged in an extremely great cause, fighting for Undead Joe, and would enter the Hall of Valor after death to immortal, and firmly believe in Undead Joe. Before he died heroically, he asked others to witness himself.
Such a maddening journey must require an even more unimaginable background. The fortress where the people have no freedom is such a place that is ruled by the undead old Joe.
Two, cult style
The cult style is a traditional element that cannot be discarded in the "Crazy Max" series. With the background of the barren land, it forms an apocalyptic mental hospital-like viewing experience, which is almost the only part of the entire film history.
What is a cult? I can't explain this style very clearly. In short, the cult can give people a weird experience. If it is used well, it will add points to the work. If it is not used well, it can only keep pace with the 2003 work "Room". And "Mad Max 4: Fury Road" wins because of the wonderful cult detailed design.
In the action scene, the movie seems to have added a fast forward, with exciting explosion scenes and thrilling action scenes one after another, which is dizzying. The "War Boys" are in a state of madness all the time. These irrational fanatics are rushing to enter the Hall of Heroes. The cult style has caused the film to have a fast pace, which is unique in the entire history of action movies.
The most powerful is the blind guitarist under Lao Qiao, who went crazy and played his fire-breathing electric guitar when the two armies confronted each other, just like a punk drum beater. This man was playing the electric guitar hard, and the roar of locomotive horns sounded one after another behind him. You can imagine this kind of scene.
Three, character image
"Mad Max 4: Fury Road" is a restarted version of this series. It has nothing to do with the above three works except that the male protagonist is Max. You should learn about these main roles.
Max, played by Tom Hardy, although Tang Lao wet fits well into the role in the wasteland, he is still a bit too handsome. Max is a retained role, but it is not portrayed in depth in this film, and the brilliance is still slightly inferior to that of the female warrior Friosa played by Charlize Theron. This person used to be a highway policeman, but due to the declining world, he had to become a wandering man, and the sense of justice in his heart gradually lost. At the beginning, he was surrounded by a wave of Undead Joe's subordinates and dragged to make blood packs.
Max's combat effectiveness is unquestionable, but he is often entangled by people he has not saved and lost their lives. The guilt in his heart makes him always see the image of these people, disturbing him all the time, unable to escape. This became a big obstacle for him to get out of the fortress.
Charlize Theron’s subversive image of Friosa is one of the biggest highlights in the film. He completely removes the glorious image of the goddess and becomes the supreme general of an undead Joe—the one who drives the super-long truck to sweep the army. Arm female general. Although there is only one arm, the combat power of this person is exploded throughout the entire process, as if he was hanging up. She is the most respected general of Undead Joe, but she has not lost her soul in her heart. She hopes to take the fertility of Undead Joe and flee the fortress in search of the fertile land of "Oasis". This role symbolizes the awakening of feminism and is also the core of the film.
Undead Joe, the old man, would naturally not tolerate the defections of his soldiers and beloved fertility, so he led his own huge locomotive team to follow Friosa on this violent road. Simply put, Undead Joe is the villain, the belief of the war boys, and the irresistible ruler.
Nicholas Holt plays a war boy with the most dramas. Although seemingly unremarkable, he is in the mouse camp in this cat and mouse competition, and his psychological transformation clues are a highlight of the film.
Although the plot is improper, but "Mad Max 4: Fury Road" is excellent enough to make you forget the flaws in the plot and concentrate on this rare apocalyptic carnival. The action drama bursts with excitement, from the beginning to the end. Such a dedicated action movie has been seen in a century, and it can be called the best commercial action movie of this era.
I hope that friends who have not watched this film will make you interested in this film after reading this article; for those who have already watched this film, this article will give you a deeper understanding of this film.
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