I definitely agree with some of your points, but also disagree with alot. But i can understand where your coming from with most of your points. I personally thought Furiosa was an absolute masterpiece and have seen it 3 times in theaters lol.
I just liked how this movie had a main character that had all of their character development done by their primary antagonist. She even wears his stained cloak at the end.
The actual problem was the marketing campaign. They tried to sell it as Fury Road all over again. Oh, was I relieved upon watching it and discovering that booth films were indeed extremely different in tone and style (like every Mad Max movies so far).
Thanks for the review, i really loved Fury Road and was planning to see Furiosa this week. I hadnt appreciated the gore aspect and hadn't picked that up watching other reviews. Gore/horror really is not my thing at all
What are you talking about??! Lmao! The movie was amazing! You can always do a write up on why it didnt make money, but the same movie couldve made money then you'd make a video on why the same reasons you point actually work.
What exactly is the unforgivable scene? I enjoyed the movie a lot. I'd rather a movie with Max, but this is still heads and shoulders above most genre pictures.
The thing is; The main script has been ready since 2010. It was going to be an animated feature alongside Fury Road until Miller wanted to do it live action. WB then refused to pay Miller what he was due after Fury Road. Litigation delayed Furiosa by FIVE YEARS. Then when they tried to go into production in 2020 the pandemic hit. It's not just because it's 2024 and they wanted another female leaden film out. But I do appreciate some of the audience are turned off simply because its a spin off of sorts and won't give it a chance. The funny thing is; Miller's next MM project was to feature Max, but might not get off the ground due to this.
I honestly can't find a problem with this film other than the lackluster pacing in the first half. I like the fact that this time Furiosa is a much more proper drama and has a much proper story than Fury Road. A lot of ppl including myself complained about Fury Road's story and lack of backstories for characters, and that in the end the drama bits of it felt pretentious and detached. For me if they had reduced the runtime for Furiosa's childhood a bit, it would've been a far better film. I also like the innovative action scenes and more stable editing than Fury Road's.
I had a good time with this one. Not near the adrenaline rush of Fury Road but Alyla Browne and Anya Taylor Joy did great as Furiosa but Chris Hemsworth was the show stealer for me! I did feel some pacing issues but overall it was an enjoyable return to the wasteland. Great review!
I think the other thing to consider is that with the current economy and the current state of Hollywood, the audience is likely going to be more picky about what movies they go out to see. If I'm planning to only see one or two in the theater this year, and the rest on streaming, then I'm going to wait for something where I feel my money will be well spent - a "must see" instead of a "yeah I'd watch that I guess". I've heard this movie is a good one, better than a lot of what's come out,recently but that isn't necessarily a high enough bar. And your analysis chips away at some of those weak points that will make it a pass for now for many. Excellent review!
This was literally better than the other pervious mad max movies expect for furry road, I can see some points u made but kind sounds like nit picking especially the end it's more scary than action lol yeah they trying to show u that the wasteland ain't a friendly place and only the strong survives
I usually go for your vision since I like what you say about movies. But I think it's different for this movie. I viewed it with a different set of eyes. It's a story in the same world. It's a "story set in the mad max world", looks like Miller wanted to make something that's not only about car chases again, not making a samey movie again is good for me, I don't want this to become transformers where every movie is a mash of the last 10 ones bundled together into a grotesque mass with no meaning. This is a spin-off, not supposed to even feel the same. I disagree with "lacking max makes the movie worse", I think this is too much into what twitter alt-right says about the movie, and touches too far into that territory. We don't need Max, Furiosa is our max for this one, she is the one experiencing the world and learning about it, since she was born and grown in a more easy society, she has to find her own ways of surviving, and she does survive there in very unexpected ways. I think what it lacked for sure was a clear rhythm, the scenes are way too complex, some setups take way too long for payoffs that don't matter that much and make some sequences feel extremely underwhelming. The soundtrack didn't line up as well as it did for Fury Road, and some scenes didn't even have proper soundtrack for some reason. The movie is in no way perfect, but when it works well, it does work well. A scene I really liked was the first attack to the Truck that was used before the war rig construction, when Dementus wanted his thugs to dress as war boys. Looking at the fight taken from afar, a fight that would be a whole scene setup for production, looked from Dementus POV, was really a different way to enview the events in this world, the fight was quick, and the action was almost silent, almost like viewing nature documentaries.
No, here's the real problem. Big mouth know-it-alls on the internet can't do anything without complaining about every single thing. Just sit back and try and enjoy one movie. Jesus.
Why then are you watching and commenting on a video pointing out shortcomings of the movie? Just watch the video and let people have fun picking it apart, Jesus.
