Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Fury is born.
As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.
Wokeness: 20%
Overall Score: 40%
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Danny
Meh
Had some exhilarating moments but for the most part feminist garbage
Created: 05-25-2024
Joe Grayson
Created: 05-30-2024
Michaels
Controversial
"Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" packs a lot of action, but the plot left me in the dust. As another minus, I judge some elements as a bit woke.
Debates rage across the Internet about whether "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" is super woke, totally non-woke, or somewhere in between. I suspect that "Furiosa" has a case of bad timing with the anti-woke movement crescendoing. The main bone of contention is that for the back story exposé they chose a female character from "Mad Max: Fury Road" rather than a young Max. I'm not so bothered, as studio execs might have been thinking in terms of broadening the audience as opposed to virtue signalling. Some say she is a "Mary Sue". My "Mary Sue" radar is basically broken, sorry, though I will say I did not care what happened to her. Also, some complain that she's tough. Nothing wrong with a tough woman, but I agree that sometimes it might go too far here. My eyes rolled a couple of times, and that is what moves my woke meter from 0 to 1.
A bigger problem for me is that I felt confused by the plot. It's been 9 1/2 years since I watched "Mad Max: Road Fury". I remember Immortan Joe, but not much about the old Furiosa or the factions. I think I needed to rewatch "Road Fury" beforehand.
Also, I found the road combat ridiculous. I know, I know, it is supposed to be ridiculous, but this time it went too far, LOL. To be believable, the vehicles, weapons, and tactics have to be effective either for combat, surveillance, stealth, or psychology. I doubt anyone involved in the production has combat experience or military history knowledge. Imagine if they had Ukrainian and Serbian army mechanics and soldiers consulting on the best way to improvise armored cars, projectile weapons, and novel tactics. Imagine if they consulted the guy photographed in the meme, "Hey friend, I know the world is scary right now, but... it's gonna get way worse."
Basically, I wish I had not seen this movie, as I cared nothing for the characters and I found the combat absurd even by Mad Max standards. However, the woke elements are minor.
Created: 11-01-2024
