Now this is Mad Max. Frenetic, tactile action and set pieces you can feel every crunch and crash of. Fun and larger than life characters with little touches to make them feel real and hammy villains that fill the screen. And a concise and effective arc for Max, finding his humanity again. He’s much more compelling in the state of having lost it than in the process of losing it like the first. The flashback isn’t even needed, you can intuit all you need. Hate to give the credit his due, but Gibson is more tuned in for this one. He gives a very physical performance, makes the few words he says count, and lets his eyes and face do the rest. You can see the light coming back to him even as he resists it.
Mention also has to go to the costume design. So many iconic looks wasteland stories would ape forever after. It’s just a fun time designed to make you hoot and holler, and Miller pulling it off with such aplomb with practical effects is deeply impressive.
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Now this is Mad Max. Frenetic, tactile action and set pieces you can feel every crunch and crash of. Fun and larger than life characters with little touches to make them feel real and hammy villains that fill the screen. And a concise and effective arc for Max, finding his humanity again. He’s much more compelling in the state of having lost it than in the process of losing it like the first. The flashback isn’t even needed, you can intuit all you need. Hate to give the credit his due, but Gibson is more tuned in for this one. He gives a very physical performance, makes the few words he says count, and lets his eyes and face do the rest. You can see the light coming back to him even as he resists it.
Mention also has to go to the costume design. So many iconic looks wasteland stories would ape forever after. It’s just a fun time designed to make you hoot and holler, and Miller pulling it off with such aplomb with practical effects is deeply impressive.