Directed by : George Miller
Written by : George Miller, Brendan McCarthy,
Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult
Produced by:
Doug Mitchell, George Miller, P. J. Voeten
Running time : 120 minutes
Story Review
Following a nuclear war, the world has become a desert wasteland and civilization has collapsed. Max, a survivor, is captured by the War Boys, the army of the tyrannical Immortan Joe, and taken to Joe's Citadel. Designated a universal blood donor,
Max is imprisoned and used as a "blood bag" for the sick War Boy Nux.
Meanwhile, Imperator Furiosa drives her armoured truck to collect
gasoline. When Furiosa drives off-route, Joe realizes that his five
wives—women selected for breeding—are missing. Joe leads his entire army
in pursuit of Furiosa, calling on the aid of nearby Gas Town and the
Bullet Farm.
Nux joins the army with Max strapped to his car to continue supplying
blood. A battle ensues between the truck and Joe's forces. Furiosa
drives into a sand storm, evading her pursuers, except Nux, who attempts
to sacrifice himself to destroy the truck. Max escapes and restrains
Nux, but the car is destroyed. After the storm, Max sees Furiosa
repairing her truck, accompanied by the wives: Angharad, Capable,
Cheedo, Toast, and the Dag. Max steals the truck, but its kill switch disables it. Max reluctantly agrees to let Furiosa and the wives accompany him; Nux returns to Joe.
Furiosa drives through biker gang territory into a narrow canyon,
having agreed to exchange gasoline for passage. However, Joe's forces
are close behind, and Furiosa flees while the bikers detonate the canyon
walls to block Joe's path. Max and Furiosa fend off the pursuing
bikers, but Joe's vehicle evades the blockade and attacks the truck. Nux
boards the truck while Joe attempts to stop Furiosa. Furiosa escapes,
but Angharad, Joe's heavily pregnant wife, falls from the truck and is
run over by Joe's car, killing her and her child. Furiosa explains to
Max that they are escaping to the "Green Place", a location she
remembers from her youth. Capable finds Nux hiding aboard the truck and
consoles him after realizing he is distraught over failing Joe. At
night, the truck gets stuck in mud. Furiosa and Max slow Joe's forces
with explosives, but Joe's ally, the Bullet Farmer, pursues the truck.
Nux helps free the truck while Furiosa shoots and blinds the Bullet
Farmer. Max walks into the dark to confront the Bullet Farmer and his
men, returning with guns and ammunition.
As dawn breaks, the truck travels through swampland and desert,
eventually coming across a naked woman. Max suspects a trap, but Furiosa
leaves the truck and states her former clan affiliation. The woman
summons her group, who realize that Furiosa is a member of their clan,
kidnapped with her mother as a child. Furiosa is distraught to learn
that the swampland they passed was the Green Place, now inhospitable.
The group agrees to ride motorbikes across the immense salt flats in the
hope of finding somewhere to live. Max chooses to stay behind, but
after seeing visions of his dead daughter, he convinces them to return
to the Citadel, which has ample water and greenery that Joe keeps for
himself, and trap Joe and his army in the bikers' canyon.
The group begins the journey back to the Citadel. They are attacked
by Joe and Furiosa is gravely wounded. Joe positions his car in front of
the truck to slow it, while Max fights Joe's son Rictus. Toast is
captured and put on Joe's car, but she distracts him, allowing Furiosa
to hook Joe's mask to his car's rotating wheels, tearing his face off
and killing him. Nux sacrifices himself by destroying the truck,
blocking the canyon, killing Rictus, and allowing Max, Furiosa, and the
wives to escape in Joe's car. Max transfuses his blood to Furiosa to
help her survive her injuries.
At the Citadel, Joe's citizens are overjoyed at the sight of Joe's
corpse. Furiosa and the wives are raised up on a lift by the child War
Boys, but Max stays behind, sharing a glance with Furiosa before
disappearing into the crowd.
