This movie had so many practical effects. All the cars and explosions are real, though the explosions were touched up a bit.

@Nbalko1997

3 ай бұрын

Yeah from what I remember, it was like 80% practical and the last 20% was CGI used to add a pop of color and flair, like accents and such.

@dlweiss

2 ай бұрын

Surprisingly, the biggest CGI effects were all to created the surrounding landscapes and environments - like the brown rocky canyon they drive through (most of it doesn't actually exist!).

@lockekappa500

Ай бұрын

Im still impressed the explosion of the People Eater's fuel tanker is real.

the thing with the Mad Max movies, per word of George Miller i think, is that they play out more like mythology than a strict canon or timeline, and so each movie can be enjoyed separately they're like a story told over and over and changing in big and small ways on the re-telling, incorporating elements from other stories and legends - it can be read like this is a telling of Furiosa's story that incorporates Mad Max (like how Maid Marian originated separately but was later incorporated into the Robin Hood mythos) but the 'true' story in the history of the Wasteland is only similar in broad strokes

@theirishviking9278

3 ай бұрын

i think the only exception to this is the first two which are pretty much a direct continuation separated by a few years in verse after that yeah its very much more a mythos thing

@floydster23

3 ай бұрын

@@theirishviking9278 Only the first one. It's considered canon.....Max was a cop & loses the family. All the others are told as stories long after the events. 2nd one by an old man remembering things as a kid, 3rd one by Savannah many years later. Even though Fury Road doesn't explicitly state this in the movie, Miller has been clear it's an account of the road war as told by the "word burghers" (historians basically)

@nac.mac.feegle

2 ай бұрын

It's also classic white-hat-black-hat Western where the hero is neither a white hat, nor a black hat, but exists in the liminal space between. As in _Shane_ Shane was a reluctant hero that saves a town (and a boy), but walks away once the town is saved. I think that applies a bit more to RWII, but still here.

@foxsotired3038

2 ай бұрын

And to expand on that. The quote from the end of the movie is attributed to 'The first history man'. The history men are the first historians after the collapse of humanity. They are the people who create the new mythology and Max is immortalized in that history. 'When the world fell they burned the books, leaving nothing but a random collection of Wordburgers. We History Men and Women preserve these stories'.

Some cool facts: - George Miller essentially roughed out a graphic novel of the movie so all the shot compositions were fairly pinned down ahead of filming. - The night scenes are "day for night" and color graded afterward - Almost all of the explosions and crash rigs are practical effects and just comped together for moments with humans in frame (some CGI explosions are also comped together, but a vast majority of the explosions are real)

36:47 - They're spitting it into the intake, because they're manually performing the role of aerosolizing the liquid propellant into a mist, because it won't combust effectively otherwise. This works in essentially the exact same way that firespitting performers do in order to allow the propellant to instantly catch fire all at once by maximizing the available surface area of the liquid to be in contact with the oxygen in the air. This way, rather than just a small amount of propellant burning, all of the exposed tiny droplets of propellant catch fire almost instantaneously as a conflagration detonation. The reason they're doing it, is that they're using that propellant as a way to forcibly amplify the strength of the combustion within the engine to boost their speed.

My guy just got prescribed 100mg of cinema and took all 100mg at once

Literally one of my all time favorite movies, for so many reasons - the music, the aesthetic, the cinematography, the VISIBLE night scenes, the characters, the message, it's all so good

Man, as someone with combat related PTSD, that framerate shift in the early sequence when Max is trying to escape after he's been captured is EXCELLENT. I've never really seen a portrayal in movies that adequately captures the sensation of your brain being in full fight AND flight mode, where everything seems both slow and fast at the same time, but Miller fucking NAILED it.

The cowcatcher kicked up sand to choke the fire.

@Omn1Media

3 ай бұрын

AH that makes sense!

