By the way, the "witness" stuff was awesome.
Mad Max: Fury Road SPOILER THREAD - *spoilers*
Well, if you go back and read, there were other things you didn't remember that I did.
By the way, the "witness" stuff was awesome.
By the way, the "witness" stuff was awesome.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
1. Mad Max was essentially just an observer almost the entire flick. Hell, even his most badass moment happened off screen. And how lame is it that he's essentially beaten and dead in the first two minutes?
Bah. He's climbing on a speeding big rig with fuckers launching harpoons and explosive-tipped spears at him. He also shoots flying motorcyclists out of the air while they rain death from above with IEDs and molotovs.
2. They never get into the relationship he has with his car. He makes one comment later when he sees it, but only to point out that it was his.
I was half expecting him to jump in and reclaim it.
3. Who is Immortal Joe?
Immortan Joe. Clearly the ruler of that tribe.
Yeah. I don't want his wikipedia bio. I can take a guess how he gained his rank.
6. Why does Joe have so much sway that the head bosses of the ammo and gas bases have to leave safety to travel with him?
They are brothers.
I get the feeling Joe is related to the entire ruling class in the area, one way or another. Whether he's a father or brother is up for grabs.
7. What's the deal with the people at the pass? Where's their base? Why are they so powerful yet inept? Why didn't they attack late during the second passing? Who cleared the pass?
Obviously dudes that try to own that pass like Iran owns the Strait of Hormuz. I'm betting they let Joe move the rubble to get his vehicles through because:
i. He knows they detonated it in the first place.
ii. They don't want to clear it or don't have the resources.
iii. They know it's better to have a cleared pass than a blocked one, otherwise they can't play toll booth operator anymore.
8. Just because they raced back first, they win? What happens when that army gets through the pass again?
They get back first with Joe's corpse. The army's going to be stuck digging its way out of rubble for a bit. Citadel has either fortifications or defenses enough to hold back the remainder of the war parties. The remnants can't afford a siege because they can't outlast the fuel, food, or water supply of a settlement. Who's to say the gang on the other side of the wreck doesn't take the chance to wipe out the stragglers and steal their shit?
9. Why would he walk off with nothing? He's so badass he doesn't need a car, water, food, weapons, etc? Stick around for 1 day and get all that stuff, then go.
Eh, I'll chalk that up to a cinematic exit. Perhaps he goes to a local vendor, mentions how he helped rip Joe's jaw off, and gets a large donation.
10. Are his ghosts real? If not, how did they save his life?
Are any ghosts real? Lucky timing?
Yeah, don't read too much into that.
12. Wasn't he wrong about the salt? Think about it. He has to be...
Why?
For all we know, he came from that direction and knows there's nothing out there.
13. Why are there no babies being born? They're all mutated? Why?
Babies are being born, did you see the one that came out of the hot chick?
There are plenty of kids. I get the feeling that only the privileged few are genetically and biologically healthy enough to carry on bloodlines, though.
14. Who destroyed the world?
Who cares?
Seconded.
16. What happened to Furiosa ... Where's her arm?
Fucking Necronomicon.
17. Why did the blood bank concept help? Who was checking for blood types?
Someone clearly was, since they marked Max as a universal donor. The blood bank helped because they were low on blood? (The guy had recently been in some kind of combat) Anemic? They didn't look like a terribly healthy bunch, so any healthy blood could be a boost.
I was under the impression that most war boys, including Nux, suffered from some sort of chronic and fatal disease whose symptoms included boils. It looked treatable but not curable because you can see Joe afflicted with it as he emerges from his bath at the start. Perhaps regular transfusions help but I'm at a loss how you wouldn't infect the human blood bag.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."