I think most of these points are misses. Movie was incredibly compelling and enjoyable. Despite taking place in the same locations as Fury Road, it didn’t feel like a retread. Felt like a story that George Miller has wanted to tell for a very long time and finally got the chance to. World building is more than introducing new locations and there’s plenty of enjoyable world building in the film. No it’s not as strong as Fury Road (which is a masterpiece) but it is very good. These also aren’t reasons that it’s failing at the box office (outside of the first one). If anything, word of mouth will probably help it because most people that see it are loving it. Also disagree on the scene that you’re talking about. Nothing happens in that scene and it is extremely tame by comparison to a lot of what Hollywood puts out. But people were disturbed by the idea of it (to the point of sending death threats to the actor involved) and it’s an easy way for you to score virtue points and capitalize on invented controversy to increase viewership.
Thank you for your tries for explanation. I appreciate it. I wonder why the film is such a economic failure, because this film grow for for me with time. The same is true for films like Furiosa and Blade Runner 2049 too. All of them have very memorable unique scenes, and this is extremely important. While watching this film I had two critic points . First the CGI was sometimes too much, when it wasn't need. I would be fine of watching the incredible cars move normally but not in CGI mode, as Fast and Furious as an bad example. Secondly I thought sometimes in the film, why she can do it, because she grew up as a slave? I can question myself this for the warboy in Furiosa too. But here is Furiosa the main character.
The main problem is the one you refused to name (out of cowardice) : The strong female wamyn lead. Men are the audience for mad max. Men are sick and tired of watching women in movies acting like men. Ironically; this was one film that got this type of character right. Furiosa was believable as a character and as a woman. I loved the film. But it was indeed darker than most previous max installments. And that’s saying something.
Great video, as always, Eric. But I'm a bit afraid to ask. I've seen one of the actors (Nathan Jones) receiving threatening messages and having to put a public post on Facebook basically saying "I'm an actor playing a fictional character. I'm not my character." What in the Nine Circles of Hell happened?
Thank you! His character attempted, the worst, on the young (9yr-ish?) Furiosa. She gets away, but the lead up to the scene, the way they filmed it, the way he acts, it’s all nauseating and they should be ashamed
@@Ericthecameraman Ah... I see. Thank you. Even so, it's the screen writers, the producers and the director the ones who should be attacked, not the actor.
I thought it was very good. Not as great as Fury Road, but few movies are. A lot of the haters are the same ones who dissed Fury Road with "No Mel. No Max". They were wrong then, and they're wrong now.
@@derkeheath5172 100% agree with you. I do understand that the CGI at times was kinda off putting in comparison to Fury roads very little CGI. But it would be next to impossible to pull off the big stunts in Furiosa without CGI or killing a few stuntmen along the way lol. The absolute unnecessary CGI moments (Dementus driving "Six foot" the monster truck over the mountain is an example) are what put this movie below Fury Road for me.
I disagree with the motorcycle chariot being underwhelming. It brought a big smile to my face.
It was cool AND it introduced me to real-life 1920s motorcycle chariot racing, which was batshit crazy!
@@derkeheath5172 Absolutely. I did the same. Couldn't believe my eyes when I found that shit.
Agreed. It was great to see it more bike driven and Dementus's gang of bikes was a visual.
Furiosa was the lead character in Fury Road, Max just tagged along as the sidekick.
In other words,they made the movie they wanted to make, instead of doing the movie the audience wanted to see
Honestly couldn't find a problem.
Only problem is people like shit flicks and not this flick.
Yep. I hate living in a world where Furiosa was a flop and Bad Boys 3 and Night Swim were hits.
I definitely agree with some of your points, but also disagree with alot. But i can understand where your coming from with most of your points. I personally thought Furiosa was an absolute masterpiece and have seen it 3 times in theaters lol.
I just liked how this movie had a main character that had all of their character development done by their primary antagonist. She even wears his stained cloak at the end.
The problem is that’s it’s a Mad Max movie and there’s no Mad Max. Maybe next we can get a John Wick movie with no John Wick.
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Almost. Keanu is in the cast but he's not the star.
Some great points here. Especially about the world deconstructing.
Thank you!
The actual problem was the marketing campaign. They tried to sell it as Fury Road all over again. Oh, was I relieved upon watching it and discovering that booth films were indeed extremely different in tone and style (like every Mad Max movies so far).
Thanks for the review, i really loved Fury Road and was planning to see Furiosa this week. I hadnt appreciated the gore aspect and hadn't picked that up watching other reviews. Gore/horror really is not my thing at all
Definitely the goriest mad max film, if you have a low tolerance you might not like this one
I'm very squeemish 😮 I'll give this one a miss, thanks again
What are you talking about??! Lmao! The movie was amazing! You can always do a write up on why it didnt make money, but the same movie couldve made money then you'd make a video on why the same reasons you point actually work.