To answer your question about 25:44 - they're using the dirt to put out the engine fire! Smothering it rather than wasting water to do it. Just another way that the world they're living in changes the rules. :)

"Show dont tell" Will always be my absolute favorite advice for movie/show making

Mad Max vs. Puss in Boots is a funny contrast. But then George Miller's filmography includes the Mad Max movies along with Babe: Pig in the City and Happy Feet 1 and 2.

@depressedtv

3 ай бұрын

I was going to say the same thing

One of the through-lines of the story is Max becoming human once again. In the beginning he's no more than 'an instinct' to survive. He becomes a blood bag, but he has no voice. Then he regains his voice, but has no name. It's not until the end that he regains his name. He's human once more, but his redemption isn't over. He's well on his way, though.

So the role of the Doof Warrior( guitar guy) is to stand upon his Doof Wagon , and using Musical code he relays instructions to the rest of the war party. Like the old Flag signals in the navy. In this time period there's no working radios, and it would be hard to hear words over all those loud war rigs anyway, But its possible to hear the Rhythm of the Doof warrior!!

You absolutely should watch the other movies. Personally, my favorite is Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.

This movie is from the director of Babe: Pig in the City, honestly a badass movie made by a grandpa 😂

@vashsunglasses

3 ай бұрын

And Happy Feet!

When Furiosa screams after discovering the Green Place is gone, it was an improvisation by the actress who plays her. Such a great movie!

@agp11001

3 ай бұрын

Fun fact, the scream was improvised after Charlize Theron broke her toe while kicking the Uruk-Hai helmet. Or something like that ;)

Nux is in Valhalla, the shiniest and most chrome of them all.

@juliocesarg.r.1238

3 ай бұрын

witness me 🥺

unironically one of my favorite movies ever made! WITNESS!!

18:24 - Max hast just massive PTSD, went through some shit, every movie of the franchise is a banger of it's own.

I tell you why the polling was so close, both are bad ass anti heroes that learn the same lesson, the one is a candy coloured feaver dream and the other is the same.

The Mad Max world is where all of the IPs you mentioned are getting their vibe from. Especially The Road Warrior. This movie F’s HARD, easily one of the most badass films ever. Ever!

Quick: someone write a post explaining the deep thematic links between Fury Road and The Last Wish so the poll numbers make sense.

The actor of the main villain is the same actor that played the villain in the first one.

@nullunit

3 ай бұрын

RIP Hugh Keyes Byrne. Also the bad guy in an underrated post-apoc film called "The Blood of Heroes" in the US, or "Salute of the Jugger" internationally. It isn't high art but it is dope.

Some of the terminology is Mad Max specific but I think some is just Australian slang, or in other words also incomprehensible to sane people :) The old woman who said everyone had their fill "back then" was indeed talking about our times- it makes sense that the people in the post-apocalypse romanticize our time as a sort of Golden Age of plenty, even if it's not correct. One cool thing about Max helping the stabbed Furiosa is that part of his backstory used to be that he was a first responder (although I don't think that's still canon as the timeline of the apocalypse seems to have changed from being a recent thing in the earlier movies to being significantly in the past in this one but I'm not 100% on that)

@theirishviking9278

3 ай бұрын

some of it is aussie slang but most of it is very much just mad max slang that is defiantly inspired by aussie slang the timeline has also been stated to be more a mythology that a hard and set timeline (i believe the game made around the same time as this movie is meant to also be "canon" to max story) these are characters who are more archetypes than they are people

@SpiralSine6

Ай бұрын

Mild spoilers for Furiosa: Imperator Jack talks about how his parents were also first responders, trying to help people while the world was falling apart. So while this movie is farther along in the loose Mad Max timeline, it isn’t impossible for the previous movies to have happened as seen.

Fallout series were inspired by Mad Max movies. The iconic leather armor in Fallout is modeled after Max' jacket.

