I didnt really care for the originals either, but at least there was some slight character development and you actually understood and felt for Gibson. Other then that, all of them sucked in my opinion.
I know it's a post-apocalyptic story where minimal dialogue is all that is needed to keep the storyline going & not interfere with the action...I just hope that Hardy has more of a screen presence the 2nd time round.
What few lines Gibson had made him a memorable character & he stood out from the rest of the crowd.
this movie relied on what little character development that was done in the originals. This is just like a superhero to me...,You're not going to go see ( a numerous origin story batman) movie unless you know the backstory. Personally, i appreciated the fact that they didn't waste half of a movie explaining maxs character or even charlieze therons character because their characters really didn;t need any back story, they were more than self explanatory.
The goal of this movie wasn't to develop characters, but rather, introduce an environment and tell an action story in that environment.
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Yeah, the previous films explain the character's backstory. That's why they're there. So the backstory is there. But George Miller explained that the Max character is sort of mythical, anyway, so there are many stories to tell about him. And sort of like you said, the character is really just an excuse now to introduce an environment and have some great action-stories.
I'm not into that girl power shit, but simply due to the fact that Fury Road was an old school action movie with very minimal CGI, was so refreshing compared all of today's Michael Bay-esque green screen filled ass fests. Plus, I thought Hardy's Max was so good, he reminded me of a rabid coyote stuck in a trap, Immorten Joe and his War Boyz were interesting too, to say the least.
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Besieged by countless foes, his eyes they are aglow, longing for the fight. He stands upon a mound, doesn't aim the throw, just lets the hammer fly!
Looks like it's going to get remembered for the Oscars. It just topped the list of Best Films Of The Year by The National Board Of Review. Other critics awards will get announced soon.
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