Mad Max anno 2015, one of history’s best action movies – Avisa Nordland

What to say about this crazy action adventure? It would a parent or-hate thing. I love it.

Director George Miller is back with yet another chapter in the Mad Max series. I feared that the universe we were presented with in the legendary films from the 80s should be polished away, be computer-animated beyond recognition, but it has not happened.

Mad Max lives in a world that is just as bleak and dystopic as last time we met him. Maybe worse. For Miller lubricates really in with a broad brush when he paints his apocalyptic hell on earth. Violence is all-consuming and evil has taken forms one can barely imagine in their worst nightmares.

In summary, Mad Max anno 2015 one long chase. There are so tightly packed with action that one hardly has time to breathe.

The plot is completely subordinate, but for the sake of clarity, we can summarize and say that Max (Tom Hardy) is captured by a road gang that uses the last remnant of humanity as slaves. He escapes along with a commander (Charlize Theron) looking for an oasis in the desert.

Warlord Immortal Joe and his gang with, let’s just say dysfunctional accomplices, chased him down. To speak; they do not settle down at the negotiating table when the reckoning comes …

There are so visually stunning, so grandiose, so violently that one can not help but be spellbound to cinema seat. The film grabs you and shakes you fill two whole hours. There are no breaks, no sentimental moment, no mercy. Not the public. And not for Mad Max.

Mel Gibson is fortunately replaced. This time with Tom Hardy. He has virtually no lines and become as statist raining. If one is looking for performances must go to Charlize Theron. But forget it. Enjoy either film’s frenetic pace, the spectacular explosions, cartoon violence, the costumes and the essence of sheer madness.

Just as in the first Mad Max films screwed pace up and down in some scenes. It works far better now than 30 years ago. In all this is incredibly good film craft.

Will Miller with this film fascinate, intimidate and imprison today’s audience, so he succeeded in the 80s? Yes, I actually believe it.

Violence poetry, in its caricatured and glaring form, is just absolutely gorgeous.

So you get rather watch other movies when there are profound dialogue, interpersonal relationships and character acting one is looking for.

Helge Grønmo