• Mad Max: Fury Road

  • Apr 24 2024
  • Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
  • Podcast
  • Summary

  • George Miller's post-apocalyptic epic Mad Max Fury Road hit theaters and audiences in 2015 with gale forces of hyperkinetic action and never looked back. The film was an overnight sensation, luring audiences into theaters while managing to impress the critics along the way, being named the Best Picture of the Year by the L.A. Times and picking up 10 Academy Award nominations; no small feat for arguably the weirdest blockbuster to ever come out of a major studio. But honoring Miller's unique vision is exactly why the film works. There is an authenticity on display that is perhaps unparalleled in the modern action film, and the creative freedom Miller allowed and even insisted on his crew employing to every piece of material accumulates into one of the all time great works of cinema and an absolutely genre-defining film. In this episode, Jason & Ryan break down all the many ways the film succeeds, both technically and creatively, while sharing numerous insights that they learned throughout their research and cinematic observations. Come join the conversation as we look at Mad Max: Fury Road right here on Esoterica Cinema.

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