I should've watched this one at the movies! On the big screen. As contraptions of this caliber are meant to be experienced.
Within the first few minutes of the film I'm already feeling this way. With the very title Finnish and sounds in the intro. With the brief glimpse of nuclear testing as it really was. With the brave little girl cutting the fuel lines on the bikes, and the chase and skirmish that follows... it begins beautifully, in such a ruthless way. All the intricacies in the transitions, from the furious bike-peddling to sharpen the blade, the close-up of the face, panning out to show the sliver of civilization they've managed to build in their valley, and then comes the horse...
The beginning's so masterful. The characters are so agile and full of life. I wish I lived in a world half as vibrant as real as this one - ruthless though the bandits in particular may have been. Did they fix their fuel line btw? Did they leave one bike? I forget to check...
As for the rest? As for the main story that comes after this brief glimpse as to the mastery of movie-making they managed with this one particular film?
Amazing too. I forgot to flesh out this part of the review!
The end though... it did not end how I wanted it to at all.
rated 4.5/5: almost awesome
Shout out some amazing actors too. Tom Burke's one I'm not sure I knew the name of before... the moment he and Anna first look eye to eye is magic. One of my favorite moments of the film.
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what's wrong with the end? it leads seamlessly into the fourth film
Ah Fury Road? I didn't realize this was a prequel... I recognize characters and locations for sure, though didn't realize it followed a timeline, I don't recall seeing Furiosa in the other film...
My qualms with the end in this movie are mainly that good characters die. Furiosa's SPOILER! alone, and her thirst for vengeance ultimately culminates in nothing. Vengeance means nothing. There's no reward or satisfaction, the grand villain's worth little, and his death is just one of many on the sands... it's a bleak finish. It works well for the Mad Max universe for sure, just did not leave me very satisfied. I wish they could've sailed off into the sunset too somehow, or she returned to her land, something more gratifying after all that...