The first part of "Mad Max" is very different: is it still a gangster movie?

Elmo 2022-03-20 09:01:21

Mad Max's first film is what many call a wasteland movie. Perhaps because the budget was tight, the details were not built at all. In other words, it's not strictly a wasteland movie.

So what kind of movie is it? In fact, "Mad Max" combines the styles of many movies. The most notable is the road film, which needless to say, and this most basic setting has been carried over to the next few films. The second is the American Western, where Max acts like the cowboys, but with a different mount.

But in fact, its essence is a cop movie, and it is exactly the same as those cop movies in the 1980s in the United States. The protagonist policeman always has a good friend and a boss who takes the blame for him. The end of this base friend will always be death, so the protagonist will definitely do anything to avenge him. If the boss doesn't allow it, the protagonist throws the police badge on the table in a fit of rage, and shouts "I quit!"

The classic passages above are basically reproduced here. In order to strengthen the point of view of the revenge drama, the death of Max's wife and children was also added to the plot. This makes the final revenge more reasonable, and the reckless revenge is more worth watching.

But unfortunately, the play is somewhat anticlimactic. The final revenge link was too hasty, and it was over before the hatred was resolved. I said, show me this when you take off your pants?

By the second part of "Mad Max", and the following ones, it has become a pure wasteland blockbuster with strong road and western flavor. At the same time, it has also opened up a new world view. Maybe in a few years, there will be a new type of "wasteland film" in the history of film for everyone to study.

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Mad Max quotes

  • Fifi: People don't believe in heroes anymore.

    Labatouche: I know McCaffee, you want to give them back their heroes. You will not try this one on me again, I do not enjoy wasting money. Goodbye and good luck.

    Fifi: Thanks Labatouche, you're a real human being.

  • Starbuck: [watching Jessie get out of her car with Sprog] Look what's turned up for Sunday dinner.

    Mudguts: Main course and dessert!

    Starbuck: And my favorite kind... female!