Mad Max was a bit meh

[Lawlight]

mZuzek said:

Lawlight said:

Nux - years of brainwashing is erased within a minute. Literally a minute from talking to the redheaded woman. And you misremember his motivations - he didn't realise anything. He thought he disappointed Joe so he started quivering in the truck and then saw the light. And everyone trusted him.

Max - he doesn't even know these people and yet started caring within a day of meeting them? Why? Because a ghost told him to help them. That ghost thing was so silly. This is why Mel Gibson's Max was so much cooler (based on Max Max 2). He didn't care and was true to his character from start to finish.

As for the wives, they were background characters with no development arc. Growing mentally stronger - really reaching there.

I don't really remember most of the stuff, so I won't argue with most of what you said. But about Mel's Max staying "true to his character from start to finish", the way you put it it's like the actor decides the plot or something.

And yes, they did grow a lot, I'm not sure how you couldn't realize that. At the beginning of the movie, they looked really weak and incapable of doing anything without Furiosa's help, while at the end they were playing a big part in the battle and doing stuff on their own. It was very clear.

I think you're forgetting the wives fighting Nux when they are first encountered with Max and Nux chained together. It's fine approaching a movie as just a popcorn flick but don't even try to find things in there that don't exist. Personally, I find it hard not to ask questions when watching a movie.