Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
6/10
Starring
Anya
Taylor-Joy
Chris
Hemsworth
Tom
Burke
Alyla
Browne
Directed
by George Miller
There comes a point where I
believe a franchise has had its time, and for Mad Max, I think that time is
long gone. George Miller seems to have pushed this series to its limits. While Mad
Max: Fury Road was fun to watch, this prequel lacked the same spark, it
had too much fluff. The film dragged the story for too long, just dancing
around the main plot without hitting the nail on the head.
I found myself trying hard to
stay alert and had to stretch occasionally just to stay awake. Some scenes felt
entirely unnecessary, and the conversations in some scenes were not needed and
it would have been best if it were summarized. I felt Miller is too much in his
own head about this franchise and thinks everyone is just as hooked in the long
talks and wasted scenes as he is when he is building his franchise. Despite
solid performances from the leads, the plot was a letdown, and the makeup and props,
especially the one on Chris Hemsworth, was glaringly off. You will be able to
spot that he had a fake nose.
The action sequences were decent,
though they didn’t measure up to the visual brilliance in the previous movie, Mad
Max: Fury Road. My main biff with this movie is, why did the plot take
so long to converge on the warlords’ plan to eliminate Dementus?
This prequel explores Furiosa’s
backstory, revealing how she came to be in the Citadel with Immortan Joe and why
she has a deep hatred for him. The story begins with Furiosa’s capture by
Dementus’ men from a green haven, unlike the surrounding wasteland. Her mother
went after her to save her from her captures but failed and was killed, but not
without first killing everyone who knew where this place was. Furiosa after
seeing the death of her mother, refused to divulge the location of her home to
protect its people.
Dementus, a deranged warlord
leading the Biker Horde, forces Furiosa into his fold, hoping she’ll eventually
disclose her origins, but Furiosa was mostly quiet. When Dementus targets the Citadel
but failed in capturing it. He then captured the town where gas is mined and cuts
off the supply to the Citadel. He then sets up a treaty where he is the one who
supplies Immortan Joe. It’s during this treaty that Furiosa ends up at the
Citadel.
As for how she lost her hand,
escaped, and became a relentless force against Dementus well, that’s for you to
discover in this two-hour-plus film.
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