Agree. Is an amazing movie. And what exactly is the scene the filmmaketrs should be "ashamed" or "embarrassed" about?
I like how the vehicles are supposed to look 'cobbled together' yet the bike with the aircraft rotary engine in it is a 6 figure custom show bike.
What exactly is the unforgivable scene? I enjoyed the movie a lot. I'd rather a movie with Max, but this is still heads and shoulders above most genre pictures.
The thing is; The main script has been ready since 2010. It was going to be an animated feature alongside Fury Road until Miller wanted to do it live action. WB then refused to pay Miller what he was due after Fury Road. Litigation delayed Furiosa by FIVE YEARS. Then when they tried to go into production in 2020 the pandemic hit.
It's not just because it's 2024 and they wanted another female leaden film out.
But I do appreciate some of the audience are turned off simply because its a spin off of sorts and won't give it a chance.
The funny thing is; Miller's next MM project was to feature Max, but might not get off the ground due to this.
Max, car, dog, shotgun, and bad guys is all we needed but Furiosa is a great movie...seen it 3 times now!
The movie is good
Nah
What about the crack baby?
I honestly can't find a problem with this film other than the lackluster pacing in the first half. I like the fact that this time Furiosa is a much more proper drama and has a much proper story than Fury Road. A lot of ppl including myself complained about Fury Road's story and lack of backstories for characters, and that in the end the drama bits of it felt pretentious and detached.
For me if they had reduced the runtime for Furiosa's childhood a bit, it would've been a far better film. I also like the innovative action scenes and more stable editing than Fury Road's.
I agree with your points. I like Anya Taylor Joy, and I think Furiosa is a good supporting character; but she doesn't quite hit the mark as the lead.
I had a good time with this one. Not near the adrenaline rush of Fury Road but Alyla Browne and Anya Taylor Joy did great as Furiosa but Chris Hemsworth was the show stealer for me! I did feel some pacing issues but overall it was an enjoyable return to the wasteland. Great review!
I think the other thing to consider is that with the current economy and the current state of Hollywood, the audience is likely going to be more picky about what movies they go out to see. If I'm planning to only see one or two in the theater this year, and the rest on streaming, then I'm going to wait for something where I feel my money will be well spent - a "must see" instead of a "yeah I'd watch that I guess".
I've heard this movie is a good one, better than a lot of what's come out,recently but that isn't necessarily a high enough bar. And your analysis chips away at some of those weak points that will make it a pass for now for many. Excellent review!
Thank you so much, and I agree that’s definitely a factor!
I'm still wondering why the younger Furiosa has a thick accent, which disappears as she matures?
Great analysis. I was so disappointed. I couldn't make it past 20 minutes.
Despite everything, I think it was enjoyable for its genre.
This was literally better than the other pervious mad max movies expect for furry road, I can see some points u made but kind sounds like nit picking especially the end it's more scary than action lol yeah they trying to show u that the wasteland ain't a friendly place and only the strong survives
You did not just say that this movie is better than Mad Max 2 and expect to be taken seriously.
Fantastic review. Knowing about the gore…not going to see it for sure. It should be fun, not gross!
Thank you! If you have a low tolerance for it you might want to skip this one
I usually go for your vision since I like what you say about movies. But I think it's different for this movie.
I viewed it with a different set of eyes.
It's a story in the same world. It's a "story set in the mad max world", looks like Miller wanted to make something that's not only about car chases again, not making a samey movie again is good for me, I don't want this to become transformers where every movie is a mash of the last 10 ones bundled together into a grotesque mass with no meaning. This is a spin-off, not supposed to even feel the same.
I disagree with "lacking max makes the movie worse", I think this is too much into what twitter alt-right says about the movie, and touches too far into that territory. We don't need Max, Furiosa is our max for this one, she is the one experiencing the world and learning about it, since she was born and grown in a more easy society, she has to find her own ways of surviving, and she does survive there in very unexpected ways.
I think what it lacked for sure was a clear rhythm, the scenes are way too complex, some setups take way too long for payoffs that don't matter that much and make some sequences feel extremely underwhelming. The soundtrack didn't line up as well as it did for Fury Road, and some scenes didn't even have proper soundtrack for some reason. The movie is in no way perfect, but when it works well, it does work well.
A scene I really liked was the first attack to the Truck that was used before the war rig construction, when Dementus wanted his thugs to dress as war boys. Looking at the fight taken from afar, a fight that would be a whole scene setup for production, looked from Dementus POV, was really a different way to enview the events in this world, the fight was quick, and the action was almost silent, almost like viewing nature documentaries.
Good points, glad you enjoyed it brother
No, here's the real problem. Big mouth know-it-alls on the internet can't do anything without complaining about every single thing. Just sit back and try and enjoy one movie. Jesus.
