Mad Max returns with a rush on Fury Road

This film is a wild ride from the opening sequence until the final scene. I know the original trilogy has a big following, but honestly I thought they were just ok when I saw them years ago. Maybe I’ll give them another chance. But the newest incarnation is incredible.

Max is in a post-apocalyptic world, haunted by the demons of his dead family. This new film shows more clearly his half-insane nature, more than I remember from the earlier films. He is captured by a crazed cult-like group that run a city, the Citadel. Their leader runs the city by his control of one of the only clean water sources for miles. The film is centered around Furioso’s (Charlize Theron’s) abduction of the leader’s brothel, and attempt to get them to safety. Max ends up with this motley crew, and together they try to evade and fight off pursuit.

Most of the film is the various car chases, with explosions aplenty. The people in this world are all right on the edge of insanity (or slightly over if you want to look at it that way), and the cult members are more than willing to sacrifice themselves to take out Max and Furioso, for the promise of Valhalla for those that die for the cause. Parts of the film are a little silly, and many parts are way over the top, but rather than make the movie outlandish, it just adds to the feelings of despair and madness that these people live in. It is a wild, edge-of-your-seat rush that will not disappoint action film lovers.