MAD MAX: Inside George Miller's Ozploitation Game Changer 

true, every empire fell gradually as their unique societies devolved almost at the same rate they evolved. history does not "throw a switch" and things suddenly happen. there's always a thesis/antithesis/synthesis going on.

Yeah. Society is collapsing but hasn't imploded into total anarchy yet. That shift was complete by the sequel.

Yessss the landscape shots throughout the entire franchise are an opium all it's own. A well lit and directed landscape shot is hypnotic. Allows for full suspension of disbelief, and the entrance into the mind/world of the storyteller. Also, it was through the Mad Max series that I came to understand, at least a little bit, why the Australians are who they are. In an alternative universe they are us, the US. As such they fiercely love their land. It's the love of a child for it's mother. Australia herself made them the people that they are, they could come from nowhere else. Australia is dangerous? What beautiful woman isn't? A delight to the senses, it is love at first sight. As a Texan first, a son of the South second, and an American almost as an afterthought; I have my own first true love, the homeland. But Miller opened my eyes to something that surprised me when I recognized it. There is a little Australian in all men of free will. The majority of growth in their tourism over the past decades can no doubt be attributed to people around the world who wanted to see with their own eyes the backdrop for Miller's theatrical visions, and for fleeting moments they are able to walk on the very edges of the Wasteland itself. That is something that can only be obtained by physically going to Australia. No pictures or videos can capture it, you have to be there, it is unforgettable. Afterwards, it exists now only in your dreams.

Ya i love how Mad Max 1979 has this vibe of a Not so distant Apocalypse. With a kinda Grassy but still kinda ok life Apocalypse. It has a town with a Society. But its almost there to the brink of destruction. Its an Early beginning to the Apocalypse. Which is rare. Or you could say. A Society thats no longer under government. But isn't falling apart. Almost in the Western world. Almost normal with cars of transportation. But kinda lost with government due to gangs going town to town to terrorize towns. I kinda want to see more graasy town Apocalypse films.

Did you see the fan made short film Hope and Glory?

Thanks, Owen!

Quadrilogy if you count Fury Road.

Tbh I always thought the first one was the best out of the Mel Gibson movies

Hitchcock made that famous in the Bates Motel shower scene. He knew he couldn't capture the full horror with special effects technology at the time, so he just poured chocolate sauce down the drain as blood and played music--and the audiences' minds filled in the gaps.

I've always felt a link from the driving on quiet roads with a sparse dry background and from the hints at the real-world 1973 oil crisis in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Yes

Me too! One of my all-time faves!

Thanks so much!

Agreed! Such an underappreciated channel for the level of quality it hits!

George Miller is probably Australia's greatest film director. Mel Gibson seemed to learn from George if Mel's own directing career is any indication.

@@hanolodo ??? Lol, no. He never did anything worth besides Mad Max and Mad Max 2. Beyond Thunderdome was co directed with George Ogilvie and Fury Turd is, well, a turd. Peter Weir is way much better. Typical clueless millennials that don´t know shit think that Australia´s only movie director is George Miller...

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Can you explain why the original film made nowhere near smokey and the bandits boxoffice?

Mad Max and Road Warrior both came out before Fist of the Northstar was published.

@@MattDraper Fair enough. I stand corrected. 😅

wonder if the sax guy from lost boys is still around... he could use him...