Why then are you watching and commenting on a video pointing out shortcomings of the movie? Just watch the video and let people have fun picking it apart, Jesus.
I think most of these points are misses. Movie was incredibly compelling and enjoyable. Despite taking place in the same locations as Fury Road, it didn’t feel like a retread. Felt like a story that George Miller has wanted to tell for a very long time and finally got the chance to. World building is more than introducing new locations and there’s plenty of enjoyable world building in the film. No it’s not as strong as Fury Road (which is a masterpiece) but it is very good.
These also aren’t reasons that it’s failing at the box office (outside of the first one). If anything, word of mouth will probably help it because most people that see it are loving it.
Also disagree on the scene that you’re talking about. Nothing happens in that scene and it is extremely tame by comparison to a lot of what Hollywood puts out. But people were disturbed by the idea of it (to the point of sending death threats to the actor involved) and it’s an easy way for you to score virtue points and capitalize on invented controversy to increase viewership.
It's like making a show called 'Gotham Knights' and not including Batman...oh wait.😅
I almost forgot that show existed 😂
Dear Eirik,
Good to see you back in ation.
Frank.
Thank you Frank!
Thank you for your tries for explanation. I appreciate it. I wonder why the film is such a economic failure, because this film grow for for me with time. The same is true for films like Furiosa and Blade Runner 2049 too. All of them have very memorable unique scenes, and this is extremely important.
While watching this film I had two critic points . First the CGI was sometimes too much, when it wasn't need. I would be fine of watching the incredible cars move normally but not in CGI mode, as Fast and Furious as an bad example.
Secondly I thought sometimes in the film, why she can do it, because she grew up as a slave? I can question myself this for the warboy in Furiosa too. But here is Furiosa the main character.
The main problem is the one you refused to name (out of cowardice) : The strong female wamyn lead. Men are the audience for mad max. Men are sick and tired of watching women in movies acting like men.
Ironically; this was one film that got this type of character right. Furiosa was believable as a character and as a woman.
I loved the film. But it was indeed darker than most previous max installments. And that’s saying something.
Great video, as always, Eric.
But I'm a bit afraid to ask. I've seen one of the actors (Nathan Jones) receiving threatening messages and having to put a public post on Facebook basically saying "I'm an actor playing a fictional character. I'm not my character."
What in the Nine Circles of Hell happened?
Thank you!
His character attempted, the worst, on the young (9yr-ish?) Furiosa. She gets away, but the lead up to the scene, the way they filmed it, the way he acts, it’s all nauseating and they should be ashamed
@@Ericthecameraman Ah... I see. Thank you.
Even so, it's the screen writers, the producers and the director the ones who should be attacked, not the actor.
@@Ericthecameramanare you kidding? He's a bad guy
The modern movie-nard says, surprise me but don't do anything I'm not expecting.
I said ef this kid at least six times while watching this video.
Great review. Eric
Thanks Moises!
Thank you for this analysis. You make what is very subtle very clear
Thank you so much
Damn seems like im one of the few of your commenters who actually really enjoyed the movie. Alot of hate in the comments lol.
I thought it was very good. Not as great as Fury Road, but few movies are.
A lot of the haters are the same ones who dissed Fury Road with "No Mel. No Max". They were wrong then, and they're wrong now.
@@derkeheath5172 100% agree with you. I do understand that the CGI at times was kinda off putting in comparison to Fury roads very little CGI. But it would be next to impossible to pull off the big stunts in Furiosa without CGI or killing a few stuntmen along the way lol. The absolute unnecessary CGI moments (Dementus driving "Six foot" the monster truck over the mountain is an example) are what put this movie below Fury Road for me.
Ok what? Mad Max without Mad Max?? Great video Eric-appreciate your analysis
Thanks!
A very enlightening review Eric
Thank you!
Acting like mad max has never had body horror and gross violence. Kinda sounds like you haven't really seen any mad max films
They are trying to turn the franchise into a chick fight franchise, replacing the man with a woman and then the woman with a girl.
I like Fury Road but looking back it feels like the start of the change
And like all the other times, it failed
The action scenes were amazing and that’s about it. The rest was pretty rubbish and disgusting/disturbing.
Bad Cgi
Imagine thinking you understand Mad Max better than George Miller
Movies with female leads in 2024 don't do aswell, im sorry to sound misogenistic but its true, people are kinda sick and tired of it.
Seems like audiences are less willing to give them even if done well a chance because of sheer volume from the past few years
Gave it a like, counter still says "0"......
youtube metrics don't work right in the first few hours after upload
@@abelbabel8484 Weird.
Thanks for the like!
It's more feminist bollocks, and with the worst 3rd act I can remember.
3rd act was really weak