The way it builds its world is one of the MANY reasons it is so great. In a modern film, when a couple goes to a restaurant to eat they just do it. They don't explain how they wait for a seat, look at the menu, eat, pay, tip and leave. We understand all that so it is never explained. So many sci-fi/fantasy films feel the need to explain how their world works... often to people who should already know how the world works because they live in it. But not here. George Miller is confident that just showing them living their lives is enough context for the audience. It's the ultimate trust fall. You see a dying War Boy paint his face, Yell "Witness Me" and jump to his death and everyone cheers. And you get it. They don't have to explain it. And with that piece of information you can apply to other aspects of their daily life. They need blood. They worship cars. They have half-lives. It's such great film making.

The world building in this movie is phenomenal; especially the different cultures we see. They feel fleshed out just from the vocabulary we hear them use. I mean, they call water "Aqua Cola", which is such a batshit thing to write into a serious story, but in the context of the movie stuff like that works perfectly.

@Frostbite08

3 ай бұрын

The best one, by far, is something I didn't catch until I watched with the subtitles on. Nux tells Capable that when he goes to Valhalla, he thinks he'll be "McFeasting". Absolutely insane, and it's a complete throwaway line.

@ninjatoriumnova2483

3 ай бұрын

@@Frostbite08 Oh yeah, I forgot about that, it really is the best one. It's so goddamn stupid, but when you hear Nux say it you're like "of-fucking-course that's what they would say, it makes perfect sense". One of the best fictional lingos I've ever seen, to be honest.

25:26 the sandblast was to put out the fire on the engine.

The original trilogy goes chronologically following Max starting with Mad Max (1979), The Road Warrior (1981) sometimes call mad max 2 The Road Warrior, and then Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985). To answer the question "How much is practical?" All of it. Goerge Miller is kind of the reason there are so many safety precautions in Hollywood today.

Watching this movie is like being punched by a fist with a heartbeat. 10/10

I'm sure I read that 90% of the explosions and crashes were practical rather than CGI which - jesus christ. Strongly recommend watching Mad Max and Mad Max 2, keeping in mind that they're old but the progenitors of so many future bits of media (like fallout)

when I tell you I dropped what I was doing when I saw the notification for this and ran to watch it, I mean it literally.

Part of what you're missing is familiarity with Aussie "bogan" car culture. To an extent the Mad Max universe is satirical, or an idea of how a current subculture could be elevated to civil religion in a society under pressure.

My favorite story about the making of this movie is the making of the Doof Wagon with the huge drums, amps, and flamethrower guitar setup... the crew put it all together to what they felt was George Miller's specs and they presented it to him and he asked to hear the amps cranked up. They explained that the amps were just props and they could always just add in the music in post-production. Nope, that wouldn't do for George... it had to all actually work! So yeah... they had to go back and get that thing loaded with loud-ass amps and Doof Warrior's guitar really worked... and really shot fire. Completely batshit and I love it! :-D George is a madman!

I don’t consider this one disconnected from the others. Rather that the continuity is not heavy

What a day, what a lovely day!

I'd highly recommend playing the 2015 game. It has so much lore, really fun car combat, and was developed by Avalanche who also does the Just Cause games

Its funny how many people cite 'Twisted Metal' vibes about this. Thing is post apocalyptic shoot em up road stories like Twisted Metal and Borderlands are the direct artistic successors to the Mad Max story. Heck, in Borderlands the bad guys are actually called Skags - which comes from the original Mad Max movie.

I always take Nic Hoult's ending scene as showing that he became truly worthy of Valhalla.

Now every time I spray sunblock on my face, I yell, "Witness me!!!!"

Definitely watch the other film's. They all have their moments and key points of story telling. The second one really stands out from the rest but this one goes all out. The 3rd while had some silly performances still is a classic and a must watch. Plus Mel Gibson is fantastic as Max. Tina Turner rocks as the bad guy in parr 3.

CG is primarily used for enhancement of explosions, the backdrops, and the storm. Most is practical. The CG is also largely perfect, such as the canyon they drive through that was mostly not there.

