Shout by Alexander von Limberg

Mad Max 2 1981

I like it better than the first movie since it's now totally decoupled from "the world as we know it". The first movie still had some normal people, some normal towns, some normal business and remnants of law enforcement and a general civility. This movie is now set in an apocalyptic scenery and feels like a proper sci-fi movie. Sure it's camp. The plot isn't complex either. Characters are one-dimensional. Performances are wooden or laughable for the most part. There's no philosophical core - other than perhaps that it makes you contemplate the general possibility of such alternative history after an cataclysmic event. However, the style is awesome. In particular landscape, costumes and iconic vehicles. I can clearly see the influence this movie had on later movies such as Waterworld. Action-scenes are thrilling

I was entertained.

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