Location
The location is deserted and abandoned, its an old fashioned wasteland with beat up cars, monster veicheles which are attached with deadly weapons, it looks like it is set in a desert, a beat up car and a doomed cave was all part of the set design. Costume/ hair/ makeup In the beginning of the film Max is portrayed as very scruffy someone who is a loner, this is because of his long hair and grown out beard. It looks like he hasn't been around civilisation. Once he has been captured he is being treated ike an animal, he is being chained and gagged, the're hunting him like an animal. The people who are hunting him are almost inhuman, they have shaved heads and are covered in white make up and have black patches around their eyes, they look unhealthy as they're very skinny. Furthermore the leader looks also unhealthy with sores burns and scars all over him , he has long white hair and wears an unusual mask which makes him look inhuman. Props The wheel in which they drive the car is somehow symbolic and represents power. Furthermore Max is also being used as a prop as his blood is being taken by the inhuman looking slaves. We can also say this about the women who are being used by immortan Joe. The waterfall is a prop as it is something that Immortan Joe controls and uses to give to his people. Furthermore the weapons used such as spears that explolde. Furiosa Actions She is courageous she wants the best for the wives and wants to help the many wives from immortan Joe. She is very independent and has goals she wants to achieve. She is a warriror and with her play on name she is furious. She is also in charge, she looks like she has some higher ranking with Joe compared to the ar boys. This shown as she is in charge of few war boys when she is driving her Warig in charge of the wheel and them also giving them direct instructions. She doesn't look vulnerable compared to the wives, one of the wives is also pregnant. Furthermore furiosa has negociating skills as she is ale to negotiate with Max and compromise. She is a warrior and a very talented Marksman and able to take better shots than Max this contrasts from most Action films as the woman is normal better than the man Props She is in charge of the wheel shows she has power amongst the others. She is always alert and prepared to fight. This is shown as a knife is in the gearing stick. She also had many guns in the warig which Max had took. Performance She is a good actress who can convey saddness and vulnerability at times and convey her sympathy to others. Sadness can be show when her goals had been shattered when hearing about that here was no green land. In the film she also has a back story which makes us the audience feel sypathetic towards her. Costume, Hair and Make up She wears black paint on her forehead which represents war paint, meaning that she is ready to fight. Furthermore she has a shaved head which also represents that she's focused and doesn't want her hair in the way. Many Wives Part of a team, they're a bit brae yet still vulnerable Mad Max And The Real World There are elements of this movie that relate to some of the issues around the world today. There is an importance in the next life as demonstrated by the war boys in the extreme form of ideology they have that they serve their emperor and go to Vallhalla. This is almost like ISIS in the fact that they have an extreme set of beliefs to serve a higher power and go into the after life. It also relates to international politics in the fact that most worldwide leaders are male, and a recent change in this has been Theresa May's rise to power as the Britsh Prime Minister. This relates back to the idea of developing a mariarchy in MMFR. However, world leaders such as Donald Trump represent the patriarchal and right-wing/Fascist antagonists that are present in both films, and pose a question of how this will affect society |