Puss in Boots Last Wish is amazing

George Miller is a great film maker in general. The fact that he's basically the father of machine-cult post-apocalypse genre after making Mad Max in '79 but then pull off movies like Babe and Happy Feet is insane. He is a once in a generation film maker and we're lucky he still ha stories to tell. Like Blade Runner, Mad Max created an enduring aesthetic that is basically a part of film-making vocabulary at this point. Anything that came after always feels like it is just vibing on what he did. The original Fallout game is full of references, like teh leather armor you wear just looks like Max. Highly recommend the Mad Max game that came out in like 2015, it wasn't deep but it had teh vibes of this movie and is a lot of fun.

While not 100% required there are quite a few things in this movie that reference the Mad Max game. Nothing overly important just a whole bunch of stuff that would ordinarily be written off as 'well, that was weird' are actually really meaningful when you know what they're referencing. For example there's a whole story behind the little girl who gets run over (Glory the Child) and her mother Hope. You really should watch the original films. They're classics for a reason.

Fun fact, one of the actresses for the "breeders" met her husband while filming this movie doof warrior, the guitar guy

The thing with Rictus' chin is his jaw is slack. Each of Joe's kids is deformed in some way. Rictus is slow, and needs the strap to keep his jaw up, but he's also a complete bruiser. While Corpus is quite intelligent, but is obviously a physical disaster. While his premature son "was perfect in every way".

Fantastic film Up there with Mad Max 2 in my opinion

Finally!! Cant wait to watch!

I waited for this film 23 f**king years and it turned out to be one of the best action epics in recent memory 👍

Some of the vehicles in this movie were on display at an event I attended, they are phenomenal!!

"I love the look of this movie" The black and white version is a thing to behold, especially on the big screen.

There is an amazing book about the psychotic development, pre-production, filming and all the corporate machinations that troubled this film. Blood, Sweat & Chrome

This thing was wild in theatres

you should really react to the making of and behind the scenes of this particular movie, it wont disappoint you

Wish you could've experienced this masterpiece for the first time on the big screen. Definitely continue in this franchise.

wow, really? You've never seen this before? kinda shocked to be honest

Nux dies* Omni: yah we saw that coming Guitar guy dies* Omni: Noooooooooo!!!!!!

Interplay was originally working on Mad Max game but EA gave Miller a financially better offer (the EA Mad Max game eventually didn't happen anyway), so Interplay, after losing rights, still wanted to make a post-apo game, and to make things different (especially when they also made Wasteland, a traditional post-apo they also lost rights for) they came up with all that retro-futuristic concept.

The original Mad Max films are pretty much stand alone stories with Max being a stranger that enters peoples lives, like here except for the very first one where you see him before the wasteland. Highly recommend them. All made by George Miller.

First time I saw this movie, it was opening week, 3d, at an IMAX. It was a totally different movie in 3d and as big as a house. Visually a feast

One of my favorite movies great action and insane shots

He’s the same Max but this is basically a side quest as he is still searching for his family. He goes on a lot of different adventures as he travels the wasteland

4:43 Where was Max? He was in a cutscene on the other side of the map and fast travel had been disabled.

this whole movie is just a ride (pun intended) love how this movie just goes all in for its own wild nonsense and doesn't explain anything it just goes "welcome to desert car land, deal with it" also fun fact the flamethrower guitar guy is named "the doof warrrior" because .....reasons.

Can't wait to see your reaction to the Mad Max short "Hope and Glory"!

Fury Road is the best entry of this franchise. Allmof the movies are very different with the first one being a very low-budget guerilla style independent movie that doesn't really adequately reflect the post-apocalyptic world that the series would become. But dont let it turn you off, because , the second film, The Road Warrior, was incredible for its time. That's where a lot of people jumped on board the series. Also Furiosa is amazing.

The Black & Chrome version really changes this movie. It's wild how just changing it to black and white does so much.

You should definitely watch the two first movies... the third is... uh, well... I mean, it has Tina Turner!

One of the last movies I saw multiple times in the theater. I would argue it was the best movie released in 2015. Saw it more times than Force Awakens

By the way, it was nominated for Best Picture, and won a bunch of other awards.

25:46 That wasn't for cover. That was to put out the fire.

The Rambo series will be a quick one. You start at First Blood, and then you just stop. Done. The End. Don't say I didn't warn you.

This is after the original movies .. as the Flashbacks of children he sees & hears are from previous movies .. Also the car is famous as seen in Mad max 1 & 2.. A lot of games are based on the Mad Max original movies

Its one of the best movies of all time. Visuals, practical effects, vehicles etc. Cinematography isnt appreciated enough nowadays.

This movie is a masterpiece ! The Color... you said it enough times for us both ^^ The Action... this movie masters the art of guiding your Eye in a way that even in the thickest of action chaos, you never miss anything or are confused.

Greatest movie ever made. Relentless onslaught of mayhem.

If I'm correcting this right from 1979 all the way up to now he should have been in very very old man Max started out as a cop in this movie he should have be in his 70s they should have had Mel Gibson's finish his role as Mad Max in this❤

36:49 The difference is if he just squirted it in, he doesn't get to taste that sweet, sweet guzzoline. Remember, they're literally an engine cult. Want to know what makes it even funnier? Doing this would give the big rig a bit of a boost (at the risk of blowing up the engine if they do too much at once), but it does nothing to help the kind of engine that car is using. It's just damaging the car 🤣

Hey, loved your enthusiastic reaction to this one.😊 I have seen all 4 of the MAD MAX movies. In the 1st 3 movies Mel Gibson is Mad Max. The movies follow Max @ different times of his life as he makes his way thru the desolate wasteland of his world. The 1st movie shows u how the world seemed to be going to Hell in a Handbasket. This newer version captures the deadly car races thru the desert, that Max is fierce & deep down he has a good heart despite everything he's been thru. I watched the 3rd movie MAD MAX: BEYOND THUNDERDOME in the theater w/my parents. They wanted to see it because Tina Turner was in it.😄 Anyway, I really enjoyed this reaction, & would be up for u watching the previous 3 movies.😊👍

By my deeds I honor him, V8.

The sand put out the fire, let the engines cool!

Just watch the cinema wins 2 parts on fury road. It's truly one of the most beautiful movies ever made.

If you haven't, you need to see all of the Msd Max movies. Its a really cool watch.

Now go watch the Movies with Mikey Fury Road breakdown, and see everything you missed.

An amazing movie! So stylish and well shot!

Much like the game; there are some elements from the original movies, but it is never stated.

Agree on the thing you said at the end. These days everything is about bringing back the old characters or spin-off about their backstory etc but I don’t really buy it. Lack of knowledge we have on a character makes the mysterious character more charming

There's no backstory. Fury Road is entirely its own thing

Day 4 of petitioning you to watch Murderdrones

I love Mad Max (technically the second film), but this movie is my favorite. Budget, sure with modern cinematography, effects, etc. but I really enjoy the worldbuilding in the film. I think Tom Hardy did a great job as a further traumatized Max (from his past we see in the earlier movies). Enjoyed the reaction my man!

Ploughing the sand over the front of the truck was to put the fire out.

If you like how badass Charlize Theron is in this movie, check out Atomic Blonde! :D

i love this movie

@Omn1media do yourself a favor and the channel too seek out all of George Miller's films he has directed (yes far more then the mad max franchise), as well as the early films some truly great stories. This was a treat

36:50 by guess is that by spitting it your making it more of a mist than a liquid ... which might do something i don't know how those engines work well enough to comment on it further

This movie is a masterpiece.

Quite simply the greatest action movie ever made.

Symbolic spray paint on face like warriors paint..Going chrome ..

Witness peak!